By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The impending purchase of more than 169 acres of land adjacent to the Kettle Moraine State Forest has been viewed as a positive, a forestry official said this week. Paul Sandgren, forestry superintendent with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said the state agency’s purchase of […]
Month: November 2012
DOT sets public meeting on Highway 20 today
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is hosting a public information meeting to discuss upcoming reconstruction of Highway 20, from Highway 67 and Townline Road in East Troy. The meeting, scheduled Thursday, will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Troy Town Hall, N8870 Briggs St. The meeting will be […]
The accidental traveler
Waterford graduate journeys through life and near death By Alexandrea Dahlstrom SNL Staff She goes by the name “Skinny” – a pint-sized world traveler who loves adventures, simple lifestyle and painting among many other things. She got the unusual nickname at the age of 15 and the moniker stuck with […]
Rocking the vote
Lines to vote wrap through the hallways of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater polling center in the Hamilton Center on campus Tuesday. (Tom Ganser photo)
East Troy school referendum strikes out
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Two referendums facing East Troy voters were struck down on Tuesday, according to unofficial results released by the Walworth County Clerk’s Office. East Troy Community School District residents voted “no” for a proposed $17.2 million referendum, which would have provided several upgrades throughout the district […]
MARY J. FELL
Mary J. Fell, 85, of Burlington died Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at her residence. Services will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Steinke Funeral Home, Lake Geneva. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 2 p.m. to time of services at the funeral home.
Absentee, early votes could set state record
More than 545,000 voters requested absentee ballots so far – including more than 392,000 in clerks’ offices – for the Nov. 6 General Election, according to the state Government Accountability Board. “It is clear absentee voting plays an important role in the election, with more than half a million people […]
MAX ROBERT WELLS
Max Robert Wells, 42, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, at Don and Marilyn Anderson Agrace HospiceCare Center, Fitchburg. He was born Nov. 27, 1969, to Robert and Roberta (Lechowicz) Wells in Janesville. He graduated from Yankton High School in Yankton, S.D., and earned his bachelors in Mass Communications from Bemidji […]
MARY L. KYNELL
Mary L. Kynell, 65, of Harvard, Ill. died Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012 at Florence Nursing Home in Marengo, Ill. Funeral services were held Nov. 3, 2012 at Alden United Methodist Church in Alden, Ill. Toynton’s Walworth Funeral Home assisted the family.
DEBORAH J. KNULL
Deborah J. Knull, 45, of Delavan died on Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012 at Mercy-Walworth Medical Center in Lake Geneva. She was born Sept. 23, 1967 in Elgin Ill., to Gordon and Louise (Knuth) Stewart. She was united in marriage to James Knull on Oct. 5, 2007. She was employed at […]
