KENOSHA — Nearly 1,400 elementary, middle and high school students performed in Kenosha Unified School District’s annual orchestra festival Saturday.
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Kenosha Unified School District's 68th annual Band O Rama highlighted the efforts of more than 1,400 students from bands across the school district.
Wisconsin’s open enrollment application for 2026-27 begins Monday and runs through April 30.
Kenosha Unified leaders are urging lawmakers for funding relief, including partial use of the state's more than $1 billion surplus, as taxpayers face sharp property tax hikes and sustained inflation.
No municipal elections are taking place in Brighton, Paris and Wheatland.
Frank Elementary’s annual Santa Gift Giveaway ensures every student receives a holiday gift, thanks to support from community partners, staff, families, and volunteers.
Demolition is underway at the former Washington Middle School site in Kenosha, with New Berlin Grading Inc. conducting the work.
Editor's note:Â The Kenosha News has asked local civic leaders for a look back at 2025 and their outlook as the calendar turns to 2026.
The 2026 Kenosha Unified School District Choral Festival featured more than 900 students and drew huge crowds. District choral groups grades 5-12 performed in this year's festival Feb. 21 at Indian Trail High School & Academy auditorium.Â
The Mahone Foundation's 2026 Reaching for Rainbows "Pursuit of Excellence" Scholarship Gala will be held Friday, May 8, at the N. E. Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center on the campus of Carthage College in Kenosha. A reception beginning at 5 p.m. will be followed by a dinner and scholarship awards program.
Indian Trail High School and Academy Art Club students joined The Memory Project, creating handmade portraits for children in Cambodia to share kindness and connection.
The 16th annual Read Across Kenosha brought together community leaders, volunteers and educators to promote literacy among pre-kindergarten through third grade students across Kenosha County.
