A former Union Grove and Burlington man, now living in Milwaukee, is accused of possessing illegal firearms and threatening to shoot people during separate confrontations with his wife and a co-worker last year.       Donald R. Heath, 50, was charged Monday with three felonies in Racine County Circuit Court: […]

By Julie Rossman Correspondent The third annual Inspired by Ryan Art Fair, held at Union Grove Elementary School last Saturday, scored another big gain for the Midwest Athletes against Childhood Cancer (MACC) Fund. Inspired by Ryan Luxem, a Union Grove boy who lost his battle with leukemia in December 2010, […]

      The Union Grove High School Hall of Fame Committee is seeking nominations for 2014.       The committee invites the community and Union Grove High School alumni to think back to those memorable high school years and send in nominations of distinguished graduates of Union Grove High School.       Past […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent American Roller has cleared the final hurdle for an expansion of its operations, following approval March 24 of modifications to the village’s Tax Increment District 3 by the Joint Review Board. The Review Board’s action follows approval given March 10 by the Union Grove Village Board […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent Raymond School officials are attempting to borrow $1.9 million – and only spend $1.9 million – for expected upgrades to the school, according to District Superintendent Joe Dawidziak. The Raymond School Board on Feb. 24 passed a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of up to […]

  Marcia Vlach Colsmith   Age: 54   Address: 1115 43rd St., Caledonia   Occupation: retired, AT&T computer networking professional and computer/math/science teacher   Education: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science, UW-Milwaukee; Union Grove Union High School, Raymond Elementary School   Political experience: Elected to UGUHS school board in […]

Diane Bogard Age: 65 Address: 1418 Jean Court, Union Grove Education: High school graduate Political experience: None Organizations: True Life Ministries Gordon Svendsen Age: 56 Address: 1344 Jean St., Union Grove Occupation: Owner/real estate appraiser since 1991, S&S Real Estate Appraisal Service, Union Grove; owner since 2009, Regional Appraisal Management, […]

             A free community meal featuring scalloped potatoes and ham, corn, applesauce, bread or dinner roll and assorted desserts will be offered Tuesday, March 25, from 5:30  p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Carry-outs will be available after 6 p.m. The meal will be offered in the Union Grove Congregational United Church […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent Fire Commission members noted multiple improvements at the Union Grove/Yorkville Fire Station during a recent meeting held at the station and are in the preliminary stages of examining options to either expand the present facility or replace the station built in 1974. The reorganization and cleanup […]

By Jason Arndt Correspondent       American Roller, headquartered in Union Grove, faces one final obstacle in the form of approval from the Joint Review Board before the company can move forward on a planned multi-million dollar expansion project. The Review Board’s upcoming decision on March 24 represents the next step […]