The former home of municipal business in Mount Pleasant continues to come down even as crews work to build a new Pick 'n Save at the corner of Highways 31 and 11.

Area high school girls started early in the afternoon for the May 21, 2011 prom. Hair, nails, and makeup are all part of the preparation process at Urban Trendsetters in Sturtevant.

The building that Mount Pleasant officials and municipal staff occupied for over 50 years is quickly becoming a piece of village history. Crews are at work tearing down the Village Hall and the combined police and fire station next door even as a new building goes up in the rear. Village Hall is now located at 8811 Campus Drive, just north of the intersection of Washington Avenue and 90th Street. The Mount Pleasant Police Department takes up one wing and administrative staff has offices on the other side. A new headquarters for South Shore Fire Department is now on Old Green Bay Road and …

Now that the new building is complete and department personnel have officially moved in, the South Shore Fire Department is ready to show off its new spaces to area residents. The official open house is slated from 1 to 4 pm, Sat., May 14 at the new station, 3900 Old Green Bay Road.

Congressman Paul Ryan's visits to Sturtevant and Racine were noteworthy because of how they were similar more than how they might have been different.  Both audiences supported Ryan's service to the area, though the Sturtevant turnout was much more supportive overall while residents in Racine were more vocal about their disagreement.

Residents from throughout the community gathered at Baskin Robbins on Washington Avenue last night, April 27, to take advantage of 31-cent ice cream cones, but they were also there to enjoy the sense of community, learn about fire safety with the South Shore Fire Department, and help the families of fallen firefighters. According to Jenny Wasinack, 15 percent of the evening proceeds would go toward the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Baskin Robbins plans to donate $100,000 to the organization.

Recent spring rains have the Root River running high and muddy throughCaledonia. This photo was taken from 6-Mile Road. No flooding is forecast butwater levels are expected to remain high for the next few days.

The new offices for the Mount Pleasant Police Department include a new roll call room, fully equipped locker room, and a more secure set-up for bringing in suspects. Interrogation and interview rooms are all wired for sound and video with direct recording to a central location, and investigators now have their own desks in a designated section. "We're very happy with the set up here," said Captain Brian Smith. 

The new Mount Pleasant Village Hall is now open. While there is still some last-minute work that needs completing, municipal staff is in place.

What do you get when you combine live music, raffle baskets, more than 40 volunteers, two former Green Bay Packers, generous local businesses and a giving community? "It was phenomenal!" said Dan Cramer, one of the organizers for the Brayden Scott Fowlkes Benefit. "There had to have been 500 or 600 people coming in and out all night." According to Cramer, he estimated this morning, April 11, that about $18,000 was raised this weekend. That sum does not include donations made directly to the Brayden Scott Medical Fund at Tri-City National Bank. Brayden was born in January with a cleft lip, …

Poll workers at Assembly of God Church on Airline Road in Mount Pleasant handed out ballot 598 just before 12:30 pm this afternoon. "Turnout was expected to be higher and I think that's being proven here," said Diane. She didn't want to give her last name. But Brenda Carter, who was voting on her lunch hour, said higher turnout is exactly what is needed. Aside from voting being a responsibility, Carter said she wanted to cast her ballot on behalf of education. "I support the referendum because education is just so important," she said. "We have to start somewhere." For Walter Davis in …

A small crowd of about 25 gathered on Fri., April 1 to once again protest Governor Scott Walker's budget repair bill and his proposed biennial budget, but this time, there were also a number of people broadcasting the message, "Vote." Mount Pleasant resident Kelly Gallagher was wearing an overcoat made of red, white, and blue colored tape that proclaimed, "Vote." "The message is to get out and vote," she said. "When 63 percent turnout is considered great, we have work to do. It's important that no matter how people end up voting, that they just get out and do it. Vote." Tyrone Richmond is a …