Two suspects plead not guilty to beating couple, shooting woman in leg By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A fourth man – Jacob Curler, 33, of East Troy – was charged March 9 in connection with an October robbery in the Town of Troy in which a man was beaten and […]
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Absentee voting scheduled for area nursing homes
Special voting deputies appointed by the Village of East Troy will be administering absentee voting for the residents of Brolen Park and East Troy Manor for the 2015 Spring General Election. Deputies will be at Brolen Park at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, and at East Troy Manor at […]
Garden club to no longer plant downtown
Project becoming difficult for members of the 88-year-old club By Kellen Olshefski Editor When Phyllis Olson stood in front of the City of Elkhorn Common Council two weeks ago, it was to share some somewhat disheartening news. After taking on city beautification for many years, Olson, a member of the […]
Men sentenced in sexual assault of 14-year-old
Probation, jail-time ordered for all three By Kellen Olshefski Editor Two of the three Elkhorn men charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in December 2013 were sentenced Tuesday, March 10. All three men pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault charges last year. Walworth County Circuit Court Judge James Carlson […]
WHIPPET GOOD
By Heather Ruenz Editor It was evident from the get-go that Whitewater came into Saturday’s Division 3 state title game prepared to leave it all on the floor. When the final buzzer sounded at the packed Resch Center in Green Bay, the Whippets had made history with their […]
‘High Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy’
Big Foot High School drama opens tonight Big Foot High School will be presenting its production of “The High Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy,” by Bryan Starchman, on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 in the Big Foot High School auditorium. The play focuses on four high school freshmen, […]
Williams Bay High to present ‘Memories’ March 21 and 22
Production is both written and directed by students Williams Bay High School will be presenting its production of its student written and directed play, “Memories,” on March 21 and 22 at the school. The play focuses on four old classmates who reunite for their 10-year high school reunion and find […]
Red-hot chili peppers
Bruce (left) and Noah Voss serve up chili and hot dogs during the silent auction and chili dinner held at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth on March 7. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Spring Prairie man dies in early morning crash
A 25-year-old Spring Prairie man died this morning when the truck he was driving crashed into a tree on South Road in the Town of Lyons. Earl J. Finke, the sole occupant of the 2005 Ford F250, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department. […]
Firefighters left breathless to fight lung cancer
Area departments to participate in Fight for Air Climb in Milwaukee on Saturday By Vicky Wedig Editor Firefighter Frank Taylor figures climbing 94 flights of stairs carrying 70 pounds of equipment is like child birth – after the memory of the pain fades, one is willing to do it again. […]
