Mental Health Week + Foxconn + Weekend Basement Fire

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, John Quinnies, your host of the Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Decreasing clouds. High: 71 Low: 60.

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Here are the top stories today in Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant:

1. Mental Health Week is running in Racine Unified School District schools Oct. 4-8. Learn more here. (Press Release Desk)
2. With the news on Foxconn purchasing a plant in Ohio, there have been plenty of takes on the Mount Pleasant facility. Here's one. (Mahoning Matters)
3. Here's another take on Foxconn and the dwindling expectations toward the company after years of inaction. (FOX 6 Milwaukee)
4. A basement fire damaged a Mount Pleasant home over the weekend. (Racine County Eye)

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Today in Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant:

• Racine Dairy Statesmen (9:00 AM)
• Village 2022 Budget Meeting - Mount Pleasant Village Meetings (4:00 PM)
• Ballroom Dance classes - beginner (7:00 PM)

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Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch Notebook

• City of Racine, On the lake: "Beginning Thursday, October 7th, the Public Health Department will be offering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine through its City Hall Clinic. The booster doses (as well as first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine..." (Facebook)
• Racine Public Library: "As part of its Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, RPL welcomes stories written by past and current English Language Learner students from the Racine Literacy Council. Each year, the RLC publishes its literary magazine Life's Voyages, i..." (Facebook)
• Racine Public Library: "Know any teens interested in LGBTQ+ activism? They're invited to join us Monday, October 18th, at 4:30 p.m. to hear from Kristen Whitson & Jenny Kalvaitis, authors of We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring and Understanding the His..." (Facebook)

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