Proposal would cost $600 per month, maintain city presence in marketplace By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of engaging ICI Commercial Corporation to enter an agreement for marketing services for the city. According to a memo from City Administrator Sam Tapson, contact was […]
Month: March 2015
A path to the future
Studio 84 aims to connect people with disabilities with community By Heather Ruenz Studio 84 in Whitewater has found a unique way to help people with disabilities express themselves, through art, after all, as Deb Blackwell, studio director said: “Everybody’s got a gift and should use that for the […]
An inspired partnership
Inspiration Ministries teaming up with Bayside Athletics Bayside Athletics is now partnering with Inspiration Ministries to offer cheerleading and tumbling to special needs athletes. In January, Inspiration Ministries combined both resale stores into a single location leaving one of the stores available for future planning, according to press a release […]
Felon allegedly found with multiple guns
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 25 for an East Troy felon allegedly found with multiple guns and drug paraphernalia. Christopher D. Maciosek, 29, was charged March 9 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession of a firearm by a felon, felony bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia. […]
City looks to update property maintenance codes
By Kellen Olshefski Editor At its upcoming meeting on Monday Elkhorn’s Municipal Service and Utilities Committee is expected to take a look at some alterations to the city’s property maintenance code. At it’s last meeting, the committee continued discussions on where problems might lie within the codes and what could […]
Space Camp an out of this world opportunity
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Space Camp. The name carries an ethereal quality that speaks to new adventures, bold horizons and life-changing experiences. A trio from the Whitewater Unified School District will learn this summer what all the fuss is about. Teacher Dianna Callope and students Alisha Parboteeah and Nicole Sedmak […]
ANNA E. BROOKS BENJAMIN
Anna Evelyn Brooks Benjamin, 92, died on March 19, 2015, at Fairhaven in Whitewater. Ann, as she was known to her friends, was born on Oct. 3, 1922, on the Randall family farm in Jackson County, Ohio, to the Rev. George W. Brooks, a missionary of the American Sunday School […]
Fourth man charged in Troy shooting, robbery
Two suspects plead not guilty to beating couple, shooting woman in leg By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A fourth man – Jacob Curler, 33, of East Troy – was charged March 9 in connection with an October robbery in the Town of Troy in which a man was beaten and […]
Absentee voting scheduled for area nursing homes
Special voting deputies appointed by the Village of East Troy will be administering absentee voting for the residents of Brolen Park and East Troy Manor for the 2015 Spring General Election. Deputies will be at Brolen Park at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, and at East Troy Manor at […]
Bring it on!
Boys head to state basketball tournament By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is no shortage of firepower headed to this weekend’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 State Boys Basketball Tournament in Madison. The top-three teams, according to the season’s final poll, including last year’s champion, Brown Deer, highlight the field. […]