PLEASANT PRAIRIE ⏤ Construction is underway on additional turn lanes and driveway access for Kroger’s new fulfillment center on Highway H. The project, located between 93rd Place and Bain Station Road in Pleasant Prairie, began on Tuesday, closing that section of the road. County officials expect that closure to continue for a month, they stated … Continue reading Highway H project for Kroger fulfillment center underway
KENOSHA ⏤Several Kenosha committees and commissions, including Public Works, approved moving forward with a new Kenosha Fire Department Station No. 4, passing needed variances for the project Monday. The new station, located at 4810 60th St., would replace the current building at that location, finished in 1964. According to Kenosha Fire Department Chief Christopher Bigley, … Continue reading City committees, commissions give approval to new Kenosha Fire Station No. 4 variances
Car show will return on July 30, 2022 KENOSHA ⏤ Residents hoping to catch the yearly Homecoming Car Show this summer will have to, again, wait another year.On Wednesday, the Kenosha County Historical Society and the show committee jointly announced the postponement, citing months of deliberation over the decision."This was not an easy decision to … Continue reading Kenosha Homecoming Car Show postponed until 2022
‘Building Hope’ panelists discuss changing roles in 2020 unrest, hopes for 2021 KENOSHA ⸺ “We need more love in this community.” After an hour-and-a-half-long conversation, Ald. Anthony Kennedy boiled down the vast issues facing the city into a missing component in its core: Love. “You don’t have to like me,” the Dist. 10 alderman said. … Continue reading ‘We need more love in this community’
Licenses and Permits Committee approves one application, defers others KENOSHA ⸺ During last night’s Licenses and Permits Committee meeting, the few listening gleaned not only one, but three unexpected outcomes. First, the committee voted to send a favorable recommendation of approval to the City Council for an application that was not set up to be … Continue reading A Tale of Three Applicants
The loans are geared towards helping businesses damaged in the two-day August riots KENOSHA ⏤ The Kenosha Area Business Alliance and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. have awarded 27 Kenosha businesses microloans up to $50,000. Kenosha Area Business Alliance and the state Economic Development Corp. announced the microloans in a press release last week. The Recovery Microloan Program (DRM) … Continue reading KABA, WEDC partner for microloans to Kenosha businesses
KENOSHA ⏤ An overloaded circuit on the second floor sparked an Uptown fire that damaged the Rockhead’s Comics & Games building. The fire began around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16., at the structure at 2328 Roosevelt Rd. To battle the fire, the Kenosha Fire Department called in an additional two units, Fire Chief Charles Leipzig said Thursday. … Continue reading Rockhead’s fire caused by overloaded circuit
Dr. Dominique Pritchett strives to elevate clients' voices, keep them healthy in an unhealthy time KENOSHA ⏤ Dr. Dominique Pritchett knows what it’s like to not have a voice. Her knowledge of hard times has pushed her to work her best to ensure her clients not only elevate their own voice, but are at peace … Continue reading Observer In-Depth: Focusing on the aspects unseen
PLEASANT PRAIRIE ⏤ Advocate Aurora Health has opened its newest center in Pleasant Prairie. The Aurora Health Center Pleasant Prairie is fully-open, “expanding access to health care to residents in south Wisconsin and northern Illinois,” the company said in a release. The center is located west of Interstate 94 at the northwest corner of Highway 164 and 120th Avenue. … Continue reading Advocate Aurora opens Pleasant Prairie health center
KENOSHA ⏤ Downtown Kenosha Inc. announced Friday that it has put together a finance committee to help allocate funds to damaged Kenosha businesses. Following the aftermath of riots that destroyed businesses in the Downtown and Uptown areas of Kenosha Aug. 23 and 24, DKI started a fundraising campaign in order to assist business owners with … Continue reading DKI announces finance committee to oversee business recovery funds
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