Legion baseball team takes down Union Grove, 8-5 By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The early part of the summer season hasn’t been all that kind to the East Troy Post 188 Legion baseball team. But after getting its first win of the season Sunday, the hope is that things are […]
Month: June 2014
Judge sets bond at $1 million for suspected murder
He’s charged with hiding women’s corpses in suitcases along road in Town of Geneva By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Walworth County Circuit Court Judge David Reddy set a $1 million cash bond today for a 52-year-old West Allis man charged with hiding two corpses in suitcases in the Town of […]
Wisconsin Oven names new building after David Strand
Expanded operations means more jobs By Tracy Ouellette Editor Wisconsin Oven Corporation President David Strand was surprised June 11 when company owner Philippe Blandineres named the new building at its 2675 Main St. site after him. “I had no idea he was going to do it,” Strand said. “It was […]
Teacher suspended for grabbing student’s arm
By Tracy Ouellette Editor A handful of parents showed up at the June 9 East Troy Community Schools Board of Education meeting to protest the two-day suspension of a teacher for grabbing a student’s arm during class. District choir teacher Rodger Trader confirmed Friday, he was the teacher who was […]
Former cop allegedly confessed to killing women
For now, he’s charged with hiding corpses in case that involves sexually deviant behavior, dumping bodies stuffed in suitcases By Vicky Wedig Editor A West Allis man who allegedly “caused the deaths” of two women he met online in 2012 and 2013 is scheduled to appear in Walworth County Circuit […]
‘Good Morning Vietnam’
Big Foot High School history teacher receives fellowship to visit Vietnam By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor For the past four years, Christina Taylor has used books and videos to teach about the Vietnam War to her students at Big Foot High School. This fall, she will be able to […]
County Zoning Agency tables decision on conditional use permit for shingle recycling
Residents flock to meeting to speak out in opposition of potential recycling operation in the Town of Lafayette By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor One by one, people wearing fluorescent green stickers that said in all caps “NO SHINGLES” went to the podium in front of the Walworth County Zoning […]
Big smiles
City of Whitewater Police Department officers, from the left: Saul Valdez, Jennifer Ludlum and William Oliver, are all smiles while doing their part to keep kids safe at Whitewater Middle School recently. (Tom Ganser photo)
West Allis man arrested in connection with deaths of women found in Town of Geneva
A West Allis man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in suitcases in the Town of Geneva on June 5. Steven M. Zelich, 52, of 8011 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, was taken into custody June 25. He was charged in […]
Elkhorn resident takes to the skies once again with help from the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight
By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor Werner Semling had never been to Washington, D.C., until June 7, when he went on the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. Semling, 80, was one of a group of Wisconsin veterans who had served in the military during the Korean Conflict who went […]
