Man arrested at Big Foot Beach State Park after police arranged meeting through app A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 2 for an Illinois man charged with having sex with a 12-year-old girl in Lake Geneva whom he met online. Adam Michael Rhodes, 22, of Kildeer, Ill., was charged […]
Month: November 2015
Girls to face worthy opponents for state title
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent And then there were four. After a full season of 40 matches, two more wins are all that stand in the way of the East Troy volleyball team and their second Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state title in three years. But it won’t be […]
Presenting the budget
2016 village budget presented to public, board By Tracy Ouellette Editor Village of East Troy Clerk-Treasurer Eileen Suhm presented the village’s 2016 budget to the Village Board and public at Monday night’s meeting. The $2,6 million budget is a .39 percent increase on the 2015 budget. Suhm said at Monday […]
Fall musical opens Friday
High School drama club to present ‘Cinderella’ this weekend By Tracy Ouellette Editor When it came time for the East Troy High School drama students to choose a fall musical, it wasn’t a difficult task to pick one. “This group in particular seems to really follow the Disney movies, so […]
Shave and a haircut
Nostalgia the secret to barbershop’s success, owner says By Tracy Ouellette Editor It was just a little more than a year ago when single mother of three, Diane Lies, decided she wanted to open a barbershop. The 45-year-old licensed barber and cosmetologist from Walworth said she hadn’t cut hair in […]
New in the district
Whitewater welcomes 12 new teachers to the classroom By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater Unified School District began the 2015-16 school year by welcoming 12 new teachers. The new teachers were selected from more than 200 applicants, including 48 who were interviewed at least one time. WUSD Director of Instruction […]
SANDRA L. CZAPLICKI
Sandra L. Czaplicki, 57, of Whitewater, died Oct. 31, 2015. Services will be 6 p.m., Thursday, at Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan with visitation from 3 to 6 p.m. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
ELLEN L. GRIES
Ellen L. Gries, 90, of Belvidere, Ill., passed away the afternoon of Oct. 28, 2015, at Northwoods Care Centre, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 5, 1925, to Amos and Libbie Callow. She married Harold A. Gries in 1946, in a Catholic ceremony in […]
BARBARA S. KNACK
Barbara Schulz Knack (nee Groth), 68, passed away Oct. 28, 2015. She was born in Maywood, Ill., June 30, 1947, to Ollie and Francis (Frantz) Groth. She was a longtime member at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post No. 15051. […]
Committee talks birds and bees
City discussing allowance of bee hives and chickens in city limits By Kellen Olshefski Editor The city of Elkhorn Legislative and Regulatory Committee took time last Thursday to discuss the city’s stance on the allowance of beekeeping and chickens within city limits. The topic of beekeeping was brought forth to […]
