Mia Johnson earns NFCA first team all-region honors after a historic 2026 season, leading Parkside and the GLIAC in multiple offensive categories.
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UW-Parkside’s Spring 2026 Commencement on May 16 features two ceremonies, keynote speaker Rae Livingston, and recognition of top graduates and awardees.
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Memorial Day will be marked with ceremonies and parades across Kenosha County from May 23-25, including events in Somers, Union Grove, Kenosha, Silver Lake and Twin Lakes.
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Memorial Day events across Kenosha County include parades and ceremonies in Kenosha, Somers, Silver Lake, Twin Lakes, Union Grove, and Pleasant Prairie.
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Carthage College honored faculty and staff for 2025-26, recognizing Jennifer Clark, Michael Polzin, and music professor Greg Berg for excellence and service.
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Parkside golfer AJ Powell earned All-GLIAC honorable mention for the third straight season after a record-setting 2025-26 campaign with multiple program scoring records.
UW-Parkside’s Spring 2026 Commencement on May 16 features two ceremonies, keynote speaker Rae Livingston, and recognition of top graduates and awardees.
Memorial Day will be marked with ceremonies and parades across Kenosha County from May 23-25, including events in Somers, Union Grove, Kenosha, Silver Lake and Twin Lakes.
Memorial Day events across Kenosha County include parades and ceremonies in Kenosha, Somers, Silver Lake, Twin Lakes, Union Grove, and Pleasant Prairie.
Carthage College honored faculty and staff for 2025-26, recognizing Jennifer Clark, Michael Polzin, and music professor Greg Berg for excellence and service.
Oak Knoll Road work includes a May 18–22 rail crossing closure, May 26–28 asphalt paving, and ditch grading work during the week of May 18.
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United Way of Racine County spotlights Modine, NAMI Racine County and volunteer Spencer Wood for supporting local students, mental health and school attendance.
School counselor Rita Allen supports nearly 600 Harborside Academy students with compassion and professionalism, fostering a caring, supportive school environment.
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Racine’s MIS and GIS teams implemented ESRI’s Cemetery Management Solution, creating over 77,000 mapped gravesites and improving cemetery records access.
Mia Johnson earns NFCA first team all-region honors after a historic 2026 season, leading Parkside and the GLIAC in multiple offensive categories.
Parkside golfer AJ Powell earned All-GLIAC honorable mention for the third straight season after a record-setting 2025-26 campaign with multiple program scoring records.
GLIAC postseason awards recognized Parkside golfers Aleck Simms and Shane Stanley with honorable mention honors after multiple top-10 finishes during the season.
Five Parkside Rangers earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors for the 2026 outdoor track and field season, highlighted by top regional marks in multiple events.
Four Wisconsin-Parkside track and field student-athletes qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, competing in steeplechase, hurdles and 800 meters.
Three Parkside Rangers baseball players earned 2026 GLIAC All-Tournament honors after leading the program to its first GLIAC Tournament win and postseason run.
Parkside track and field earned two NCAA Division II provisional marks and multiple event wins at the Fighting Saints Last Chance Meet in Joliet, Illinois.
Parkside baseball fell 10-9 in 10 innings to No. 15 Wayne State in the GLIAC Tournament finale, closing a 25-25 season after its first GLIAC tourney win.
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The Village of Rochester is seeking community photos taken within the village for use on its website and Facebook page. Entries are due by May 30.
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Gov. Tony Evers marked Earth Week with a statewide tour, touting Wisconsin’s Trillion Trees Pledge progress and visits highlighting conservation and clean energy.
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Gov. Tony Evers approved an $8.55 million project to reconstruct and resurface WIS 35 in Siren, with traffic detours and completion expected in mid-October.
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US 8 bridge traffic in St. Croix Falls will be reduced to one lane each way from April 27 to May 4 for three-stage deck repairs, with schedules weather dependent.
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Eastbound I-94 will fully close overnight April 30–May 1 near Kinney Road in St. Croix County for bridge girder placement, with traffic detoured via WIS 35 and WIS 65.
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WisDOT details 2025-26 road and bridge projects, detours and lane closures across northwest Wisconsin counties, including US 53, I-94, WIS 29 and local roads.
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Gov. Tony Evers celebrates Earth Week, urging Wisconsinites to reduce waste, conserve resources, and support statewide climate and clean energy efforts.
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Wisconsin planted nearly 12 million trees and conserved 7,800 acres in 2025, surpassing 54 million trees since 2021 and advancing its Trillion Trees Pledge.