By Jason Arndt Correspondent Village officials are beginning negotiations with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office for its annual contract, which is set to expire at the end of 2013. Union Grove officials have worked with the Sheriff’s Office for more than three decades and during a village meeting held June […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent Village Fire Commission members are closely monitoring the developments of State Assembly Bill 40, due to the potential of loosening the Union Grove/Yorkville residency requirements. Wisconsin’s budget bill is currently pending final approval from Gov. Scott Walker and could ease requirements of firefighters employed with the […]

Preliminary report expected in September The Raymond School District Board of Education recently hired Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) of Mil- waukee to conduct a comprehensive facility assessment of Raymond School, which was built in 1961. The study includes a detailed evaluation of the school building and site, and will offer […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent Union Grove Village Board members continue to pursue downtown revitalization efforts by working to recruit new businesses and encouraging existing ones to contribute to beautification efforts along Main Street. The issues were discussed June 10 at a meeting of the Village Board. The Community Development Authority […]

The Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department extends thanks and appreciation to the Coleman Tool & Manufacturing Corp. and specifically, President Doug Coleman and Vice President Mike Coleman, for a generous donation. Recently the Department found that its old smoke-generating machine had reached its lifetime effectiveness and was beyond repair. Chief Tom […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor After trusting their 19-year-old granddaughter with the keys to their house and car, police say a Mount Pleasant couple was robbed of thousands of dollars in cash, jewelry and weapons – not to mention the cost of new replacement bedding. According to the criminal complaint filed […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent Public input is sought about the annual conditional use permit issued to the R&R Club in downtown Union Grove, following debate touched off Monday night at the village’s Plan Commission meeting. “I am tired of getting ambushed and picked on anytime I come in here,” Club […]

The Union Grove Fourth of July Parade Committee reminds all parade participants to return the Details of Entry form by Saturday, June 15, so the parade line-up can be finalized. The form can be downloaded from the Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.uniongrovechamber.org. There is also […]

By Julie Rossman Correspondent The Yorkville School cafeteria has started to look like more than a lunchroom.  Looking at the east wall, it has the feel of an art gallery. That’s because third-graders have taken part in an “Artist-in-Residence” program for the last three years, thanks to the volunteer efforts […]