By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The ongoing discussion of the future of Whitewater’s wastewater treatment plant reached a new chapter last week when a potential public-private partnership for one component of the project bubbled to the surface. While city officials capped off 2015 with a plan to allocate $20.7 million toward […]
Month: March 2016
‘It’s a good lesson… being hungry’
Local youth team up for hunger awareness event By Heather Ruenz Editor About 30 kids from local church youth groups teamed up recently to bring hunger awareness to the streets of Whitewater, literally, in a 30-hour famine event. The teenagers collected food and money for the Whitewater Food Pantry and […]
City looking into signage for Geneva Street businesses
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff City of Elkhorn staff is looking into signage for businesses off of Elkhorn’s East Geneva Street disadvantaged by the construction paired with the Highway 12 and Highway NN interchange project. With turn lanes and entrances to businesses being unclear because of the construction, the topic […]
Council supports lakes study
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s two local bodies of water — Cravath and Trippe lakes — could receive some tender loving care this year after city officials have backed a series of proposals. The city had unsuccessfully sought grant dollars from the state Department of Natural Resources to study the […]
Update: Whitewater man facing numerous drug charges
Man was allegedly running marijuana operation out of Whitewater apartment By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff A 22-year old Whitewater man is facing multiple drug-related charges after a traffic stop in East Troy on March 11. Cody A. Arn, 212 W. Whitewater St., Unit 2, Whitewater, was charged in Walworth County […]
LOWELL KASTEN
Lowell “Luke” Kasten, 88, Delavan, died March 21, 2016, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. He was born in Freeport, Ill., Jan. 31, 1928, to the late LeeRoy and Mabel (Huber) Kasten. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and returned to the Midwest to study dairy […]
‘Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible’ to perform
Looking for something a little bit out of the ordinary to do this April Fool’s Day? Come to Young Auditorium on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. to see the “amazing talent and stage antics” of Tomas Kubinek as he “provokes hearty laughter” and smiles during his “Certified Lunatic and […]
DOT, county looking into alternate truck route
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff At least for now, the possibility of an alternate truck route that would send trucks off of Highway 14 down Highway K and away from Walworth’s downtown is out of the Village of Walworth’s hands. At the March 17 Village of Walworth Highway 14 Ad […]
City to hold off on second field at Tasch
Delaying construction of field would bring cost down, allow city time to make sure space is suitable By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted March 21 in favor of holding off on the construction of the second field at Tasch Park this year. City of […]
Board says no archery range at Village Hall
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff After another lengthy debate, the East Troy Village Board voted 5-2 to move forward with the grant application to build an archery range in the village, but only under the condition that it would not be located on Village Hall property. The board members listened […]
