Month: August 2015

East Troy

It’s back to school Sept. 1

Online registration available through Aug. 10 The first day of school for the 2015-16 East Troy Community Schools is Sept. 1. Online registration for all returning/enrolled students is available on the district’s website at www.easttroy.k12.wi.us until Aug. 10. All necessary documents can be completed online via Family Access along with […]

East Troy

Visit the East Troy airport

Open house, pancake breakfast set for Sunday The Friends of the East Troy Airport open house and pancake breakfast begins at 7 a.m. on Sunday at the East Troy Municipal Airport, 2085 Highway L. The annual event, which runs until noon, features a pancake breakfast; airplane rides; vintage, homebuilt and […]

Elkhorn

Crash closes Highway 11 in Elkhorn

All lanes of Highway 11 near Highway F in Elkhorn are closed early Friday afternoon due to a motor vehicle crash, according to an official with the state Department of Transportation. As of 12:50 p.m., DOT officials estimated the highway would remain closed for “several hours.” The Walworth County Sheriff’s […]

Obituaries

FRANCIS BRADY

Francis “Fran” Brady, 81, of East Troy died Aug. 4, 2015, surrounded by his family in East Troy. He was born Nov. 1, 1933, to the late Francis and Mary Brady, in East Troy. He met and married Jan (Karnath) Brady in East Troy. They were married for 57 wonderful […]

Whitewater

City awards several construction contracts

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Heading into the dog days of summer, Whitewater officials have awarded a series of construction contracts aimed at improving roadways and one of the city’s oldest public buildings. Plans to revitalize the Armory building downtown were completed July 21 when the Common Council voted to award […]

Whitewater

Working (and camping) together

Whitewater FFA officers (from the left): Megan Reynolds, Emily Heckert, Anna Lucht, Sammantha Thelan, Courtney Frie, Allyson Carlson and Matthew Lucht​​ take a break at the recent FFA officer camp held at Lake Kegonsa. During camp, the officers had the opportunity to collaborate and discuss what they as a team […]

Obituaries

JOHN J. TINCHER

      John Jay Tincher, 60, passed away July 31, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born Sept. 21, 1954, in Columbia, Miss., to William I. Tincher and Cornelia M. (Coxe) Tincher. He spent early childhood in Columbia, Miss., and excelled in math and science at […]

Obituaries

KATHLEEN MITCHELL

Kathleen Mitchell, 73, of East Troy, died in her son’s arms on Aug. 2, 2015. She was born Dec. 27, 1941, to the late John and Frances Ellen Bast in Fond du Lac. She married the late John L. Mitchell, in Minocqua, on Aug. 18, 1965. She graduated from the […]

Obituaries

GENE R. MOEDE

      Gene Roland Moede, 68, of Delavan, died Aug. 1, 2015, surrounded by family at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. He was born March 2, 1947, in Milwaukee to Melvin and Eleanor (Reich) Moede. He married Kathleen Andritsch on May 28, 1972. He and his wife owned The Gin […]