• Heather Asiyanbi, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant, WI

All I've really wanted to do was write for a living, and I've been lucky enough to have been able to do just that for most of my professional life. Whether I was working Features for the Daily Herald, Illinois' 3rd largest daily, covering Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant as a stringer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel or writing press releases for clients at a public relations agency, I've spent nearly my entire career writing. Being an editor for Patch brings me back full time to news and newspapers (in a fashion), and I couldn't be happier!

Your Beliefs

At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for you to inject your beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know.

Politics 

How would you describe your political beliefs? Are you registered with a certain party?

I am not registered to any party and consider myself an independent, voting for the candidate(s) I feel are most aligned with my views.

Religion

How religious would you consider yourself? 

I believe in God.

Local Hot-Button Issues

What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?

Growth, development, taxes, the school system, village leadership, jobs/unemployment and home values seem to dominate conversations and concerns across the board.

Where do you stand on each of these issues?

I don't stand anywhere on the issues. My job is to report the facts as accurately and as objectively as possible so the reader can decide where he/she stands.

Posting Activity

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Good Samaritan Saves Kitten from Potential Harm

June will be up for adoption soon, thanks to the quick thinking and kindness of one Racine man and his wife during Be Kind to Animals Month.

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Teen Father Charged with Shaking Baby

A young father is charged with shaking his baby and causing severe brain damage to the child.

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New User Fee on Village Board Agenda

Trustees will discuss a new user fee to help pay for fire protection services that is currently part of the property taxes property owners pay to the village each year.

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All That Glittered and More at Annual Post Prom

Almost 2,000 students from nine schools partied at the annual Rotary Post Prom Saturday at Festival Hall. Share your photos here!

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