Saturday was the 10th annual Salem Lakes clean-up. The 169 volunteers were divided into teams and covered 18 predetermined routes, collecting trash.
Getting their routes.
The volunteers had the chance to win prizes donated by local businesses. Local businesses also kept the volunteers fortified. There were breakfast sandwiches, donuts, popcorn, and beverages. A pig roast was waiting for them afterwards.
Vests, trash bags, and gloves are provided, courtesy of donations. But the vests need to be returned for the next one. Some come as a group, like the Girl Scouts from Troop 31604 from Riverview. It isn’t necessary, though, you will get put in a group. A group of football players from Wilmot. Cleaning up along the Fox River. Cleaning along Tuttle Road. Cleaning along AH.
Each week, Racine County Eye highlights the five most-read stories shaping conversations across our community. From breaking news and public safety updates to inspiring local moments, these are the stories readers turned to most during the week of Feb. 14, 2026. Catch up on what made headlines and see what mattered most to Racine County […]
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RACINE, WI – 21st Century Preparatory School hosted a Black History Month program on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2025, to celebrate Black Racine leaders who have made an impact in their community. Inside the gymnasium, community honorees include small-business owner Na’Riyah Young, District 1 Alderman Malik Frazier, retired and first Black Racine Police Chief Art Howell, […]
Wisconsin organizers are working to introduce a Montana ballot initiative that could prevent corporations from spending on elections. This story also appeared in WisconsinWatch.org The constitutional amendment would alter corporate charters and the power given to “artificial persons” in Montana, barring them from political spending. It attempts to bypass the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, […]
JOHN McGUIRE FIELDHOUSE – It’s been a special season for the St. Catherine’s girls basketball program, and Friday night’s city rivalry was another reminder for them to soak it all in. It’s not often when a team has a season featuring the program’s all-time leading scorer (Laila Collier-White), another senior closing in on 1,000 career […]
