My opinion is no more important than anybody reading this.
However, since I am known for knowing about politicians in this county by my constant investigations, inquiries and awareness, I am often asked who to vote for, so here it is!
I did not include the bid for Kenosha mayor on this list, because asking who to vote for is like asking which eyeball to gouge out with a hot poker – there is no right or wrong choice for this race.
See you at the polls!
Kevin Mathewson
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Pleasant Prairie woman who admitted to having her husband’s dog euthanized behind his back was sharply rebuked by a Kenosha County judge Wednesday, with the judge saying she believed the killing was done to punish the woman’s then-husband — but the tongue-lashing didn’t translate into jail time or probation. Maura A. Atwood, 33, pleaded guilty Wednesday to intentionally mistreating
Alison Ann Kraft, 44, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 44-year-old Kenosha woman accused of biting a police officer hard enough to break his skin and send him to the hospital, resisting arrest and trying to escape from a squad car was given only a $500 cash bail Wednesday by Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. Alison
Tiwana Shunelle Morrison, 46, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) Tiwana Shunelle Morrison, 46, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 46-year-old Kenosha woman accused of kicking a Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy in the groin and repeatedly threatening that officers would die was released Wednesday on no-cash bail by
Qushawn L. Hawkins, 31, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 31-year-old Kenosha man accused of repeatedly strangling the mother of his child, threatening to kill her and then taking off in a vehicle without permission was charged Wednesday with seven crimes, including three felonies. Kenosha County Court
Shawn Michael Boone, 45, of South Milwaukee(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 45-year-old South Milwaukee man accused of threatening to kill Kenosha police officers was arrested Tuesday on a “BODY ONLY” warrant — an order specifically requiring that he be taken into physical custody and brought before the
Jadaca T. Myers, 21, of Michigan(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — A 21-year-old Michigan woman accused of stealing nearly $2,500 worth of high-end electronics from the Pleasant Prairie Target was arrested Tuesday, two months after a Kenosha County judge issued a $3,500 arrest warrant for her. On Wednesday,
Nicole R. Pignotti, 42, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Nicole R. Pignotti, 42, of Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, both as acts of domestic abuse, after police say a family gathering spiraled into an argument and Pignotti punched and scratched her fiancé.
Samantha K. Miner, 35 and Daniel R. Wells, 45, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Samantha K. Miner, 35, of Kenosha, the co-defendant of former politician and corrections sergeant Andrew “Sgt. Hard” Berg in a recent drug case, was charged Wednesday with four new misdemeanors after police
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Pleasant Prairie woman who admitted to having her husband’s dog euthanized behind his back was sharply rebuked by a Kenosha County judge Wednesday, with the judge saying she believed the killing was done to punish the woman’s then-husband — but the tongue-lashing didn’t translate into jail time or probation. Maura A. Atwood, 33, pleaded guilty Wednesday to intentionally mistreating
Alison Ann Kraft, 44, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 44-year-old Kenosha woman accused of biting a police officer hard enough to break his skin and send him to the hospital, resisting arrest and trying to escape from a squad car was given only a $500 cash bail Wednesday by Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. Alison
Tiwana Shunelle Morrison, 46, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) Tiwana Shunelle Morrison, 46, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 46-year-old Kenosha woman accused of kicking a Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy in the groin and repeatedly threatening that officers would die was released Wednesday on no-cash bail by Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. The decision underscores what has become
Qushawn L. Hawkins, 31, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 31-year-old Kenosha man accused of repeatedly strangling the mother of his child, threatening to kill her and then taking off in a vehicle without permission was charged Wednesday with seven crimes, including three felonies. Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum set Qushawn L. Hawkins’ cash bail at
Shawn Michael Boone, 45, of South Milwaukee(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 45-year-old South Milwaukee man accused of threatening to kill Kenosha police officers was arrested Tuesday on a “BODY ONLY” warrant — an order specifically requiring that he be taken into physical custody and brought before the court rather than simply being given another court date. One day later, Wednesday,
Jadaca T. Myers, 21, of Michigan(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — A 21-year-old Michigan woman accused of stealing nearly $2,500 worth of high-end electronics from the Pleasant Prairie Target was arrested Tuesday, two months after a Kenosha County judge issued a $3,500 arrest warrant for her. On Wednesday, Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum slashed Jadaca T. Myers’
Nicole R. Pignotti, 42, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Nicole R. Pignotti, 42, of Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, both as acts of domestic abuse, after police say a family gathering spiraled into an argument and Pignotti punched and scratched her fiancé. Pignotti posted a total of $650 cash bail Monday and is scheduled to
Samantha K. Miner, 35 and Daniel R. Wells, 45, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Samantha K. Miner, 35, of Kenosha, the co-defendant of former politician and corrections sergeant Andrew “Sgt. Hard” Berg in a recent drug case, was charged Wednesday with four new misdemeanors after police say she was caught with cocaine, drug paraphernalia and illegally obtained prescription medication
Seth Gordon Scheele, 20, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 20-year-old Kenosha man accused of leading Pleasant Prairie Police on a motorcycle chase at speeds exceeding 100 mph was charged Wednesday with felony fleeing or eluding an officer. Seth Gordon Scheele appeared in Kenosha County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon, where Court Commissioner Daniel Kellum set his cash bail at $4,000.
