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News from throughout Walworth County

East Troy

Board approves director’s leave

Decision avoids controversy of telecommuting plan By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education voted Monday to approve a request for a one-year leave of absence from Special Education Director Tim Peerenboom. The move, at least for now, puts to rest a controversy that […]

Elkhorn

Wescott calls it a career

Greg Wescott District administrator reminisces about his lifelong vocation and his 16 years in Elkhorn By John Koski Staff Writer  Greg Wescott sat at the conference table in his office in the historic 1887 building Thursday morning. His personal belongings had already been removed. The walls were mostly bare and […]

Whitewater

Visiting royalty

First Citizens State Bank in Whitewater was in the spotlight on June 21 thanks to a special visit by Kristin Olson, Wisconsin’s new Alice in Dairyland. Free Culver’s custard, milk, string cheese and yogurt were served. Jim Caldwell, First Citizens State Bank President & CEO, said, “We are pleased to […]

Delavan

W. Gordon Yadon 1923-2013

By Vicky Wedig Editor W. Gordon Yadon was known for his uncanny ability to recall facts about the history of Delavan and its people and his respect for everyone. “His knowledge of Delavan history … I don’t know if anybody could ever replace that,” Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis said Monday. Nieuwenhuis […]

Delavan

Highway 11 re-opens

Highway 11 re-opened at about 12:15 p.m. after being closed Wednesday morning because of flooding. About two-tenths of a mile of the road – from Highway 89 east to Pink’s Lane – was closed while crews worked to pump about a foot of water from the roadway. Walworth County Department […]

Whitewater

A barrel of fun

Arts Alliance public art project beautifies downtown Whitewater By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In recent weeks, a number of locally produced artistic creations have been dotting the downtown Whitewater streetscape, and organizers hope spectators are having a barrel of fun taking in the works. For the ninth consecutive year, the Whitewater […]