KENOSHA COUNTY — An accident involving a school bus and a pickup truck occurred early Monday morning at the intersection of State Highway 50 and State Highway 83 (Antioch Road) in Kenosha County. At 8:10 a.m. Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputies, and Fire/Rescue personnel from the Village of Salem Lakes responded to the incident. According to […]
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Gateway District, Campus Ambassadors named for 2023
Gateway Technical College has named its District and Campus Ambassadors for the 2023-24 school year. The District Ambassador serves as the student voice of Gateway Technical College to the Kenosha, Racine and Walworth County communities. They also attend public events for the college for speaking engagements. Students who are nominated for this honor display outstanding […]
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UW-Parkside men gain berth in NCAA Division II Tournament, the first since 2017
KENOSHA — The last several days have not been easy for UW-Parkside men’s basketball coach Luke Reigel, his staff and his players. But all that trepidation after a first-round loss in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament last Wednesday night disappeared late Sunday night. The Rangers are going dancing for the first time since […]
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UW-Parkside men’s basketball clinch Conference title in 73-65 victory over Cardinals
KENOSHA — With just one redshirt senior on a roster full of freshmen and sophomores, it may have been logical to expect the UW-Parkside men’s basketball team to fly under the radar this season. But, as they say, that’s why they play the games. Led by four of its top-five overall scorers – all sophomores […]
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Bittersweet: Andrew Gavin announces his departure from UW-Parkside Athletics
KENOSHA — Landing back in NCAA Division I at some point has been something that UW-Parkside Director of Athletics Andrew Gavin has known could be a possibility. But to take his young family anywhere but Kenosha, where he’s led the Rangers’ Athletic Department since August of 2017 would take a special opportunity. That chance – […]
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GEMS Con 2023: Miss America delivering keynote address at 10th annual girls-only STEM conference
Miss America Grace Stanke will deliver the keynote address at the 10th anniversary of the GEMS (Girls Empowered by Math & Science) Conference to more than 450 middle school girls from Racine Unified School District. Stanke, who represented Wisconsin during the national pageant held in December 2022, is a native of Wausau and attends the […]
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Ritu Raju appointed president of Gateway Technical College
Ritu Raju has been appointed as the new president of Gateway Technical College. She replaces Bryan Albrecht, who retired from the college after serving as president since 2006. Raju was selected for the role following a nationwide search conducted over the summer and early fall of 2022. Prior to this appointment, she served as vice […]
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Holiday basketball tournament in its 10th year expands to Carthage and UW-Parkside
KENOSHA — A tournament that started 10 years ago with a vision of how to put the spotlight on local high school basketball during the holiday has turned into way more than that. And in some circles, the Doctors of Physical Therapy Tournament may just be the best of the best. It just keeps growing […]
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Gateway to close at 1 p.m. due to blizzard
KENOSHA and RACINE COUNTIES — Gateway Technical College will be closing all of its locations at 1 p.m. today in light of the impending inclement weather. For most staff members and all students, all services and building access will be unavailable. News from Gateway Technical College The Racine County Eye, which includes the Kenosha Lens, […]
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UW-Parkside 2022 basketball and wrestling roundup
KENOSHA — College basketball and wrestling are in full swing. Here’s a look at UW-Parkside athletics this week. UW-Parkside men’s basketball victorious The UW-Parkside men’s basketball team is on a roll. Parkside closed out its weekend road trip to Michigan with a wire-to-wire, 66-52 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory Sunday afternoon at host Wayne […]
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Carthage College basketball and wrestling roundup
KENOSHA — College basketball and wrestling are in full swing. Here’s a look at Carthage College athletics this week. Carthage men’s basketball continues winning streak Two players with Racine and Kenosha county ties helped the Carthage men’s basketball team push its winning streak to six straight Friday at Millikin. Antuan Nesbitt – Sophomore Antuan Nesbitt, […]
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Gateway Technical College hosts 14th annual holiday fair on Dec. 3
KENOSHA — Gateway Technical College will host its 14th annual holiday fair on Dec. 3. It will feature more than 120 vendors at their campus at 3520 30th Ave. in Kenosha. The fair runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is sponsored as a fundraiser for the Gateway Technical College Foundation’s student emergency fund. […]
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Gateway presents free haircut event supporting student veterans Nov. 17
RACINE AND KENOSHA — Gateway Technical College’s Barber and Cosmetology program’s annual cut-a-thon event is set for Thursday, Nov. 17 at three locations. Gateway’s Barber & Cosmetology program gives back Students and program alumni will participate in this year’s event which benefits the Gateway Student Veterans Club. Haircuts will be available from 8 a.m. to […]
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UW-Parkside features ‘I am Not Invisible’ Exhibit beginning Nov. 7
SOMERS — The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is hosting the “I am Not Invisible” exhibit during Veterans Week. The exhibit will be displayed in the Brookwood Foundation Main Place in Wyllie Hall from Monday, Nov. 7 through Friday, Nov. 11. The “I Am Not Invisible” awareness campaign started as a program featuring twenty photographs of Oregon […]
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Several area high schools put on lockdown; situation deemed hoax
KENOSHA, MILWAUKEE and RACINE — Numerous high schools went on lockdown Thursday morning after a person claiming to be a teacher called the schools saying that students had been shot. Law enforcement officials say the calls were a hoax. When they arrived on the scene, officers cleared the building and found no active shooters or […]