RACINE – In response to recent upticks in positive COVID-19 cases, regular free testing for the virus resumes Thursday from 12-6 p.m. at Festival Hall, 5 Fifth St. The tests, conducted by members of the Wisconsin National Guard, will be offered on Mondays and Thursdays each week through Dec. 13. The testing is open to […]
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Health Department Proposes Reinstating A City Face Coverings Ordinance
City of Racine – Today, Dottie-Kay Bowersox, the City of Racine Public Health Administrator, proposed reinstating the City’s indoor face mask ordinance. A special meeting of the Common Council has been called for Tuesday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. to vote on the proposal. Public Health Administrator Bowersox issued the following statement with her request for the ordinance: “During this time of heightened awareness […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS, Government
City of Racine Reinstates Mask Requirement Inside City Buildings
RACINE – The City of Racine on Wednesday, following new guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) related to COVID-19, reinstated a face mask requirement for city employees and the public inside City-owned buildings. The requirement, which takes effect Thursday (July 29), will mandate that face masks be worn: By City employees while […]
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City Ends Capacity Limits For Religious Organizations
RACINE – The City of Racine this week removed indoor capacity limits for religious organizations from its list of regulations tied to stopping the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The city changed the limit in response to an April 9 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling clarified government response to public health emergencies […]
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Racine Private Schools Ask Wisconsin Supreme Court For Clarification; Claim City Health Department Overstepping Its Bounds
MADISON – A legal advocacy organization filed an emergency motion with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday contending that the Racine Department of Public Health has no right to order the closure of schools, within the city limits, in an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Wisconsin Institute of Law & […]
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Racine Sets Stricter Business Capacity Limits; New COVID-19 Rules Start Friday
RACINE – Reduced capacity limits for retailers, bars, restaurants, and other businesses within the City of Racine will take effect this Friday (Nov. 27) as public health officials attempt to slow the recent acceleration of the COVID-19 virus. The revisions to the Safer Racine ordinance were announced Tuesday afternoon by Dottie-Kay Bowersox, Public Health Administrator […]
