Piontek defeats Nieskes in Circuit Court Judge Race

In second Racine County judicial contest Boyle narrowly defeats Nielsen for Branch 10 seat. County Supervisor Buske wins re-election in 14th District.

Mike Piontek defeated incumbent Michael Nieskes in a race for Racine County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday, according to final, unofficial results. Piontek garnered 17,275 votes while Nieskes, who was appointed Branch 5 judge after the passing of Dennis Barry last summer, had 13,654, according to the Racine County election website. Piontek, an attorney who now runs his own practice, also served as an assistant district attorney for Racine County, and he spent 22 years as a court commissioner in the Racine County Circuit Courts. Nieskes served as the district attorney for more than 20 years in Racine County.  In the Branch 10 Circuit Court judge race, Timothy Boyle defeated Mark Nielsen by just 61 votes, unofficial results show. Boyle had …

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Racine Domincan Sisters Recognized For Role In Community Improvement

These women take the "betterment of life in Racine County" to heart and Racine County is honoring them for Women's History Month.

Once again Racine County has formally supported Women’s’ History Month with a proclamation calling March Women’s’ History Month in Racine County. The proclamation this year recognized the Racine Dominican Sisters for their 150 years of dedicated work to improve our community through their ongoing commitment and contributions to the “betterment of life in Racine County.” Congratulations to the Dominican Sisters for what they have accomplished leading to their Sesquicentennial. They truly have been “central to our spiritual, cultural, and social life,” as the proclamation points out. They have” founded and nurtured numerous educational, charitable and philanthropic organizations; and have been at the forefront of movements for peace and …

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UPDATE: Village Board To Talk About Highway 38 Realignment And Ad Hoc Committee

Now the DOT says, let's reevaluate.

UPDATE Nov. 14: At 7 p.m. July 15 at the East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Ave., the Village Board will discuss alternatives for the realignment of Highway 38, which includes a potential jurisdictional update of Four Mile Road. They also want to reconsider the 2035 transportation plan. Original story: The County Board doesn’t want Highway 38 rerouted and neither does Caledonia Village Board, but some residents say they want a new road. And now, amongst the confusion and lack of support, the project has now been put on hold by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and will be reevaluated in January, a process that can take up to a year. According to a story by the Racine Journal Times, the County Board voted unanimously at their…

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Racine County Public Hearing for Fewer Supervisors

New state and local ward maps will reduce the number of County Supervisors by about 10 percent for the next 10 years.

All Racine County residents are invited to a public hearing at 6 pm on Sept. 7 to give feedback about reducing the number of county supervisors. The hearing will be at the Ives Grove Building, 14200 Washington Avenue. New district maps at the state and municipal level mean the number of representatives on the County Board will go down from 23 to 21. In a press release/public notice from the Office of the Racine County Board, a public hearing is required before the full board votes on the measure on Sept. 13. The County Board’s Special Committee Regarding Reapportionment voted 5-0 at its Aug. 31 meeting to reduce the size of the board. State requirements say the plan has to be passed by Sept. 19. “In light of our economy and fiscal …

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Tom

12:50 pm on Monday, September 5, 2011

A 20-30% reduction would have been an admirable effort. A 10% reduction is pathetic.   more ›