🌱 Patch AM: What investigators say happened in the fatal Highway 31 Caledonia crash

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In today's newsletter:

• What investigators say happened in the fatal Highway 31 Caledonia crash

Also on today's calendar: Racine Dairy Statesmen Fall Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 70.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• 2 dead after head-on crash on Highway 31 in Caledonia (racinecountyeye.com) — A deadly head-on collision on Highway 31 in Caledonia Wednesday afternoon left two people dead and a Caledonia woman seriously injured, according to local police. The crash, south of 5 Mile Road, involved a Lincoln Town Car crossing into oncoming traffic and striking a Subaru with Caledonia residents and a young Oak Creek child inside. Investigators are reconstructing the crash and asking witnesses to contact Caledonia police.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Caledonia

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Racine Dairy Statesmen Fall Show →
  Trinity Lutheran Church and School, 2065 Geneva St, Racine
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Professional Learning Day (In Building)
  Gifford El Racine, WI 53406
Tuesday September 1
• Kindergarten & 4K Orientation Day
  Knapp El Racine, WI 53405
• First Day of School →
  Johnson El Racine, WI 53405
• Grades 1-5 First Day of School
  Julian Thomas El Racine, WI 53404
• Park First Day of School
  Park Hi 1901 12th St, Racine, WI 53403, USA
  7:00 am
• 4K & Kindergarten Orientation Session #1
  Jerstad-Agerholm Sch Racine, WI 53402
  9:00 am
• Kindergarten Orientation
  Julian Thomas El Racine, WI 53404
  9:00 am
• 4k Orientation
  Julian Thomas El Racine, WI 53404
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Move & Restore on the Trails →
  River Bend Nature Center, 3600 N Green Bay Rd, Racine
  10:30 am
Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  , Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• ERV-toberfest- Food & beer Festival →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The wild rice harvesting season is just starting!
  If you're planning to harvest wild rice, make sure the rice is ripe before you begin. Mature seeds are knocked off easily. If significant force or… (Nextdoor )
• I remember seeing Porter Wagner and Dolly when I was 7-9 age.
  Anyway I had a broken arm. My dad took me back stage they both signed it. I held on to it for long time. (Nextdoor Caledonia)

• Cal-Maine Foods posted a job opening for Shipping Coordinator - 2nd Shift in Caledonia. Apply here.
• CleanPower - Marsden Holding Company posted a job opening for Part Time Evening Cleaning - Oak Creek, WI in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Caledonia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Racine

• Students, community celebrate facility upgrades at Racine Unified schools funded by 2020 referendum (tmj4.com)
• Meet Poncho: Featured Pet for August 28, 2026 (racinecountyeye.com)
• The 'renegade' Racine architect behind southeast Wisconsin's round houses (wuwm.com)

Milwaukee

• Video: WI Parent Cited After Tripping 9-Year-Old Player During Youth Football Game (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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