George E. Malone Jr., 57, of Kenosha in Court(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 57-year-old Kenosha man accused of crashing into a parked vehicle while impaired and then fleeing on foot was sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in the Kenosha County Jail after pleading guilty to a felony fourth-offense OWI. Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson imposed
Jose Peralta, 21, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Racine man who led a Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase through Somers, reaching speeds of about 120 mph before shutting off his headlights and ultimately crashing into another motorist, was sentenced Wednesday by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson to one year in state prison followed by
Convicted Murderer Dequelvin M. Douglas, 47 and Governor Tony Evers (D) KENOSHA, Wis. — More than 31 years after Dequelvin M. Douglas shot Solomon Bankhead three times and then chased down Jerry L. Darden, shooting Darden in the back and killing him, Douglas is seeking to have his life sentence commuted — a request drawing unusually forceful opposition from both Kenosha County Circuit
KENOSHA, Wis. — We live in Kenosha, Wisconsin. We do not live in Chicago, Illinois. We are not okay with cashless bail, but that is exactly what Kenosha County has increasingly begun to look like under Judicial Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. Kenosha County Eye has watched Kellum closely since the Kenosha County judges hired him this summer. We gave him
Michael J. Harnisch, 37(Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha man and registered child sex offender accused of raping a co-worker was released on no-cash bail Friday by Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. Michael J. Harnisch Michael J. Harnisch You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.
Santana R. Ross, 29, of Chicago(Lake County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 29-year-old Chicago woman accused of driving a stolen vehicle while wearing a hospital gown, smashing into a police squad and fleeing officers at nearly 100 mph is now wanted in Kenosha County after failing to appear in court Tuesday — while she remains locked up in Illinois. Santana R. Ross,
Brett M. Spitzer, 55, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Brett M. Spitzer, 55, of Kenosha, was released from custody Tuesday on a $1,000 no-cash bail after prosecutors charged him with disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer, both as a repeater, following an incident in which police say he threw gasoline through a window into a home, screamed racial slurs and
Dmitry V. Zellmer, 28, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Dmitry V. Zellmer, 28, a homeless Kenosha man, was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct as a repeater and obstructing an officer as a repeater after police say he pointed a four-foot wooden stick like a rifle at passing cars, a woman and police before advancing toward an officer and being tased.
Adalberto Melendez-Roman, 37, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Adalberto Melendez-Roman, 37, of Kenosha, was released from custody Tuesday after Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel Kellum set his cash bail at just $150 in a felony domestic-abuse case involving allegations that he stole a woman’s phone and later tracked her to a Racine County hotel after she fled with her children.
Jermaine D. Barnes, 51, and Sandra L. Zamora, 47, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha man and woman are facing felony charges after prosecutors say they carried out a three-week retail theft crime spree at Festival Foods, making repeated trips to the store and allegedly walking out with nearly $1,900 worth of merchandise — much of it liquor.
