RACINE COUNTY – With the number of COVID-19 cases in Racine County starting to drop, officials with the Central Racine County Health Department are loosening the reins on COVID-19 restrictions. Individuals are encouraged to wear face coverings. And most retail businesses may continue to operate at 50 percent capacity to prevent the spread of the […]
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Posted inHealth, Local news
Hey, What About Our Health?!
Are masks, gloves, social distancing, drug, vaccine the only COVID-19 answer? Of course not, but it sure sounds or looks that way. All I hear in the news and on TV is about masks, gloves, social distancing, testing, and hope that a drug or vaccine will come to the rescue. There is little, less about […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS
Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk
By Kate Golden For Wisconsin Watch The first sign of trouble was that the mink stopped eating, said Hugh Hildebrandt, one of two main mink vets in Wisconsin. Next came coughing and sneezing, lethargy and labored breathing. Hildebrandt had worked with mink for 30 years. He wrote the Merck Veterinary Manual section on mink. But […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS, Government, Local news
As COVID-19 spreads, so do conspiracy theories. A Wisconsin professor teaches ways to confront them.
Ajay Sethi, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of its Master of Public Health program, studies the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV and measles. He also studies the spread of public health conspiracies, which can quickly unravel the progress achieved by researchers. This story also appeared in WisconsinWatch.org Conspiracies in […]
Posted inCelebrations
Favorite Halloween Candies
Trick or Treating is taking place in municipalities across Racine and Kenosha County. While children may enjoy going from door to door, the real fun is waiting to see which treats make it into their bags. FiveThirtyEight, a Walt Disney owned company, rounded up results of favorite Halloween treats. The website, also known as 538, […]
Posted inBusiness, Business Spotlight
Business Spotlight: YellowBus Photo Booth
We are just surpassing a year of living through a global pandemic. Anniversaries, company events, parties, and weddings were pushed to the back burner. Now that vaccines are rolling out, it’s time to get the party started. YellowBus Photo Booth has you covered to capture the moment. Ky and Stephanie Olsen are the owners of […]
Posted inGovernment, Local news
Undocumented immigrants qualify for rent relief, but Wisconsin sends mixed signals
By Vanessa Swales, Wisconsin Watch Some regional nonprofits administering Gov. Tony Evers’ $322 million emergency rental assistance program may be unintentionally discouraging non-U.S. citizens from applying — even though immigration status holds no bearing on eligibility for the federally financed program. At least eight of the 14 organizations administering the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance (WERA) program […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS
Boost Your Career While Sheltering at Home
It’s tough to think about moving ahead in your career when all you want right now is to stay healthy, keep your family safe, and put food on the table. Even though focusing on the right now is the best many can do at present, when people get back to work, employers will notice those […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS, Government, Local news
Flouting stay-at-home order and social distancing, anti-lockdown protesters descend on Wisconsin Capitol
An estimated 1,500 protesters, most of them not wearing face masks and many carrying American flags, gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Friday demanding an end to the wide-ranging shutdown of normal life and business in Wisconsin aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic. This story also appeared in WisconsinWatch.org A parade of vehicles clogged […]
Posted inLocal news
Afghan Family Resettles In Racine; More Families Expected; Volunteers Play Big Role
RACINE – One Afghan family has resettled in Racine this month and as many as four more families are expected within the next few weeks. Afghan Family Reunited Last Wednesday, the five-member family was reunited when a 22-year-old woman and her nearly 2-year-old son arrived from a New Jersey military base. They joined the woman’s […]
Posted inKenosha Lens, Uptown Observer
Kenosha Unified School District moves to all-virtual instruction
UPDATE: This story has been updated as of 2:45 p.m. Wednesday to include comments from KUSD teachers, parents and board members. KENOSHA ⏤ The Kenosha Unified School District will switch to all-virtual learning beginning Nov. 30. The KUSD School Board voted 5-1 to approve the measure off a motion from board member Mary Modder. Board […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus Exposes Caregiver Shortage, Upending Lives of Wisconsin’s Disabled Residents
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Stacy Ellingen of Oshkosh lost two of the three caregivers she depends on to dress, shower, eat and use the bathroom. The helpers — all University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students — returned to their parents’ homes when the university canceled in-person classes. Ellingen, 34, had little choice but to do the […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS, Government, Local news
Wisconsin’s pandemic past offers clues to its coronavirus future
By Jim MalewitzWisconsin Watch This story also appeared in WisconsinWatch.org Roy Cummings, a movie house owner in Oshkosh, knew he would lose big bucks — some $400 to $500 a week — if the northeast Wisconsin city shut down his business and other public gathering places. But he believed it was a wise call. C.G. […]
Posted inLocal news, Politics
Stick up for truth: How to fact-check friends and family on social media
Information comes so fast on social media that it’s hard to know what to believe. This story also appeared in WisconsinWatch.org Even professionals get confused. Lewis Friedland, a journalism professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has the expertise, but can’t keep up with the overwhelming torrent of articles, memes and cat pics — let alone […]
About the Racine County Eye news website
Racine County Eye LLC is owned by veteran journalist Denise Lockwood. Starting the news website in 2013, she focused on producing journalism that serves the community. Why? She grew tired of only producing conflict-based journalism, a mainstay for TV, legacy newspapers, and radio. Lockwood has a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism and a Graduate Certificate in […]
