Advertisements Spring is here and summer is just around the bend. That means Wisconsin’s landscape is starting to turn from mucky browns into a beautiful sea of greens. Who wouldn’t want to take advantage of what’s ahead of us? Whether you want to hike or just take a stroll with your family, deciding where to […]
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Restoration Ministries: Rebuilding Lives in Racine
Advertisements Kelly Scroggins-Powell founded Restoration Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with the motivation to assist people in need. Through this ministry, they rebuild lives by providing support services. The organization was established in 2006. Scroggins-Powell lived in Indiana when the organization was first created. However, when moving back to Racine, she brought Restoration Ministries with […]
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UW-Parkside joins with local, state, and federal partners on Pike River stream restoration
Advertisements SOMERS, Wis. – Through the hard work of UW-Parkside faculty and students along with the leadership of Jim Kreuser, Kenosha County Executive and UW-Parkside alum (’83, ’86), a portion of the Pike River winding through Petrifying Springs Park is on the mend. The Pike River watershed flows through Racine and Kenosha counties in an […]
Posted inWeather
Racine County Ozone Alert – July 7, 2020
Advertisements The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued an ozone alert Tuesday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m. that runs until 11 p.m. on June 7. According to the WI DNR website, the advisory is being issued because of persistently elevated levels of ground-level ozone. The ground-level ozone is formed when pollution from things like power […]
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Second Racine County Ozone Alert This Summer
Advertisements The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an ozone alert Monday, June 6 at 3:00 p.m. that runs until 11 p.m. on June 6. According to the WI DNR website, the advisory is being issued because of persistently elevated levels of ground-level ozone. The ground-level ozone is formed when pollution from things like power plants, […]
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Racine County Under Ozone Alert
Advertisements The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an ozone alert Thursday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. that runs until 11 p.m. on June 18. According to the WI DNR website, the advisory is being issued because of persistently elevated levels of ground-level ozone. The ground-level ozone is formed when pollution from things like power […]
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5 things you need to know this week
Advertisements We get it. You’re busy, but you can stay in the know with our handy 5 things you need to know this week, which features five causes and civic events going on. So here’s what’s happening. Faith Hope & Love, a nonprofit that helps children in crises is raising funds for a receiving house […]
Posted inEnvironment, News
DHS Omits Key Details In Letter To We Energies Neighbors
Advertisements For years, residents who live near the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant have looked at the coal-based facility as the source of their health issues. This spring, they were told it was unlikely. In May, residents who filed a grievance with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in November 2015 received a letter […]
Posted inGovernment
Lead Pipe Replacements Could Cost $70 Million
Advertisements Some state dollars may be trickling into the city to help residents replace their lead pipes, but the funding is a drop in the bucket compared to how many of those pipes need replaced. Racine Common Council members voted to lend the Racine Water Utility $500,000 to help Racine property owners replace their lead […]
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Air Quality Alert, Thunderstorm Watch Issued
Advertisements The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Thursday afternoon issued an orange ozone alert and the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to move into southeast Wisconsin with damaging winds being the biggest concern. Heavy rainfall is possible and could flood some streets. […]
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Racine County Under Ozone Alert
Advertisements The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Sunday afternoon issued an ozone alert that runs from 3:30 p.m. until midnight Sunday. Temperatures hovered in the mid- to high 80s with windy conditions which caused the Air Quality Index to jump and triggered the alert. Here’s how the AQI works, according to the DNR website: “Think of […]
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Funds Could Trickle Into Racine To Pay For Lead Pipe Replacement
Advertisements Racine residents will likely have access to a forgivable loan program aimed at helping property owners replace the lead pipes that connect to utility-owned water lines. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is making about $12 million available to some municipalities in the state that have old lead service lines that bring drinking water […]
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State Looking Into We Energies’ Neighbors Health Concerns
Advertisements After neighbors living around the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant complained to area health departments, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is now looking into those health concerns and complaints about the utility. Racine County Eye learned that of the 34 families (some have multiple family members) that have health issues, 30 people […]
Posted inBusiness, Government
State To Limit Arsenic, We Energies Seeks Variance
Advertisements A proposed Department of Natural Resource rule would limit the amount of arsenic allowed to be discharged by We Energies into Lake Michigan, but We Energies is asking the state for a variance for the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant. The request comes at time when almost 20 families are negotiating with We […]
Posted inCommunity, Health and Fitness
Residents Not Told About High Lead Levels Until Now
Advertisements Lead levels in Racine residents’ municipal water were nearly double the allowable levels in 2014 and customers weren’t notified until earlier this week, but progress has been made this year. A letter from the utility, sent on October 5, 2015, notified residents that 5,025 of the 33,500 property owners in 2014 were at risk […]
