RACINE – Racine Police on Thursday arrested two area 20-year-olds in connection with a July 31, 2020 vandalism incident at Mound Cemetery. Kaitlyn B. Armstrong of Oak Creek and Brandon S. Pfeifer of Caledonia will each be charged with Criminal Damage to Religious Property-Party to a Crime, according to a Racine Police Department (RPD) news […]
Author Archives: Paul Holley
Paul Holley is retired from careers in journalism, public relations and marketing but not from life. These days, he pretty much writes about what he feels like writing. You may contact him directly at: pholleymedia@gmail.com
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Chicago Homicide Suspect Arrested Friday in Racine
RACINE – A Racine Police Department SWAT Team successfully apprehended a Chicago man who is a homicide suspect early Friday. Jaran M. Hughes, 20, was arrested at a residence in the 4000 block of Erie Street. No one was injured. The Racine Police/U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Violent Crime Task Force was […]
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At-Home COVID-19 Tests To Be Covered By Insurance
MADISON – Starting Saturday, Jan. 15, health insurance plans in Wisconsin will be required to cover the cost of over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 tests for their members. The new requirement was announced Thursday by the state Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Gov. Tony Evers’ office. The guidelines, as outlined by the Biden Administration, require […]
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Local Judge Candidates Unopposed In ’22 Spring General Election
RACINE COUNTY – All three Racine County Circuit Court judge candidates will be running unopposed in the 2022 Spring General Election to be held on April 5. There will be a contest, however, for the Court of Appeals District II judgeship. That district includes Racine, Kenosha and 10 other counties in Eastern Wisconsin. Judge Eugene […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS, Government
State Boosts Some Medicaid Reimbursements By 5%
MADISON – The State of Wisconsin is using federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to fund a 5 percent increase in Medicaid reimbursements paid to several types of home and community-based services. The change was announced this week by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and Gov. Tony Evers’ office. The new reimbursement […]
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Primary Set For County Board District 9 Seat
RACINE COUNTY – A Racine County Board supervisor seat, covering western parts of the City of Racine, will have a primary election race on February 15. Meanwhile, contested races are in place for six other board seats in the Spring 2022 election. All 21 Racine County Board seats are up for two-year terms in the […]
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Most Racine City Alders Unopposed In 2022 Spring General Election
RACINE – A lone Racine Common Council seat will be formally contested in the 2022 Spring General Election, scheduled for Tuesday, April 5. Spring General Election Ballot Seven alders, from even-numbered Council districts, are up for election to two-year terms. The alder for District 9 is on the ballot to fill the remaining one year […]
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Primary Vote On Tap For RUSD Board Seat
RACINE – A primary election vote is on tap for the District 1 seat on the Racine Unified School District (RUSD) Board of Education. The election will be held Tuesday, February 15. Three candidates have filed nomination papers for the three-year term. They are Tonya Evans, Margaret Oliver and Theresa Villar. The top two finishers […]
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City Planning Commission to Consider 12th Street Townhomes Project
RACINE – Racine Revitalization Partnership Inc.’s (RRP) proposal to construct a three-unit townhome project at 12th Street and Highland Avenue will be considered by the city’s Planning, Heritage and Development Commission on Wednesday afternoon. The Planning, Heritage and Development Commission meeting will be held online starting at 4:30 p.m. Click the button to join, using passcode: […]
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Attic Fire Leaves Racine Home Uninhabitable, $90K in Damages
RACINE – An attic fire left a single-family home in the 700 block of Thirteenth Street uninhabitable here early Sunday. No one was injured. The Racine Fire Department (RFD) was called to the site shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday on a report of smoke coming from the eaves. Firefighters were able to awaken and evacuate […]
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Children’s Wisconsin Sees Upswing in COVID-19 Hospitalizations
MILWAUKEE – Like other hospitals in the region, Children’s Wisconsin is seeing a sharp upswing in patients with the COVID-19 virus. Hospital officials on Wednesday reported an average of 20 children a day have tested positive for the virus during the Dec. 29-Jan. 4 period. That surpassed the previous high of 15 recorded the second […]
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Franksville Man Dies In New Year’s Day Crash
SOMERS – The driver killed in a single-vehicle crash here early Saturday (New Year’s Day) has been identified by the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department as Ryan R. Fandry, 26, of Franksville. According to a news release, Fandry’s 2004 Chevy Impala was southbound “at a high rate of speed” in the 400 block of Sheridan Road […]
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Kenosha County Custody Death Identified
KENOSHA – A Kenosha County Jail inmate, who was pronounced dead early Saturday, has been identified as Reighnn T. Post-McNab, 25, of Kenosha. According to a Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department news release, Post-McNab was found unresponsive in his jail cell at the Kenosha County Jail Pre-Trial Facility at 1:04 a.m. Saturday by a correctional officer […]
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RUSD Offers COVID-19 Testing At 3 Sites
RACINE – Racine Unified School District (RUSD) is offering free COVID-19 testing for students at three locations until further notice. COVID-19 Testing sites are: SC Johnson Elementary School, 2420 Kentucky St. (enter at Door 14), 7 to 8:45 a.m. Monday through Friday.Gilmore Fine Arts School, 2330 Northwestern Ave. (enter at Door 10), 9 a.m. to […]
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Families Flock To Sledding Hills
First sledding of the season at Lockwood Park in Racine, Wis. – Photo credit: Paul Holley Families flocked to local sledding hills, like Racine’s Lockwood Park, Sunday afternoon to enjoy the first big snowfall of the 2021-22 winter season. Youngsters will have two bonus days to play with those new Christmas toboggans, sleds, saucers and […]
