Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 9th of January.
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🏘️ Community
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.
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.
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.
📰 Economy
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).
🎓 Education
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.
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.
🏥 Health
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.
🏈 Sports
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.
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