Two candidates vying for Kenosha County Fairest of the Fair
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026
Caledonia man accused of child exploitation, soliciting teen for prostitution
From The Journal Times.com:
Milana Doné
Milana Doné
RACINE — A 78-year-old Caledonia man has been accused of child prostitution and exploitation of a girl between 2011 and 2014.
Richard Betchkal was charged Thursday with one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child, one count of soliciting a child for prostitution, one count of child sexual exploitation — filming, one count of child sexual exploitation — produce or perform and 11 counts of possession of child pornography.
According to a criminal complaint, an investigator with the Caledonia Police Department received a statement in June from a 30-year-old woman alleging that Betchkal was threatening to distribute explicit photos of her as a teenager.
The woman told law enforcement that she met Betchkal around May 2012 when she was 15 and he was about 64 through a website for soliciting prostitution, the complaint said.
Investigators searched Betchkal’s phone and found an explicit photo of the woman from 2013. Investigators also found a video camera with numerous photos and videos of child sexual abuse material.
Betchkal reportedly admitted knowing the woman and reportedly told law enforcement that he would pay her for sexual acts and record the acts on a camcorder.
Betchkal initially appeared in court Friday, where his cash bond was set at $75,000.
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 26.
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Texas Teacher Breaks Down After Seniors Struggle to Read and Write
Keep lowering standards and keep the kids addicted to the crap on their cell phones. What a mess. Many colleges now offer or require high school remedial classes for freshman. Zuckerberg and others make millions off of dumbing down our children. I'm glad that I'm too old to see where this eventually leads. Maybe robots will go to school for the children.
Friday, August 14, 2026
Details on University of Michigan plan to use pass/fail grading for first-semester freshmen
Cell phones and social media have turned our children's brains to mush.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Meta faces $1.4 trillion lawsuit • FRANCE 24 English
They should be sued out of existence. They're the reason that so many of our young people are mentally ill.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Racine County unofficial results for the Aug. 11 primary election
From The Journal Times.com:
Journal Times Staff
Journal Times Staff
The following are unofficial results for the Aug. 11 election with 88 of 88 precincts reporting, according to the Racine County Clerk’s Office.
An asterisk (*) denotes candidates who dropped out of the race before Election Day.
Governor - Republican
Tom Tiffany: 15,685
Andy Manske: 580
Write-in: 9
Governor - Democratic
David Crowley: 9,090
Francesca Hong: 7,221
Kelda Roys: 1,258
Mandela Barnes*: 966
Sara Rodriguez*: 921
Joel Brennan: 887
Missy Hughes*: 58
Write-in: 3
Lieutenant Governor - Republican
Will Martin: 7,300
David Varnam: 6,996
Write-in: 25
Lieutenant Governor - Democratic
Sarah Godlewski: 17,043
Write-in: 77
Attorney General - Republican
Eric Toney: 13,977
Write-in: 23
Attorney General - Democratic
Josh Kaul: 17,045
Write-in: 71
Secretary of State - Republican
Jay Schroeder: 6,207
Nate Pollnow: 4,040
Cindy Werner: 2,225
Brayden Myer: 1,475
Write-in: 27
Secretary of State - Democratic
JoCasta Zamarripa: 16,153
Write-in: 58
State Treasurer - Republican
John S. Leiber: 14,065
Write-in: 19
State Treasurer - Democratic
Dylan Ray Helmenstine: 7,735
Yee Leng Xiong: 9,318
Write-in: 49
U.S. Congressional District 1 - Republican
Bryan Steil: 15,134
Write-in: 40
U.S. Congressional District 1 - Democratic
Mitchell Berman: 7,961
Lorenzo J. Santos: 3,994
Peter Burgelis*: 3,660
Miguel Aranda: 2,139
Write-in: 54
State Senator District 11 - Republican
Sandy Wiedmeyer: 1,916
Ellen Schutt: 1,509
Nick Polce: 887
Write-in: 3
State Senator District 11 - Democratic
Adam Duda: 1,575
Steven J. Doelder: 871
Write-in: 6
State Senator District 21 - Republican
Jim Croft: 4,735
Write-in: 5
State Senator District 21 - Democratic
Trevor Jung: 7,478
Write-in: 43
Representative to the Assembly District 33 - Republican
Steve Wicklund: 2,943
Rick Stacey: 1,320
Write-in: 5
Representative to the Assembly District 33 - Democratic
Maria Elena Bisabarros: 1,490
Rick Bailey: 988
Write-in: 4
Representative to the Assembly District 62 - Republican
Mike Bellagio: 2,313
Write-in: 9
Representative to the Assembly District 62 - Democratic
Angelina M. Cruz: 5,002
Write-in: 28
Representative to the Assembly District 63 - Republican
Robert Wittke: 2,371
Write-in: 3
Representative to the Assembly District 63 - Democratic
Eddie Phanichkul: 2,189
Write-in: 13
Representative to the Assembly District 66 - Republican
Gina Cefalu Paulick: 3,147
Write-in: 6
Representative to the Assembly District 66 - Democratic
Greta Neubauer: 5,523
Write-in: 19
Representative to the Assembly District 84 - Republican
Chuck Wichgers: 2,275
Write-in: 2
Representative to the Assembly District 84 - Democratic
Write-in: 41
Racine County Sheriff - Republican
Cary A. Madrigal: 9,820
Henry Perez: 5,605
Write-in: 27
Racine County Sheriff - Democrat
Donald E. Vandervest: 16,085
Write-in: 100
Racine County Clerk of Circuit Court - Republican
Amy Vanderhoef: 13,530
Write-in: 29
Racine County Clerk of Circuit Court - Democratic
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Mt. Pleasant creates project review committee for TID housing Microsoft data centers
From The Journal Times.com:
Holly Gilvary
Holly Gilvary
MOUNT PLEASANT — Village trustees on Monday approved the creation of a Project Review Committee for Tax Incremental District No. 5, which houses Microsoft's data center campus.
Committee members will review proposed projects or expenditures, evaluate whether they are consistent with the TID's project plan and can be shown to benefit the TID (as required under state statute) and, where applicable, forward a recommendation about action to the Village Board.
The committee will be comprised of the TID No. 5 project manager, the deputy administrator, the Racine County Economic Development Corporation executive director, the Mount Pleasant community development director and one at-large member nominated by the village president and confirmed by the Village Board.The at-large member must have "significant professional economic development experience in the region" and will serve an indefinite term, until resignation or removal by the Village Board, according to village documents.
The at-large member must have "significant professional economic development experience in the region" and will serve an indefinite term, until resignation or removal by the Village Board, according to village documents.
TID No. 5 was created in November 2017 for the Foxconn project and includes about 3,900 acres of Business Park-zoned land along the Interstate 94 corridor.
In other business, the board:
- Approved the village's financials for the second quarter of 2026.
- Approved the job description for the Mount Pleasant Department of Public Works Superintendent.
- Approved a change of agent license application for Kwik Trip at 7155 Durand Ave.
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