Public budget hearing slated for Nov. 14 By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Common Council was presented with copies of City Administrator Sam Tapson’s transmittal letter and proposed 2017 budget at the Oct. 17 meeting. Tapson said councilmembers will meet for several budget sessions in the coming […]
Month: October 2016
Colorful march
Members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater marching band make their way down Main Street Saturday morning in the annual Warhawk Homecoming parade. See more photos from the parade and coverage from the football game – the Warhwaks beat UW-Stevens Point 24-2 to remain undefeated this season – […]
Three take honors at National FFA Convention
Three Big Foot High School students recently made Big Foot High School proud, placing at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., last weekend, according to a post to the high school’s Facebook page. Big Foot High School’s Amelia Hayden placed first in the nation in Food Products and Processing […]
Homicide suspect in custody
Police believe it was a targeted incident A Whitewater man was murdered earlier this week and the lone suspect is in custody, according to police. Ken Myszkewicz, 43, was found dead in his home on West Peck Street in Whitewater early Tuesday morning. Police had received a 911 call for […]
MARGARET FRIEMOTH DENEEN
Margaret Friemoth Deneen, 96, of East Troy went to the Lord on Oct. 20, 2016 at East Troy Manor in East Troy. Margaret Deneen was born Feb. 22, 1920, in East Troy, the daughter of the late Margaret Josephine (Chart) and Frank Henry Friemoth. She had 15 siblings. She married […]
ANGELINE M. NOTTLING
Angeline M. Nottling (formerly Swenarski), 92, died Oct. 19, 2016, at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice, Milwaukee. She was born Oct. 5, 1924, to John and Mathilda (Hartman) Nottling in Sheboygan. She attended Central High School in Sheboygan, received a Bachelor of Science from Cardinal Stritch University and a nursing degree […]
District attorney resigns before end of term
Likely successor working as special prosecutor in DA’s office By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff District Attorney Dan Necci resigned from the Walworth County DA’s office before the end of his tenure, and his likely replacement has been appointed as a special prosecutor in the office. After deciding not to seek […]
School district levy to drop
State aid numbers released; taxpayers to see about 11 cent drop on this year’s mill rate despite potential passage of referendum By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff General state aid numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction were released Oct. 15, as required by state statute, and according to officials […]
Terrorizing for a cause
Area man to put on haunted house to benefit Walworth County Alliance for Children By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff While some are out picking up bags of bite-sized treats in preparation for the hordes of ghosts and ghouls that will be flocking to the streets in just a few weeks, […]
District hosting informational sessions on referendum
Two-part school district referendum calls for $22.9 million for district projects By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area School District is hosting three coffee chats at Friends on the Square in Elkhorn with Superintendent Jason Tadlock in the coming weeks. Sessions will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. […]
