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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Union Grove hosts a sectional final; Kenosha County votes blue

Plus, Kenosha's 34-foot Christmas tree is now in place downtown.

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Kenosha's 34-foot Christmas tree arrived at Veterans Memorial Park

The city's tree is big, heavy and almost ready for lights

34 feet
tall, the Colorado blue spruce
5,500 pounds
is the tree's approximate weight
Nov. 27
for the Lightin' Up celebration

Sources: Kenosha County Eye, WLIP

Christmas came early downtown. Kenosha's city Christmas tree arrived Tuesday at , 5220 Sixth Ave. Kenosha Bible Church donated the Colorado blue spruce. City Parks Department crews, assisted by the Kenosha Water Utility, cut it down, and police escorted it across town.

  • : Fri., Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving
  • Donor: Kenosha Bible Church, 5405 67th St.
  • Organizers: the city, Lakeshore Business Improvement District, Visit Kenosha and sponsors

A flatbed carried the tree through city streets and under overhead utility lines, and a crane lifted it into place. "We love that it's being used for something that's going to bring joy to so many people," said Senior Pastor Bill Culbertson.

The tree arrived Nov. 3 and Lightin' Up is Nov. 27

Kenosha's Christmas tree at Veterans Memorial Park

November 2026

  • Tree arrived at the park
  • Lightin' Up celebration

falls on the day after Thanksgiving.

Sources: Kenosha County Eye, WLIP, WGTD

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Football

Union Grove beat Waukesha South 52-28 in a Division 2 Level 2 playoff game. The Broncos will host West Bend West (9-2) in a sectional final, their second in a row and fourth in school history. Racine County Eye

Union Grove and West Bend West won Level 2 games

GameResult
Union Grove vs. Waukesha SouthUnion Grove 52-28
West Bend West vs. HomesteadWest Bend West 35-21
Sectional finalUnion Grove hosts West Bend West

Source: Racine County Eye

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Seven-year-old Annali, who is battling leukemia, came home Oct. 28 to three new bedrooms made by 60 volunteers from and Northwestern Mutual Downtown Milwaukee. WRJN

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Winter is coming, and Misty Cook, a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, can tell you which plants people have long relied on when it arrives. She gives a free illustrated lecture on native plant medicine at the Kenosha Public Museum on Saturday, Nov. 7, and everyone leaves with a herbal tea bag made from plants she gathered and dried herself. A cup of that sounds about right.

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Daily Racineto me · Thurs., Nov. 56:00 a.m.

Union Grove hosts a sectional final; Kenosha County votes blue

Plus, Kenosha's 34-foot Christmas tree is now in place downtown.

The TLDR

  1. Kenosha's 34-foot Christmas tree is in place downtown
  2. Union Grove hosts West Bend West in a sectional final
  3. Volunteers create three new bedrooms for a Racine 7-year-old and her brothers
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