Shannon L. Turner, 37, and Chedrick L. Johnson, 49 , Both of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Sept. 30, 2026, at 2:33 p.m. to reflect that Chedrick L. Johnson was charged today. KENOSHA, Wis. — A Racine woman is facing a felony charge after authorities say she used an Easter basket and a large tote bag to
The Late Denise A. Kaulfers, 46, of Ingleside, Illinois(Obituary) BRISTOL, Wis. — The woman killed in last week’s three-vehicle crash on Wilmot Road has been identified as Denise A. Kaulfers, 46, of Ingleside, Illinois, and the 19-year-old driver investigators say caused the crash has been identified as Joseph Jacob Meadows of Genoa City. Meadows was cited for operating left of center resulting in
KENOSHA, Wis. — Adam Scott Threlkeld, 45, of Milwaukee, was formally charged Monday with seven felonies stemming from the Sept. 20 shooting death of Antero Medina III, 33, of Kenosha, inside Shenanigan’s and the alleged attempted murders of two Kenosha Police officers minutes later. Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum set Threlkeld’s bail at $5 million cash while Threlkeld remained hospitalized from
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha police say no criminality is suspected in the death of a 62-year-old man who was found unresponsive inside a vehicle at a Kenosha gas station earlier this month. Police and paramedics were sent to the Citgo gas station, 1405 60th St., at about 4:45 p.m. Sept. 18 for a report of an unconscious man in a vehicle. The response
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha man who spent more than eight months in custody while facing four serious felony charges was acquitted of every charge against him after a Kenosha County jury returned not-guilty verdicts following a trial before Judge Heather Iverson. Ike C. Lyons, 47, of Kenosha, was found not guilty Sept. 22 of repeated sexual assault of the same child, a
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Pleasant Prairie woman who admitted to having her husband’s dog euthanized behind his back was sharply rebuked by a Kenosha County judge Wednesday, with the judge saying she believed the killing was done to punish the woman’s then-husband — but the tongue-lashing didn’t translate into jail time or probation. Maura A. Atwood, 33, pleaded guilty Wednesday to intentionally mistreating
Alison Ann Kraft, 44, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 44-year-old Kenosha woman accused of biting a police officer hard enough to break his skin and send him to the hospital, resisting arrest and trying to escape from a squad car was given only a $500 cash bail Wednesday by Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. Alison
Tiwana Shunelle Morrison, 46, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) Tiwana Shunelle Morrison, 46, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 46-year-old Kenosha woman accused of kicking a Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy in the groin and repeatedly threatening that officers would die was released Wednesday on no-cash bail by Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. The decision underscores what has become
Qushawn L. Hawkins, 31, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 31-year-old Kenosha man accused of repeatedly strangling the mother of his child, threatening to kill her and then taking off in a vehicle without permission was charged Wednesday with seven crimes, including three felonies. Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum set Qushawn L. Hawkins’ cash bail at
Shawn Michael Boone, 45, of South Milwaukee(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 45-year-old South Milwaukee man accused of threatening to kill Kenosha police officers was arrested Tuesday on a “BODY ONLY” warrant — an order specifically requiring that he be taken into physical custody and brought before the court rather than simply being given another court date. One day later, Wednesday,
Jadaca T. Myers, 21, of Michigan(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — A 21-year-old Michigan woman accused of stealing nearly $2,500 worth of high-end electronics from the Pleasant Prairie Target was arrested Tuesday, two months after a Kenosha County judge issued a $3,500 arrest warrant for her. On Wednesday, Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum slashed Jadaca T. Myers’
Nicole R. Pignotti, 42, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Nicole R. Pignotti, 42, of Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, both as acts of domestic abuse, after police say a family gathering spiraled into an argument and Pignotti punched and scratched her fiancé. Pignotti posted a total of $650 cash bail Monday and is scheduled to
Samantha K. Miner, 35 and Daniel R. Wells, 45, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Samantha K. Miner, 35, of Kenosha, the co-defendant of former politician and corrections sergeant Andrew “Sgt. Hard” Berg in a recent drug case, was charged Wednesday with four new misdemeanors after police say she was caught with cocaine, drug paraphernalia and illegally obtained prescription medication
Seth Gordon Scheele, 20, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 20-year-old Kenosha man accused of leading Pleasant Prairie Police on a motorcycle chase at speeds exceeding 100 mph was charged Wednesday with felony fleeing or eluding an officer. Seth Gordon Scheele appeared in Kenosha County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon, where Court Commissioner Daniel Kellum set his cash bail at $4,000.
