Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Friday, April 19, 2024
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR It might be the sport Elkhorn Area High School is best at right now, but it’s also the sport likely least talked about. Elkhorn’s powerlifting team doesn’t compete at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association level, and as a result, may sometimes get overlooked. […]
An initial appearance is scheduled for March 20 for an East Troy band teacher charged with inappropriately touching female students. John C. Rash, 45, was charged March 6 in Walworth County Circuit Court with four counts of repeated sexual assault of a child. He faces up to $400,000 in […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT Progress began on razing the former Perkins building at the intersection of Borg Road and E. Geneva Street last week, with the building being completely demolished. The Common Council approved a conditional use permit in August for the building to be razed and […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR Highway 43 was shut both ways near Darien the evening of Feb. 9 as a wrong-way driver caused what would turn out to be a fatal crash. The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release Friday regarding the crash, which claimed the life […]
By Tracy Ouellette Editor in Chief The East Troy Community School District Board of Education has a seat on the spring ballot and three candidates have thrown their hats into the ring, requiring a primary election on Tuesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Incumbent School […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR When director Jerod Howard began putting together the cast for the Lakeland Players’ production of “Steel Magnolias,” he had a wealth of talent to choose from. “We had a great turnout,” said Howard, who is guest directing with the Players after working with producer […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT A liquor license application for a new pizza restaurant called Lucky’s was denied by the Common Council on Jan. 17. The restaurant would have been located in the former Little Caesar’s space. Questions about the applicant, Jennifer Halverson, led city staff to recommend […]
By Tracy Ouellette EDITOR The East Troy Village Board gave the go ahead to an update to the Veterans Memorial Wall in Village Square Park at its Jan. 16 meeting. The upgrade will incorporate an honor stone component, according to a memo to the board from Village Clerk […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A fire at a local garbage and recycling company Jan. 8 resulted in no injuries, but plenty of damage at John’s Disposal recycling center. After numerous media requests throughout the day Monday, the City of Whitewater held a press conference at City Hall Monday afternoon to […]
Likely, voters in the East Troy School District will be asked to allow the district to exceed its state set revenue limits by $3 million each year for three years in a non-recurring operating referendum question on the April 4 spring election ballot. The School Board has not yet formally […]
