CALEDONIA, WI — Two people have died as a result of an accident involving a car versus motorcycle crash. The accident took place at about 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at 6 Mile Road and Highway 32. Ed Willing, a witness at the Corner Connection bar, said two Flight for Life helicopters landed at Prince […]
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Caledonia residents to vote on two municipal races
The Spring election will be held on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018. There are four candidates running for the Caledonia Village Trustee seats. We reached out to each candidate. Follow the links to learn more about each candidate. Village Trustee No. 2 Candidates : Kathleen A. Trentadue Dale Stillman Village Trustee No. 4 Candidates: Fran Martin […]
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Ed Willing: Candidate Interview for Village Trustee No. 4
Name three long-term goals you have for the Village and why you chose them. Conservative governance – we’ve always been conservative, but the future is growth. And it’s important to keep that mentality when tempted with development and new revenue. School district – the most common issue that comes up from door to door. Necessary for […]
Posted inSchools
Budget Amendment Allows Villages To Pull Out Of Racine Unified
The door has been left wide open for the surrounding villages to pull out of the Racine Unified School District and form their own school district under a provision that could be included in the 2017-2019 proposed state budget. The question is: When, not if, that could happen. Under a motion approved by the Joint […]
Posted inGovernment, Business
Caledonia Hires Architect Firm To Design Village Hall
Caledonia took one step closer to building a new village hall at its meeting held Monday, but one board member said he voted against the project because the staff hadn’t done enough due diligence. In 5 to 1 vote, the Village Board approved hiring New Berlin-based Anderson Ashton Design/Building to develop design plans for a $3.5 […]
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Caledonia Chooses Not To Appoint Challenger Against Willing for Trustee
UPDATE: The Caledonia Village Board opted not to appoint Mike Pirk as a candidate to run against Caledonia village trustee Ed Willing after a motion to dismiss the action was made at the meeting Monday night. ORIGINAL STORY: Following the death of April Weatherston, the Caledonia Village Board plans to talk at its meeting Monday […]
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April Weatherston Continues Cancer Fight, Run For Election
Despite being hospitalized and in the intensive care unit at Froedtert Hospital, April Weatherston has no intention of dropping out of the race for the Caledonia Village Board, according to a story by the Journal Times. She announced in December that she was running against Caledonia Village Trustee Ed Willing for the spring election on […]
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Caledonia Elections: 2 Contested Races On Spring Ballot
Not much has changed since December for the Caledonia village board and municipal judge race, which will be on the April 5. Three seats on the Caledonia village board and the municipal judge will be up for election, but only two of the village board seats will be contested races. Trustees, which hold office for […]
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Citizens For A Caledonia School District Kicks Off Fundraiser For Study
Days after the Caledonia village board voted 4 to 2 to kill funding for a feasibility study to form an independent school district, local supporters have started a fundraising campaign to come up with the $30,000 on their own, according to the Citizens for a Caledonia School District Facebook page. Caledonia residents voted 2,481 to 2,372 […]
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Caledonia Independent School Study Voted Down 4-2
Some parents left the Caledonia village board meeting angry that a majority of the board members killed a resolution that would have paid for a feasibility study on forming an independent school district in Caledonia. Caledonia residents voted 2,481 to 2,372 in April to approve an advisory referendum to start pursuing an independent school district, but […]
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Village Board To Consider Feasibility Study For Caledonia Schools
UPDATE July 5: The Caledonia Village Board will consider a resolution to study creating a separate school district and request that the state change the law to allow Caledonia to separate from the Racine Unified School district. The two separate resolutions are slated for discussion at the Caledonia Village board meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, […]
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Committee Meets Monday To Talk About Caledonia Independent School District
A newly formed Ad Hoc Committee tasked with looking at the next steps in forming an independent school district in Caledonia will meet Monday, June 15. The committee is expected to talk about a feasibility study and next steps. The Caledonia Village Board voted earlier this month to create the ad hoc committee with five […]
Posted inCommunity, Government, Letter to the Editor
Opinion: Racine Unified School Board Reconfiguration A Good Idea
Editor’s Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Eddie Willing. On Tuesday night, May 19, the State Budget Committee in Madison approved an amendment to their current education package that will change the makeup of the Racine Unified School District Board of Education. Currently, all nine seats are at-large. The proposed changes, passed […]
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Caledonia Approves Independent School District Advisory Referendum
Caledonia voted 2,481 to 2,372 to approve an advisory referendum to start pursuing an independent school district. The approval will also now allow the Caledonia village board the opportunity to move forward with paying for a feasibility study. But by no means is a potential divorce from Racine Unified a done deal. As it stands now, Racine Unified would need […]
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Letter To The Editor: Willing Supports Independent School Referendum
Editor’s note: Caledonia village trustee Ed Willing, who wrote this letter to the editor, is a member of the group wanting to form an independent Caledonia School District. On April 7th, Caledonia (and Sturtevant) voters will each be asked a non-binding question: “Do you support the creation of an independent school district?” Residents will take the first […]