State’s largest county fair runs through Labor Day By Rumasa Noor Staff Writer The Labor Day weekend will mark the 166th anniversary of the Walworth County Fair. The fair will be celebrated from Sept. 2 through 7 on fairgrounds in Elkhorn, 411 E. Court St. The annual event provides entertainment […]
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By Vicky Wedig Editor One year ago this summer, 7-year-old Josie Picard – whose singing voice froze an audience at the Milwaukee Mile and wowed the crowd at the Sky Circus on Ice in Delavan – told the Delavan Enterprise editor the place she’d most like to sing is at […]
Still debating the fate of Chester Byrnes
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy School Board got into another discussion about the fate of Chester Byrnes at Monday night’s meeting. Board member Mike Zei said he wanted to keep the building a “civic campus” and community members had been in contact with him about it. The discussion […]
Big Foot brings on new staff
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Since the start of August, Big Foot High School has announced the addition of several new members to its teaching staff via its Facebook page, as well as the resignation and retirement of others. This year, David Olson, from Madison, will begin his teaching career at […]
Lowering the periscope
Submarine captain from East Troy passes on command By Amanda Gray Contributor The USS Maine Blue crew of the ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine conducted a change of command ceremony at Deterrent Park on Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Aug. 13. Cmdr. Kelly Laing, from Idaho Falls, Idaho, relieved Capt. William Johnson, from […]
Council discusses future CIP
Tasch and Babe Mann parks among priorities for aldermen By Kellen Olshefski Editor In a Committee of the Whole meeting night, City of Elkhorn Councilmen hashed out what their priorities would be for capital improvement projects in the upcoming years. In a memo to councilmen, City Administrator Sam Tapson said […]
To hire or not to hire?
Village Board meeting gets heated over new position By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The heavy lifting into the Village of East Troy’s municipal budget is about to begin. As a prelude to the time-honored ritual, officials this week backed a proposal to seek applicants for a position within the Public Works […]
APFV to host annual walk/paddle Sunday
Proceeds to support association’s efforts The Association for the Prevention of Family Violence of Walworth County is hosting its third annual Victory Over Violence Walk/Paddle to End Abuse fundraiser this Sunday. The annual event is an athletic and fund-raising opportunity to support the Association for the Prevention of Family Violence […]
Library façade could cost city extra $14,000
Topic to be further fleshed out at committee level By Kellen Olshefski Editor In a special meeting Monday night, the City of Elkhorn Common Council saw the return of the library façade to the agenda, but this time concerning a slab etched with the library’s name. Ultimately, despite being […]
Going, going … gone
A red sky at night is a sailor’s delight, as the old saying goes and it was accurate the morning after this spectacular sunset on Lake Beulah, near East Troy, last weekend. With autumn just around the corner, area residents are trying to get the most out of the final […]