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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
News from throughout Western Racine County.
He’s accused of hiding corpses of two women along rural road in Town of Geneva; murder charges pending elsewhere, D.A. says By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Walworth County Circuit Court Judge David Reddy set a $1 million cash bond today for a 52-year-old West Allis man charged with hiding two […]
A 30-year-old Town of Waterford man was killed late Friday morning when the vehicle he was driving left the road and struck a tree in the Town of Norway. The impact of the crash severed the car in two, according to a press release issued by the Racine County Sheriff’s […]
Racine County Sheriff’s deputies were able to arrest a Town of Burlington man who was threatening to harm himself or police without incident on Thursday morning. The man, 42, was taken to the Racine County Jail where he was to be evaluated by medical staff. Several charges are pending against […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Anna Sommers, a moment during a presentation on April 22 proved she could make a difference. Presenting a program on the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe program at Lyons Elementary School to kindergarteners through third grade, Sommer saw one student tell off a classmate who was goofing […]
For now, he’s charged with hiding corpses in case that involves sexually deviant behavior, dumping bodies stuffed in suitcases By Vicky Wedig Editor A West Allis man who allegedly “caused the deaths” of two women he met online in 2012 and 2013 is scheduled to appear in Walworth County Circuit […]
A Racine County Sheriff’s Department dog helped find a suicidal 13-year-old girl early Wednesday when she went missing in Union Grove after reportedly consuming anti-depressant pills in an attempt to take her own life. Deputies were called to the 1000 block of Main Street just before midnight Tuesday by a […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a day filled with farm-like activities – riding horses, fishing and even a hayrides – 30 youngsters gathered at a shed at the back of Art Naber’s farm Saturday. And, as Rick Tinder explained the final part of the day, no summer is complete without […]
Police identify one of the victims as Minnesota woman, 37 A West Allis man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in suitcases in the Town of Geneva on June 5. Steven M. Zelich, 52, of 8011 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, […]
But swimmers still advised to avoid ingesting water until quality is listed as good The water quality at Bohners Lake Public Beach was upgraded to poor Wednesday, one day after public health officials closed the beach due to high levels of bacteria. The upgraded advisory means bacteria counts are still […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council is set to vote on an extension of Walton Road to Highway 36 next week at the second of two monthly meetings. The council was supposed to take up the item Tuesday, but the meeting was cancelled due to lack […]
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