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Despite referendum dollars, mill rate expected to drop By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff At its May 23 meeting, the Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education got its first chance to review the district’s preliminary budget for the 2016-2017 year. And as for Elkhorn taxpayers, it seems this budget could […]
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Five vehicles were damaged in a suspicious fire that broke out early Sunday morning at Main Street Motors in East Troy. Village of East Troy Deputy Police Chief Jeremy Swendrowski said arson is suspected in the fire that began in a truck behind the car dealership. […]
Chamber hosts First Friday events on the square this summer The Milwaukee Ballet will be in East Troy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3, as part of East Troy’s new First Friday series. “First Fridays are an exciting way to celebrate everything our town has to offer and reconnect […]
By Vicky Wedig Editor The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department released new information Thursday that clarified how a crash occurred that killed four people Saturday in the Town of Sharon. Initially, deputies believed a 2011 pick-up truck occupied by the Venegas family of Delavan, three of whom were killed, failed to […]
Four people – including three members of a Delavan family – were killed in a three-vehicle crash in the Town of Sharon. The crash occurred at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday at County Highway K and Town Hall Road and involved a semi, a pick-up truck and a sport utility […]
Golf team also wins regional By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School boys track team hosted and won the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional on May 23 with 233 points. Kenosha Bradford came in second with 216. The top four event finishers advanced to the sectional May 26 […]
Baseball wins one, loses one heading into regional By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger softball team concluded its season with a 14-2 loss to No. 3 seed Janesville Craig in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional semi-final May 26 in Janesville. The game took two days to […]
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Entering the final week of the regular season at 5-12-3 overall, the Delavan-Darien High School girls soccer team was fighting for seeding placement within the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament with two games left on its schedule. After the week was over, the team split the […]
Comets enter regional final as No. 1 seed By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School softball team concluded its regular season with a 20-6 overall record and earned a No. 1 seed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament. The Comets received a No. 2 seed at the end […]
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Town Board approved an agreement May 17 that will allow Lakeside Bait and Tackle to rent canoes and kayaks to customers at Community Park. Tackle shop owner John Mikrut proposed the plan to the town saying in a letter to the Park and […]