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Category: hometown hero
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Hometown Hero: Michael Pothen

by Emma Widmar

Family medicine practitioner Michael Pothen goes beyond the wheelhouse of his own expertise to help a patient with her chronic illness. Jenna Zeihen, a Carthage College student, nominated Michael Pothen to be named the Racine County Eye Hero of the Week. Michael Pothen is a doctor at Aurora Health Care, 8400 Washington Ave in Mount […]

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RCE introduces new features: Hometown Heroes and Business Spotlights

by Katie Knoff

Racine County Eye wants to help support the community during this difficult time, that’s why we’ve created two new features: the Racine County Eye Heroes and Racine County Eye Business Spotlight.  For our heroes, we’re working on a weekly donation basket sponsored by Racine County businesses. Heroes include but are not limited to first responders, […]