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Friday, January 9th, 2026
Good morning, Racine. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 9th of January.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ A Racine woman is working to launch the city's first Boys & Girls Club and invites locals to join her steering committee. Contact Nalah McWhorter at [email protected] for more details. The Journal Times
- ➤ Racine Public Library offers more than books — it provides computer access, a full-time social worker and soon-to-be upgraded sensory room to help residents. The library also supports local businesses with a data service and remains open Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Racine County Eye
- ➤ A Racine nonprofit lost over $8,000 in donations when funds did not clear from its Flipcause account after the fundraising platform collapsed under more than $29 million in unpaid obligations. The organization has filed complaints with several agencies—hoping to alert other nonprofits. Racine County Eye
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ A Racine disability services organization is eliminating 56 positions as it phases out its operations department (per a memo from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development). The Journal Times
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Experts advise Racine residents to start 2026 with personal budgeting, saving and credit tips after Neil Buchanan of Community State Bank — who has led financial literacy events for over 10,000 locals — outlined steps including automation and careful credit use to boost security. Racine County Eye
- ➤ Schulte School principal Damon Jackson alerted parents on Wednesday, Jan. 7 after an off-campus video incident involving students, prompting an investigation by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office — with law enforcement confirming no safety threat. Officials ask families not to share the video to aid the investigation. Racine County Eye
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ State health officials kept using the vaccine schedule recommended by (AAP) even after CDC cut its list; the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said no new data justified a change and that school and child care vaccine guidelines remain in effect. Racine County Eye
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ County teams competed in holiday tournaments over the break, with Union Grove ending its girls' winning streak while St. Catherine's boys earned an upset win over Milwaukee Academy of Science; Case boys also finished strong during games at the Doctors of Physical Therapy Holiday Showcase in Kenosha. Racine County Eye
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