By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board member discussed Feb. 15 having holiday lighting and/or decorative banners installed on the village square and the four corridors leading into the square. The idea has been brought up at various times over the years by different trustees and again […]
Month: February 2016
One, two, three!
A team from Northside Intermediate School in Milton jumps into the water during the Polar Plunge as part of Whitewater’s annual Freeze Fest event Feb. 13. In addition to the plunge the event featured a chili cook-off at Cravath Lakefront Park and sled dog rides at Irvin L. Young Memorial […]
Sex offender returned to Whitewater
A sex offender was expected to return to Whitewater Feb. 16, according to the Whitewater Police Department and the state Department of Corrections. The offender, who is not named in the press release from the departments, is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed […]
Man charged with stalking woman in Town of East Troy
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday for a Mukwonago man charged with violating a restraining order and stalking his ex-girlfriend in the Town of East Troy. Peter R. Murphy, 51, was charged Feb. 10 in Walworth County Circuit Court with stalking, two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping and […]
Little Hats, Big Hearts
Newborns at Lakeland receive red hats to raise heart-health awareness By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When Katie and Shawn Murphy, of Delavan, welcomed their daughter Marlie Jade Murphy into the world at 10:19 a.m. on Feb. 9, Aurora Lakeland Medical Center had a special gift for the newborn – a […]
Makeup of committees, commissions may change
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Should an elected representative serve on each of Whitewater’s boards, commissions and committees? This was a question officials grappled with recently. Patrick Singer, who helms the Common Council, discussed with his elected colleagues on Feb. 2 the prospect of changing the member composition of three appointed […]
Public meeting set regarding Highway 12 in Genoa City
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Southeast Region will have a public involvement meeting to discuss the rehabilitation of Highway 12 and Highway H in Genoa City from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Genoa City Village Hall, 715 Walworth St., Genoa City. The purpose of the work is to […]
Nephew creates shadow box of uncle’s war memorabilia
Late Delavan man was World War II POW By Vicky Wedig Editor Former Beloit man Ray Hallett was born after his uncle of the same name – a World War II prisoner of war from Delavan – died. As his uncle’s namesake, Hallett, who now lives in Germany, inherited the […]
Three regional titles lift wrestlers
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn won three individual titles and finished third in the team standings Feb. 13 in a WIAA Division 1 Regional Wrestling Tournament at Elkhorn Area High School. The top four finishers in each weight class at the regional meet advance to the sectional meet Saturday at […]
Elks fall to conference leader
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Westosha Central outscored the Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team by seven points in the second half and beat the Elks 53-47 Feb. 12 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home. The Elks (6-13, 2-10 SLC) played a non-conference game Tuesday at Monona Grove […]
