TMJ4 coverage: Racine County residents prepare for tax filing season

By Lauren Sklba

With tax season beginning Monday, Wisconsin residents have several free options to file their returns without paying hefty preparation fees.

WisTax isn't the only free filing option available. Services like Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, offer tax preparation and filing completely free of charge.

The rest of the story can be read at TMJ4's website.

Journal Times coverage: Mitchell School eighth graders collect more than 4,000 items for food drive

By Ryan Patterson

Students smiled as they carried and unloaded boxes Monday morning.

That was the culmination of a Mitchell K-8 School eighth grade capstone project where students donated more than 4,000 items to the Racine County Food Bank and Women’s Resource Center.

Mitchell students Monica Martinez and Javaya Young appreciated helping the community and said it was meaningful to see the results of their efforts.

“It feels good to give back to our community and see people in need getting what they need,” Martinez said.

Interested in helping out?