by Heather Asiyanbi The Village Of Mt. Pleasant Police Department is looking for the person or persons who stole a trailer full of youth football equipment on or about Nov. 17. The trailer and equipment belong to the Racine Gladiators Youth football team. MPPD Sgt. Eric Relich confirmed in a press release Friday afternoon that a trailer […]
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New Development Could Mean More for Sturtevant
by Heather Asiyanbi Sturtevant trustees are mulling how to approach potential negotiations with the Village of Mount Pleasant over sewer and water extensions for a possible development. The topic was part of the Stormwater Committee meeting Tuesday. Specifically, there is an interested party willing to build and open an undisclosed business on a tract of […]
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Mount Pleasant Village Board Round Up
by Heather Asiyanbi racinecountyeye@gmail.com Mount Pleasant trustees Nov. 11 voted to approve three items on the agenda: –the 2014 village budget: Trustee Jerry Garski said he wished more money taken from reserves to help pay for identified purchases had instead gone to pay down the village’s debt. “Only Mark and the public works department had […]
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Sturtevant Approves 2014 Budget
by Heather Asiyanbi racinecountyeye@gmail.com Sturtevant trustees unanimously approved the 2014 village budget, which includes an increase in the levy but lower taxes overall for residents. The 2014 budget as proposed is $3,997,739; about a 4.25 percent increase over the 2013 budget, which was $3,834,512. About half of that amount – two percent – is an […]
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Sturtevant Considering Incentive for Bliffert Lumber
by Heather Asiyanbi racinecountyeye@gmail.com Bliffert Lumber and the Village of Sturtevant are in negotiation over a financial incentive package the company requested to help them finish rehabbing their location on Durand Avenue. Village President Steve Jansen said the village is thrilled to see Bliffert bustling so soon after it moved in earlier this fall, and […]
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Santa in a Shoebox Delivers Christmas
by Heather Asiyanbi racinecountyeye@gmail.com Santa In A Shoebox and Piggly Wiggly Washington Ave are teaming up again to bring a bit of Christmas joy to neighbors who might otherwise go without. Starting Nov. 22, completed boxes can be dropped off at The Pig. If the boxes aren’t wrapped, it’s not an issue. Several days of “wrapping parties” […]
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Google Settles Safari Suit with Wisconsin
by Heather Asiyanbi racinecountyeye@gmail.com State residents who use Safari as their Internet browser were vindicated this week when Google settled a $17 million privacy browsing lawsuit with Wisconsin, 36 other states and the District of Columbia. At the center of the suit is a kind of bait-and-switch Google was running on Safari users from June […]
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Police Search for Home Invasion/Armed Robbery Suspects
by Heather Asiyanbi racinecountyeye@gmail.com The Village of Sturtevant Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying three suspects who broke into a home Nov. 20 and forced a resident at gunpoint to drive to a nearby ATM. Police Chief Sean Marschke said at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to a home in the 2900 […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Lehman Running for Lt. Governor
State Sen. John Lehman is running for Lt. Governor. He made the announcement Monday morning at UW-Parkside. In a statement released to Racine County Eye over the weekend, Lehman, D-Racine, said he brings a winning record and two decades of public leadership to the state’s second highest office. “I am well-prepared for this moment by […]
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Fatal Fire Victim Identified
The victim from the fire in Mount Pleasant has been identified. by Heather Asiyanbi Mount Pleasant police late Thursday afternoon confirmed that Dennis H. Radford, 62, of Racine, was the person they found in the basement of the burning home on Timmer Lane. “The deceased’s body has been taken to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s […]