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HISTORIC HORLICK FIELD — There’s no question that the defense has been a big reason why the Racine Raiders went unbeaten during the Mid-West United Football League regular season.

Why should the MWUF playoffs be any different?

The defense, which was already playing shorthanded, was tested multiple times by a balanced Midwest Renegades offense in a MWUF se...

Voters taking a Republican ballot pick a nominee for Sheriff on Tuesday. Since June, an advocacy group has been circulating claims to voters here — in social media posts, and in what it says is 6-by-9 direct mail — alleging that a child sexual abuse material network operated inside the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, and that one of the three candidates on the ballot let it ...

From the Aug. 11 sheriff’s primary and severe weather to local golf and changes to Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, this week’s top stories covered issues affecting Racine County residents. Here’s a look at the five stories readers followed most during the week of Aug. 8, 2026.

Arlene Inger Maxwell, 87, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

Born March 26, 1939, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Arlene married Russell W. Maxwell in 1960. Together, they shared more than 65 years of marriage, raising their family and living and working in Kenosha throughout their lives.

Arlene was a thoughtful, generous and...

Edmund Joseph Godula, 62, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Ed was a devoted public servant, lifelong performer and man of wide-ranging curiosity whose enthusiasm for history, science and the arts touched everyone who knew him.

Ed grew up in the Chicago area and attended Carmel Catholic ...