The fifth annual Bronco Select Baseball Pig Roast Fundraiser is Saturday, May 11, at the Racine County Fairgrounds, 19805 Durand Avenue (Highway 11), Union Grove, in the Activities Building. Dinner will be served from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by live music from Wierd Science until 11 p.m.  A […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent As the Village of Union Grove continues to focus on community growth by bringing in out-of-state businesses, there is one out-of-state issue the Police Commission voiced concern about April 23 – Illinois sex offenders. “We are bringing this forward out of concern for not just Union […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 17-year-old from Franksville is charged with burning a classmate with a hot welding electrode during a welding class at Union Grove Union High School in January. Quinnton Gresk-Klingbeil is charged with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor disorderly […]

After a very accomplished year, Union Grove High School’s theater department will present its final production of the 2012-13 season: The Senior One-Act Festival. The concept behind the one-act festival is that seniors Greta Black, Caitlin Fanning, and Logan Kohlhagen are stepping into the director’s shoes. Each student has selected […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent Union Grove board members are examining the option of adding an open house at the Village Hall in recognition of Union Grove’s 175th anniversary. The exploration of the move comes after the History Seekers of Union Grove approached the village’s Chamber of Commerce to inquire if […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent Union Grove Village Board members received favorable reviews in the Annual Financial Audit April 22 despite the challenge of making a tough decision to refinance the village’s Tax Incremental Financing district loan in 2012. The decision to refinance that loan, obtained in 2007, was made in […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor Two Racine residents are charged with multiple felonies in a series of burglaries throughout western Racine County last summer and fall. Aaron Mianecki and Jenna Quadracci, both 26, are both charged with multiple counts of burglary and felony theft in incidents that occurred in the villages […]

  The Racine County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a possible impersonation of a law enforcement officer in the Town of Yorkville at about 5 a.m. this morning.   According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Department, the suspect vehicle pulled over another vehicle in Yorkville. The suspect […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent Conserv FS was issued a conditional use permit to expand its anhydrous ammonia storage after multiple rounds of questioning by the Town of Dover Planning Commission April 10. The approval comes less than three months after neighboring townships were evacuated due to a possible anhydrous ammonia […]

A free medicine collection will be held Thursday, April 25, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Raymond Town Hall, 2255 S. 76th St. All Racine County residents are invited to drop off any outdated or unused medicine that evening, including both over-the-counter and prescription medications. While you’re there, meet Friday, […]