George E. Malone Jr., 57, of Kenosha in Court(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 57-year-old Kenosha man accused of crashing into a parked vehicle while impaired and then fleeing on foot was sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in the Kenosha County Jail after pleading guilty to a felony fourth-offense OWI. Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson imposed
Jose Peralta, 21, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Racine man who led a Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase through Somers, reaching speeds of about 120 mph before shutting off his headlights and ultimately crashing into another motorist, was sentenced Wednesday by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson to one year in state prison followed by
Convicted Murderer Dequelvin M. Douglas, 47 and Governor Tony Evers (D) KENOSHA, Wis. — More than 31 years after Dequelvin M. Douglas shot Solomon Bankhead three times and then chased down Jerry L. Darden, shooting Darden in the back and killing him, Douglas is seeking to have his life sentence commuted — a request drawing unusually forceful opposition from both Kenosha County Circuit
KENOSHA, Wis. — We live in Kenosha, Wisconsin. We do not live in Chicago, Illinois. We are not okay with cashless bail, but that is exactly what Kenosha County has increasingly begun to look like under Judicial Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. Kenosha County Eye has watched Kellum closely since the Kenosha County judges hired him this summer. We gave him
Michael J. Harnisch, 37(Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha man and registered child sex offender accused of raping a co-worker was released on no-cash bail Friday by Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum. Michael J. Harnisch Michael J. Harnisch You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.
Santana R. Ross, 29, of Chicago(Lake County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 29-year-old Chicago woman accused of driving a stolen vehicle while wearing a hospital gown, smashing into a police squad and fleeing officers at nearly 100 mph is now wanted in Kenosha County after failing to appear in court Tuesday — while she remains locked up in Illinois. Santana R. Ross,
Brett M. Spitzer, 55, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Brett M. Spitzer, 55, of Kenosha, was released from custody Tuesday on a $1,000 no-cash bail after prosecutors charged him with disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer, both as a repeater, following an incident in which police say he threw gasoline through a window into a home, screamed racial slurs and
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Kevin
Always appreciate your recommendations/opinions on electoral matters in the county.
Next time, maybe it would be even more helpful if you posted them prior to early voting and again on election day. I did my research prior to casting my early vote, and voted accordingly. I would like to think others are just as diligent but alas, that is not the case.
Just sayin!
I will do that in the future. I always thought that somebody like me making recommendations was a little pretentious. However, I have gotten enough encouragement to translate my knowledge into recommendations.
Even discerning voters who research the issues, and the candidates, should be open to additional information. We all need your insights considering the Kenosha News offers nothing but ‘woketard’ Dem talking points.
There is nothing pretentious in sharing your recommendations and opinions. We are free to accept or not to accept.
I especially look to the Eye for the ‘hold-your-nose-and-read’ exposes of the corruption stench in Pleasant Prairie. Among many other problems there, the revolving door of administrative employees in key decision making positions who retire only to resurface in elected positions (aka Trustees as in Polocoff) needs to stop. Especially when they serve to just be rubber stamps for the powers that be.
Keep up the good work!
The whole swamp (Pleasant Prairie) needs to be drained, Pollocoff came back to cover his tracks. If he cared about the village he would retire and let the new leadership guide the future, but he wants his $$$
Why do you early vote? It’s unconstitutional! If you can’t make it on voting day, your vote shouldn’t count. This is how they steal it every time. The people keep playing along.
“Early” or as it used to be called, “Absentee” mail in voting was restricted to those legitimately out of town or the country.
But that was hard to verify.
And it became abused.
If you are “invalid”, by definition you have someone or someone’s taking care of you. They should be able to drive you to the polls. And help you fill out a ballot. Legitimately.
It’s the “mail-ins” that are the problem.
Stop mail ins.
Early Voting is a Mechanism to determine how many votes are needed on Election Day to fraudulently Win by a small margin.
A lot of us die hard “ keeping our nose involved so we do our civic duty “ to vote each and every election sometimes need just a little help discerning between the “non partisans “ in these spring elections.
I like to vote early both for the convenience and the surety of not missing that one day.
Recommendations at least two weeks before !
Shame on you. You are part of the problem with stolen elections and not caring. This is why voting nowadays is fake n gay.
Who knows what happens to early ballots with out crooked clerk 😫
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Agree not much of a choice but isn’t Bogdala less flakey?
This dood in my hood is super conservative—- he had a Bogdala sign, so that’s who I voted for
Anyone but berg, Joel and Landry. Be better off with no one in either of them areas. And yes I live in bergs district and he’s all about asking for money and does nothing for us
$51,000 is what one Illinois dark money special interest groups spent on behalf of Iverson.
If she needs that much help, then she shouldn’t be judge.