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When is the spring 2013 primary election?
Feb. 19
When are polls open?
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Why is there a primary?
To narrow the field of candidates for the spring general election, which is April 2.
Where do I vote?
To find out where to vote, Click Here.
Ed Fallone, Vince Megna and Pat Roggensack are candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court. One of them will be eliminated in the Feb. 19 primary. The two highest vote-getters advance to the April 2 general election for the nonpartisan office.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE — With the retirement of George Easton as municipal judge, three candidates are vying to fill the seat: David Berman, Brenda Dahl and Richard Ginkowski. The top two vote getters will face off in the April 2 general election.
SILVER LAKE — Electors will narrow the number of Silver Lake municipal judge candidates from three to two in the Feb. 19 primary.
There are three candidates for Bristol president. They are Michael Farrell, the current president; Colleen Fisch, a village trustee; and Ruth Atwood, a village trustee. The field must be narrowed to two.
There are eight candidates running for three seats on the Silver Lake Village Board. They are Nancy Barranco, Michael Decker, Carolyn Dodge, Pat Dunn, Barbara Ironside, Roger Johnson, Chris Sarver and Sotiria Wilber. The field must be narrowed to six.
There are three candidates for one Wheatland supervisor position. The candidates are Jeff Butler, Robert Haas and Kelly Wilson. The field must be narrowed to two.
There are five candidates for two seats on the Kenosha Unified School Board. They are Kyle Flood, David Gallo, Samuel Peter Martin, William J. Mauer III and Rebecca Stevens. The field must be narrowed to four. All candidates were given the opportunity to record video statements. Martin, Mauer and Stevens did so.
There are five candidates running for two seats on the Bristol School Board. They are Lynn Keller, Katie O’Neill, Doug O’Reilly, Jack Spencer and Lisa Wadin. The field must be narrowed to four.

A resurfacing project will bring more lane closures to Interstate 94 in Kenosha County starting next week.
Aldermen must keep most of their requests and directives away from rank-and-file city workers, under a measure the Kenosha City Council adopted Monday night.

Last week’s question: Where was Lamb School located in Pleasant Prairie?

A joint effort among three community entities has seen success in a new approach to a traditional emergency medical service training program.
Real estate sales in Kenosha County are up strongly over last year, but the median sales price continues to decline.

After numerous delays over the course of nearly eight years, jury selection began Monday for the murder trial of James Ealy, accused of killing a Trevor woman seven years ago.
PADDOCK LAKE — A BloodCenter of Wisconsin blood drive will take place 7 a.m. to noon Friday at Fulmer Dentistry, 7137 236th Ave., Paddock Lake.

An attorney charged with drunken driving has been unable to abstain from alcohol, police say, racking up four bail jumping cases after being caught drinking when he had been ordered not to drink.

RANDALL — Several staff members put their hair on the line as an incentive for Randall School students to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
An alligator was found loose in Kenosha late Sunday night and was captured.

As part of the North-South Freeway Project, Interstate 94 will be resurfaced from Highway 142 to Highway KR in Kenosha County.

BURLINGTON — ChocolateFest 2013 will be both gooey and groovy.
A driver who was taken to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa by Flight For Life on Friday has been identified.

Bob Wilson is a field supervisor Kenosha Department of Public Works’ Street Division, overseeing the city’s yard waste drop-off site, 4071 88th Ave. He has worked for the Street Division for 22 years.

After 50 years of her commitment to her faith, Sister Lucille Puntillo was recognized by multiple generations of her community on Sunday.

Each Monday, the Kenosha News takes a look at the life of a Kenosha County resident who recently died. We share with you, through the memories of family and friends, a life remembered.
KENOSHA — A behind-the-scenes look at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the museum, 5608 10th Ave.

Sam Ali’s pain this summer will be the rest of Kenosha’s gain, come fall.

What’s it take to get a license to carry a concealed and loaded gun in Wisconsin?
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