As much as you may feel pressured not to, you can take a break and take some time to yourself whenever you need. We all
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Mental Health Moment: You ARE enough
Despite the blemishes, inadequacies and general “just not right” feeling advertisements try to instill in us, I want you to know that you are enough,
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Second Baptist Church to host free vaccination clinic Sunday (Feb. 20)
KENOSHA ⏤ Second Baptist Church, 3925 32nd Ave., will host a free, open-to-the-public COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinic tomorrow, Feb. 20. The clinic will run from
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County Public Health hosting COVID-19 booster dose clinic Friday
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Kenosha County Public Health will host a COVID-19 booster dose clinic this Friday, Oct. 8, at the Kenosha County Job Center. The
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Wilmot, Pleasant Prairie COVID-19 testing sites open in Kenosha County
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ The Wisconsin National Guard will offer free, drive-through COVID-19 testing Thursday, Sept. 30, and Friday, Oct. 1, in Wilmot. The testing site
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Tonight: A COVID-19 mask ordinance recreation and open mics
KENOSHA ⏤ Tonight, the Kenosha City Council will once again briefly wade into the face mask ordinance waters as the COVID-19 pandemic continues on throughout
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Kenosha mask mandate ends as vaccination numbers stagnate in communities of color
KENOSHA ⸺ As of today, the city of Kenosha is no longer under the enforcement of any face mask mandate. However, the county Health Department
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Ald. LaMacchia shares bitter comments over city mask mandate in its final days
KENOSHA ⏤ During the alderpersons’ comments portion of Monday night’s City Council meeting, Dist. 5 Ald. Rocco LaMacchia gave brief, biting comments to his colleagues
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COVID-19 vaccine updates lead #SaturdayMorningMix
KENOSHA ⏤ This week, families hoping to fully vaccinate children received welcome health news: Children 12 years and older can now receive the Pfizer COVID-19
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Kenosha County Health Officer: Children 12 and up can now get Pfizer vaccine
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Children aged 12 years and older can now go get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations, county Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced Thursday. Freiheit,
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Freiheit: New COVID-19 vaccination tactic similar to polio response, more mobile
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit told the county Health Board Tuesday that the new approach to fighting COVID-19 mirrors that
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Addendum to Kenosha County Kickstart plan gives further guidance to event organizers
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ On Wednesday, Kenosha County officials released an addendum to the county’s Kickstart plan, providing guidance to event organizers on how to limit
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Thompson’s Take (Opinion): Vaccination, feeling safe at Grace while helping the community
Editor’s Note: This column is about Observer Founder Daniel Thompson’s subjective experiences getting a COVID-19 single-dose vaccination. Therefore, this piece is his opinion. This is
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#SaturdayMorningMix: Two claims and a mask mandate extension
KENOSHA ⏤ Claims filed against the city of Kenosha and an extension of the city’s mask mandate until May 27 lead this week’s most viewed
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Kenosha County health officer updates Health Board on COVID-19 response; vaccine clinics ‘going amazing’
KENOSHA ⏤ Kenosha County Health Officer Jennifer Freiheit gave her latest local COVID-19 and vaccine clinics update to the Kenosha County Health Board Tuesday morning.
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First case of U.K. variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Kenosha County
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ On Monday, Kenosha County officials confirmed the first positive case of the B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19 in the county. Personnel received lab
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Kenosha Homecoming Car Show postponed until 2022
Car show will return on July 30, 2022 KENOSHA ⏤ Residents hoping to catch the yearly Homecoming Car Show this summer will have to, again,
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From Our Community: Free bread and milk giveaway at Grace
KENOSHA ⏤ Grace Welcome Center will be hosting a free bread and milk giveaway Feb. 11 and Feb. 12. Recently, the center found itself with
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Public Works gives first approval to review of Kenosha snow removal policies
KENOSHA ⏤ The city’s Public Works Committee moved a resolution forward Monday night calling for a review and potential overhaul of snow removal policies on
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Observer In-Depth: Grace Welcome volunteers risk safety to take care of city’s vulnerable citizens
KENOSHA ⏤ When the pandemic started, volunteers at Grace Welcome Center got together and came to a decision: If they die from doing their work,
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