Students donate to K-9 unit of fallen Racine police officers
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Union Grove High School s National Honor Society and Racine K-9 unit
UNION GROVE, Wis. - Union Grove High School s National Honor Society presented a check for $15,000 to the K-9 unit of two fallen Racine police officers Thursday, April 29.
The students raised the funds in honor of Officer Hetland and Officer Diener who were both killed in the line of duty in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Check presented to the Racine K-9 unit
Both officers were parents of Union Grove students, so this fundraiser was important and heartfelt for the NHS members, a release said.
Vos
YORKVILLE â Wisconsin Republican leaders Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, of Rochester, and state Sen. Van Wanggaard, of Racine, held three budget listening sessions Monday evening: one virtually, one in Yorkville and another in Burlington.
About two dozen community members brought their concerns and feedback on Gov. Tony Eversâ recommendations for the state budget to Vos and Wanggaard at the Ives Grove Offices for the Yorkville session from 5-6 p.m.
The budget listening sessions were open to all, but were directed to residents of Rochester, Burlington, Yorkville, Dover, Union Grove and Sturtevant. But there was also discussion outside of the meeting.
Softball Bi-district playoffs start up on Wednesday
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6A:
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5A:
o Game 2: 12 p.m., Saturday @ Whitehouse (Game 3 to follow if necessary)
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Whitehouse vs Mount Pleasant
· Game 2: 6 p.m. Friday @ Mount Pleasant (Game 3 to follow if necessary)
4A
Bullard vs Paris
· Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday
· Game 2: 1 p.m. Saturday (Game 3 follows if necessary)
North Lamar vs Kilgore
· Game 1: 6 p.m. Thursday
· Game 2: 5 p.m. Friday (Game 3 follows if necessary)
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Michael Williams. Photo courtesy of North Shore Bank.
Michael Williams as the new branch manager of the bank’s Milwaukee Capitol branch, located at 7927 W. Capitol Drive. In this new role, Williams is responsible for leading all operational aspects of the branch, as well as managing the Milwaukee Capitol location team members.
“We’re thrilled to have Mike leading our Milwaukee Capitol team,” said
Lauri Lunde, district manager at North Shore Bank. “He is a Milwaukee local with deep roots in the community and his passion for building relationships with customers, neighbors and staff will help this team thrive.”
Williams has over 10 years of previous leadership experience, most recently at Sprint. He is a Milwaukee local currently residing in Greenfield and is actively involved in community events, including Wresting for a Cause.
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