Board of Adjustment finds applicants violated county’s zoning ordinance By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Walworth County Board of Adjustment voted Aug. 11 to deny 23 appeals to violations of the county’s zoning ordinance against short-term rentals. At the board’s July 13 appeal hearings, numerous county residents showed up to […]
Month: August 2016
City fixing elevator at City Hall
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn is in the process of repairing the elevator at City Hall. The Finance and Judicial Committee approved repairs to the elevator at its Aug. 8 meeting because of the urgency of the matter. The full Common Council approved repairs Aug. 15. […]
Village Board approves full-time police officer
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board approved Monday night, the hiring of another full-time police office in the village at the request of Chief Alan Boyes. The approval is conditional on having the money in the 2017 budget, but the board members said if the money […]
Experience returns to tennis team
Coaches aim to make waves in conference, postseason By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There isn’t any lack of experience this year on the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis roster. And with that, comes plenty of expectations as well. Big Foot returns six varsity players from a year ago who should anchor […]
A snappin’ good time
David Stokes (right) shows off a snapping turtle at the Aug. 4 Family Fun Night event at Cravath Lakefront Park Community Center in Whitewater; one of his frogs entertains a trio by jumping around (above.) The events are held throughout the summer and are sponsored by the […]
Back on court
Milena Maroske, the No. 1 singles player for Whitewater High School, is back on the tennis court, shown participating in a Quad meet hosted by East Troy on Aug. 15. (Bob Mischka photo)
Young, but experienced
Tennis team returns eight letter winners for season By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A quick look at the East Troy girls tennis roster shows just three seniors who are expected to make a contribution. But that doesn’t mean the Trojans are a completely inexperienced bunch. East Troy returns eight letter winners […]
Looking at ways to improve Village Hall
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board considered a presentation and architectural renderings for Village Hall improvements presented by Exel Engineering at the Aug. 15 meeting. The board had requested a plan from the company to make the main entrance more user friendly for the public after […]
Crackdown on drunken driving begins today
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign runs from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5 Law enforcement officers throughout the state and the country will be out in force to combat drunken driving during the ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign until Labor Day, Sept. 5. “Enforcement and educational efforts […]
Trojans open season against McFarland tonight
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2015 season didn’t get off on the right foot for the East Troy football squad, as the Trojans dropped their first three games. From there, however, East Troy picked up the pace – to the tune of a six-game winning streak and a berth in […]
