Apr. 11, 2025 11:30a
From WGTD News:
Kenosha County Health Officer Lori Plahmer issued a news release to quash a rumor that a resident had contracted a case of measles. Plahmer said the individual in question was medically evaluated and cleared. She went on to say that there have been no recently-confirmed measles cases in either the county or in the state as a whole. A person’s immunization status can be checked on the Wisconsin Immunization Registry. There’s more information on Kenosha County’s website.
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Earth Day will be celebrated Saturday on the Kenosha and Elkhorn campuses of Gateway Technical College. The events will be held from ten until one, and will feature electronics recycling, children’s activities and various information booths. In Kenosha, volunteers are being asked to step forward and lend a hand to help accomplish a Pike Creek restoration project. The creek runs behind and alongside the Kenosha campus. In Elkhorn, a presentation from the Racine Zoo will take place beginning at 11:15, and a pollinator workshop will be held beginning at 10.
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An event designed to improve police/community relations in Racine will take place Friday evening. The annual “Bigger Than Basketball” game featuring a mix of community members, teens and members of law enforcement will be held at Park High School beginning at 5:30. Nakeyda Haymer, Racine County’s Violent Crime Reduction Coordinator, is helping to organize the event. She says it’s about creating mutual respect and viewing police officers as people and not just as individuals behind the badge. The event—open to the public—is being held in conjunction with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
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An incident that occurred at the Kenosha Unified School where the Head Start program is taught has triggered a retraining program for staff. A teacher who later was fired roughed up a student who refused to come in from the rain. A complaint was filed by another staff member, and the federal agency that oversees Head Start got involved. KUSD administrator Bill Haithcock told the school board Thursday night that the mandatory retraining has a variety of components. The Head Start program in Kenosha is headquartered at the Chavez Learning Center.
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A company with a large presence in Racine County that produces and packages ready-to-eat egg products and breakfast foods is being acquired by a larger company. Cal-Maine Foods, which is said to supply about 20% of the egg market, is buying Echo Lake Foods for $258 million, according to a report in the Milwaukee Business Journal. Echo Lake has four plants, including one in Burlington and another in Franksville. Cal-Maine made news recently when it confirmed it was being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the recent surge in egg prices.
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Defendants appeared in Racine Court this week for a car jacking and in an unrelated armed robbery. According to the criminal complaints, 31-year-old Marcus McClain allegedly robbed the Double Vision Bar on Douglas Ave. at gunpoint shortly after the place opened for the day on Saturday, March 1st. A citizen tip is what led police to question McClain. A bond was set at $25,000. In another incident, a 17-year-old Kenosha boy—Jaylen James-- is accused of stealing the car of an acquaintance at gunpoint. He was arrested following a chase that wound up in Illinois.
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