Fire and Rescue Department receives $7,500 The Union Grove-Yorkville Fire and Rescue Department is the recipient of a grant from the Union Grove Area Fund. Brian McMahon, U.G. Area Fund Chairman, presented a check for $7,500 to Fire Chief Tom Czerniak on Jan 10.  Also attending the presentation was Barb […]

Union Grove Elementary School kindergarten registration is Wednesday, Feb. 6 and Thursday, Feb. 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Screening will not be done at registration time. At registration you will need to complete and turn in paperwork and sign up for an appointment for kindergarten screening. Paperwork for […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 16-year-old from Sturtevant faces multiple felony charges after allegedly stealing a convicted sex offender’s money, vehicle and new puppy. According to the criminal complaint filed Jan. 14 in Racine County Circuit Court: On Dec. 2 the victim, age 34, from Racine, filed a theft of […]

Barber John Lakota retires after 49 years By Julie Rossman Correspondent When John Lakota began working as a barber in Union Grove, the cost of a haircut was about two dollars – $.25 extra for a flat top. It was 1963, and Lakota was just 25 years old when he […]

A school operations survey is being delivered this week to Raymond School District residents’ paper boxes. Surveys will also be mailed to residents who do not have a paper box on their property. The surveys are accompanied by a letter from the School Board explaining the board’s interest in receiving […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor With a Jan. 11 certification deadline expected to clear the way for three candidates seeking one position on the state Supreme Court, a Feb. 19 primary is likely for all municipalities across the State of Wisconsin. Locally, one Feb. 19 primary election is also scheduled. A […]

A four-time convicted drunken driver is facing a fifth operating while intoxicated charge after he was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car with the engine revving Monday in the Town of Raymond. Joseph H. Diem, 54, of Burlington, was charged Tuesday with OWI fifth or sixth offense, […]

It was a year for weathering hard times and enjoying good times By Patricia Bogumil Editor Here’s a look back at some of the stories that impacted the local news scene throughout 2012.   1. We vote       State politics sometimes spilled over into the local scene in 2012. Local […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor A Kansasville man is charged with a sixth offense of felony operating while intoxicated after an officer with the Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to a reckless driving complaint about 9:28 p.m., Dec. 20. According to the criminal complaint filed Dec. 21 in Racine County Circuit […]

By Julie Rossman Correspondent Shepherds College, Union Grove, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Racine Community Foundation to develop the Shepherds College Gardens Community Food Project. Shepherds College is a post-secondary school for young adults with intellectual disabilities.  Now in its fourth year, the school offers two major […]