Club President Bob Lewis inspects a section of the track during the Tri-County Model Railroad Club’s open house March 16 at 1010 Vine Street in Union Grove. Founded in 1967, the Tri-County Model Train Club currently has 30 members building and maintaining the scenes on the model train […]
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Grove forms committees to plan stage project By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Residents throughout Union Grove are being asked to help the village with planning for the new entertainment stage project, though concerns over who would serve on specific committees were raised at a meeting this week. The Village Board on […]
The best of the Broncos
Union Grove High School recently honored the Bronco Students of the Month for January. They are (first row, from left) Emmy Pettit, Taylor Diener; (second row) Nicholas Sikorski, Dillon Brixius, Emma Milonas, Alaina Rasmusson; (third row) John Buckner, Kevin Hall and Daniel Martin. Missing from the picture are Kollin Suprak […]
Meeting set to discuss entertainment stage
The Village of Union Grove is seeking input from residents regarding plans for an entertainment stage earmarked for School Yard Park. A community meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at 925 15th Ave. According to officials, the village has received a $100,000 […]
Reward increased for info in hit and run death
Crime Stoppers of Racine County has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the personal responsible for the apparent hit and run death of Keith Brown, of Raymond, on Nov. 27. The anonymous tip agency is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the culprit. […]
Drunken driver allegedly left son, 2, home alone while buying tobacco
A six-time convicted drunken driver is again charged with operating while intoxicated as well as child neglect after he allegedly left his 2-year-old son at home while he went to buy tobacco. Nathan T. Hansen, 41, of Kansasville was charged with operating while intoxicated (seventh, eighth or ninth offense) and […]
New village officials to start in February
Hawes will fill administrator post, Calder is new clerk The Village of Union Grove has officially filled its vacant administrator and clerk positions. The village recently appointed Michael Hawes as its new administrator and Bradley Calder as clerk, officials announced in a news release. Hawes, who is scheduled to start […]
Grove man dies after being struck by car along dark highway
A 51-year-old Union Grove man died Saturday after being struck by a car while walking along a dark Kenosha County highway shortly before 3 a.m. Jeffery D. Etlicher suffered severe injuries as a result of the incident that was reported at 2:57 a.m. along Highway H (88th Avenue) about a […]
Village wants answers on motel
Officials not sure if people are living in abandoned structure By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Are people living in an abandoned motel property on a high-profile piece of land? Is power still running to the facility? Members of the Yorkville Village Board grappled with these and other questions recently as the […]
The gift of reading
High school honor students reach out to second graders By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Every year, Union Grove High School National Honor Society students brainstorm under the guidance of their sponsor, Andy DelPonte, for service projects. This year, NHS students considered what they would have found helpful when they were younger. […]