Steve Wicklund News Today

A battle over $1 million in funding for flood-control work on the Root River is heading back to court.

Stephanie Kohlhagen has been hired as village clerk in Union Grove.

A judge in Racine County has upheld Wisconsins system of financing flood-control efforts, ruling that Union Grove must share in the cost of maintaining the Root River.

Union Grove area businesses can look forward to new promotions and new special events, as the local chamber of commerce makes plans to step up its efforts.

The owners of Martin Ford in Yorkville are saying little about their decision to close the business, but they say the property could be sold soon — and it will

A traffic mishap that left a student injured is prompting village and school officials to plan safety improvements at an intersection near Union Grove High School.

Connor LaPointe, a Union Grove native, will take over the villages top non-elected government post, succeeding Kerry Bennett, who resigned last summer.

Union Grove must decide whether to file a lawsuit, after a Racine County flood-control agency renews its demand for $1 million to fund improvements along the Root River.

Union Grove says it cannot afford a proposed new firehouse costing almost $10 million without seeking vote authorization to borrow money and to raise taxes.

Twenty people are seeking the job of Union Grove village administrator, a position that pays $85,000 to oversee the village government.