RACINE- Racine County has proposed building a new, state-of-the-art Youth Development and Care Center along 3 Mile Road in the Village of Caledonia. The YDCC will provide safe, evidence-based care, incorporating a trauma-informed approach, offering rehabilitative programs including mental health and substance abuse treatment, youth development/ prevention/intervention services, and gang diversion. The YDCC will reduce […]
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Village of Caledonia Public Information Meeting: Youth Development and Care Center
Racine County is proposing another possible location for its new Youth Development and Care Center on the northeast corner of the Batten International Airport, along 3 Mile Road in the Village of Caledonia. All proposed locations are currently under review and not yet final. Racine County in partnership with the Village of Caledonia is seeking […]
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Village of Caledonia Sues To Prevent Sex Offender Placement
CALEDONIA – The Village of Caledonia is suing the state to prevent two registered sex offenders from being placed in a rental property at 9901 Saratoga Drive. The planned lawsuit, announced Tuesday, was unanimously approved by the Caledonia Village Board in a special meeting Monday evening. At issue is the planned placement of Daniel R. […]
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Woman who killed a dog charged with animal mistreatment
A 30-year-old Caledonia woman faces a felony charge of animal mistreatment after she allegedly shot and killed a dog that had been left in a field in June. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office filed the felony charge Tuesday against Heather C. Foreman-Urick. The charge carries a fine of $10,000 and three years, six months in […]
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Opinion: My take on the Caledonia quarry expansion
Monday night I spoke about the quarry expansion at the Caledonia Village Board meeting as a citizen and not as a journalist. This was important to me because I live a few blocks away from the quarry. During Payne and Dolan’s project presentation at the Caledonia Village Hall on Monday, officials did not mention the […]
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Man left woman at McDonald’s during heroin overdose, DA says
A 37-year-old Racine man faces two felony charges after his arrest June 20 after leaving a woman at a McDonald’s as she was overdosing on heroin. Bobby W. Lemmons was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and manufacturing/delivering heroin. Both carry a fine of $25,000 and […]
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Man charged with drug possession at his coming home party
A 28-year-old Racine man faces two felony charges and two misdemeanors after his arrest March 9 in Caledonia. Steven M. Smith is charged with felony counts of possession with intent to deliver or manufacture marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place with the use of a dangerous weapon. Smith is also charged with misdemeanor counts […]
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OpEd: 2018 will mean big changes for Racine County
The next year will undoubtedly mean change for Racine County and it is already happening with Foxconn, an electronics manufacturer that will be building one of the largest manufacturing campuses in the country. I often get asked what I think about Foxconn and the person asking usually follows up with: Do you think it’s really […]
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Government Meetings: Week of June 4
Looking to get involved with municipal government? Here’s a list of government meetings. Caledonia Special Village Board Meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. Village Board Meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. Elmwood Park Plan Commission meeting canceled for this week. Mount Pleasant Public Works Committee, 9 […]
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One Caledonia Trustee Faces Opposition In Upcoming Election.
The village president and three trustees are up for re-election in Caledonia on April 4. Though, the only elected official with a challenger in the village is Dave Prott, with Jay Benkowski, of County highway V, attempting to unseat him. Bob Bradley, the village president, along with village trustees Kevin Wanggaard and Jim Dobbs are […]
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State Gives Green Light to Roundabout at 38 & 5-Mile Road
Despite the Village of Caledonia vote against a roundabout at Highway 38 and 5-Mile Road, the state Department of Transportation is going ahead anyway. The reasons, DOT officials said in a letter to the village, is to make the intersection safer because roundabouts force drivers to slow down, a story in The Journal Times reads. […]
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Incomplete Witness Info Could Get Absentee Ballots Tossed
Thousands of absentee ballots could be at risk because of missing information in the witness section of the ballot. Citizens who cast their vote by having their ballots mailed to them are required to have a witness sign the ballot before it’s returned to the appropriate municipality. In addition to their signature, witnesses must also fill out […]
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Leaf Collection Begins Next Week
Leaves throughout the greater Racine area are still mostly green, but will soon enough turn to brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red before dropping quickly to the ground. All those dropping leaves will need raking and pick-up. If you live in the city, here’s when your leaves will be collected, depending on when your […]
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Delagrave Holding Listening Session July 13 in Caledonia
Residents in Caledonia will get the chance to listen to and ask questions of Racine County Jonathan Delagrave july 13 when he brings his countywide listening tour to the village. The visit is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Eastside Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. Delagrave in a press release says that members of […]
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3 Caledonia Board Seats, Municipal Judge To Be On Spring Ballot
Three seats on the Caledonia village board and the municipal judge will be up for election on April 5. So far at least two of the positions will have contested races. The seats up for grabs are: Village board trustee No. 2 Kathy Trentadue Village board trustee No. 4 Ed Willing Village board trustee No. […]
