A Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department deputy stands monitoring commenters during a tense citizens’ comments portion of the County Board’s Thursday night special meeting. Photo by Daniel Thompson/The Uptown Observer. KENOSHA ⸺ Thursday night, 18 members of the County Board held a special meeting to pass bonds for police body cameras and improvements to a veterans […]
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Kenosha Unified to continue in-person instruction
KENOSHA ⏤ The Kenosha Unified School District will remain open, sticking to its own return plan for the pandemic. The letter sent to families and teachers by KUSD officials explaining the district’s decision. Image Courtesy: Screenshot. In a letter to KUSD families this week obtained by the Observer, the district states that, while officials understand […]
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Schools should switch to virtual learning, Kenosha health officer says
Kenosha County Health Officer Jen Freiheit recommends that all local schools and colleges switch to virtual-only learning from Nov. 23 to Jan. 4. File Photo by Daniel Thompson/The Uptown Observer. KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Kenosha County officials are recommending that local schools move to virtual-only instruction until January due to COVID-19. Kenosha County Health Officer Jen […]
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Kenosha mayor pleased with voting in city; presidential election to enter fifth day
Volunteers and Kenosha staff work to count the ballots coming in to the Kenosha Municipal Building, 625 52nd St., on Tuesday. The city received more than 30,000 absentee ballots by Election Day. Photo by Daniel Thompson/The Uptown Observer. KENOSHA ⏤ With the election process over in the city, Mayor John Antaramian has high praise for […]
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Kenosha takes third in ‘5 Mayors’ early voting challenge
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian, left, and James Burnett of Kane Communications speak during Monday’s press conference held via Zoom around noon. Screenshot. KENOSHA ⏤ More than 50% of the electorate in Wisconsin’s five largest cities have cast early ballots for Tuesday’s election. The mayors of those cities ⏤ including Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and Racine […]
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HUD awards $4.4M to address lead-based paint in Kenosha homes
Local and federal officials, including Rep. Bryan Steil, hold a $4.4 million check being presented to Kenosha to address lead-based paint in local homes. Photo by Daniel Thompson/The Uptown Observer. KENOSHA ⏤ The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Kenosha $4.4 million to help eradicate lead-based paint in local homes. HUD announced […]
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COVID-19 daily cases and hospitalizations surge to all-time highs
As COVID-19 cases and increased hospitalizations surge, Wisconsin public health officials want residents to stay home. The state saw cases climb to its highest level at 5,262 daily cases in Wisconsin. This pushed the total cumulative cases to 206,311 since March. Closer to home, Racine County saw 295 new cases on Tuesday, which brought the […]
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Common Council to hear new proposed local mask ordinance
KENOSHA ⏤The Common Council will hear a new proposed local ordinance in November that would require masks in businesses in the city. The ordinance would also limit the capacity of a business to 10 people or 50% of its occupant capacity load as determined by the City Bureau of Fire Prevention ⏤ whichever number is […]
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Mayors hold conference to talk voter safety against COVID, intimidation
KENOSHA ⏤ Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and Racine Mayor Cory Mason had a message for voters Monday: We are doing all we can to ensure safe and accurate voting. The two local mayors joined three of their counterparts ⏤ Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee, Eric Genrich of Green Bay and Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway of Madison […]
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HARIBO hires general contractor for Pleasant Prairie build
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ HARIBO Group has selected Gilbane Building Company as the contractor to oversee its Pleasant Prairie build. The Germany-based confectionery company made the announcement Monday. Milwaukee-based Gilbane will serve as the general contractor on HARIBO’s first North American facility. The manufacturing facility is located in Prairie Highland Corporate Park, west of I-94 and […]
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Attorneys hold out for resolution without trial in Blake criminal case
KENOSHA ⏤ The prosecution and defense are holding out for a resolution to the criminal case against Jacob Blake without a trial. Blake faces charges of criminal trespass to dwelling, a misdemeanor; third-degree sexual assault, a felony; and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. According to a criminal complaint filed in the case in July, Blake allegedly […]
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Kenosha County Food Pantry Needs
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during theCOVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is periodically publishing alist of needs at local food pantries. This list is compiled by Extension Kenosha County in cooperation with the Joint InformationCenter. To add your organization to the list, please contact […]
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After months of tension, a possibility of change for Kenosha County Board
Tuesday evening’s Kenosha County Board meeting was different. This photo shows the scene during the citizens’ comments portion of the County Board’s Sept. 8, 2020, meeting. Photo by Daniel Thompson/The Uptown Observer. For the first time in months, people treated each other, mostly, with civility throughout the process. In fact, Chairman John O’Day made it […]
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Kenosha health officials encourage compliance with Evers’ new order
The message from Kenosha County officials is clear: Follow Gov. Tony Evers’ new COVID-19 emergency order. In a release issued Wednesday, the Kenosha County Division of Health strongly urged residents and businesses to comply with the statewide order. The order notably limits “public gatherings, prohibiting groups larger than 25 percent of an indoor space’s occupancy […]
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One Town Recovery Grant Application Period Now Open
Downtown Kenosha, Inc. would like to announce its application period for the One Town Recovery Grant is now open. Applications for recovery funds will be accepted from until October 12 at midnight. Grant requests ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 may be applied for. All guidelines with applicable use of funds and the application will be […]