Public can submit anonymous crime tips and sign-up for free TipSoft alerts The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office and the Walworth County Crime Stoppers program have announced the availability of TipSoft, a service for citizens to anonymously submit crime-related tips through the Web, a text message or from any Android […]
Month: August 2013
Golf outing to raise funds for SMILES
Special Methods in Learning Equine Skills will have a golf outing Sept. 11 at Evergreen Golf Club in Elkhorn to raise funds for the Darien therapeutic riding center. The event feature 18 rounds of golf on the championship course. It will include lunch and special events to test every level […]
Bretl column
Pondering the evolution of office technology By David Bretl Walworth County Board of Supervisors The typewriter repairman always gets nervous when he stops by my office. The occasion of his annual visit is to perform preventive maintenance on the single electric typewriter that serves our seven-person office suite. I explain […]
Wooly mammoths visit East Troy library
Innovative program helps children learn about nature and Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail By John Koski Editor The Ice Age Trail Alliance visited the East Troy Lions Public Library Friday and brought along two special guests – Molly the wooly mammoth and her daughter Millie. The all-volunteer group educated […]
164th Walworth County Fair coming
This year, the fair will stretch from Aug. 28 until Sept. 2. The theme is: “Start your engines and race to the fair.” Admission at the fair gate will be $9 for adults (13 and older), and $3 for children from 6 to 12. Ages 5 and younger are free. […]
Father-daughter duo finish Taiwan coaching stint
A chance to spend two weeks coaching and playing basketball probably never crossed former Big Foot High School standout Jordyn Courier’s mind when she began her collegiate career at Southern Illinois University. But that’s just the opportunity that presented itself – and not only for Courier, but also for her […]
PATRICIA ANN ROCHE PFEIL WHEELER
Patricia Ann Roche Pfeil Wheeler, 84, known affectionately as Tissie, Pat or Granny, died in her sleep Aug. 11, 2013. Pat was born on May 29, 1929, at St. Annes Hospital in Chicago, to Eleanor and Joseph Roche. Her two younger sisters, Carol and Mary, both predeceased her. Growing up […]
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’
Whitewater Police Department to crack down on drunken motorists during the campaign The Whitewater Police Department will be out in force along with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin for the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunken drivers from now until Sept. 2. Drunken […]
School Board OKs $2.5 million in short-term borrowing
By Tyler Lamb Editor A resolution authorizing short-term borrowing of up to $2.5 million was adopted Monday night by the Elkhorn School Board. Board members, with the exception of President Susan Leibsle and Vice President Dave Ketchpaw, voted in favor of the resolution. Leibsle and Ketchpaw were absent from the […]
Essential Yoga offering holistic wellness for the Elkhorn community
Chamber business spotlight By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer For Susan Lancaster, owner of Essential Yoga in Elkhorn, her yoga experience began at a young age, though she said she didn’t truly know it at the time. Lancaster said she began practicing Yoga when she was 16, though she didn’t know […]
