Frances J. Blakesley, 96, of Elkhorn, passed away April 4, 2017, at Kindred Hearts in Elkhorn. She was born June 1, 1920, in Iowa, to the late Alfred and Clara (Cutsinger) Melson. Frances married Bert Blakesley on Sept. 19, 1942 in Iowa City, Iowa. Bert preceded her in death on […]
Month: April 2017
Girls track team edges Jefferson by a point
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent At a track meet at home recently against Jefferson, the Whippets boys track team scored just 24 fewer points than Jefferson, but the girls team won by a single point, 68-67. “A number of girls had solid performances,” Whippet head coach John Houwers said after the […]
Seager wins Village Board president seat
Incumbents lost trustee seats Village of East Troy Trustee Scott Seager has unseated Village Board President Randy Timms in today’s Spring Election. According to unofficial results, Seager won the president’s seat with 444 votes to Timms’ 181. In the village trustee race, both incumbents – Fred Douglass (244 votes) and […]
Seager challenges Timms in April 4 election
East Troy Village Board president seat on the ballot By Tracy Ouellette Editor In what has become a hotly contested race, East Troy Village Board President Randy Timms is being challenged by Trustee Scott Seager for his seat on the board. With the candidates on either side of what has […]
Five vie for three open Village Board seats
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The residents in the Village of East Troy will have the opportunity to vote on more than half the board’s makeup in the April 4 Spring Election when the three open trustee seats and the Village Board president’s seat are up for election. Up for re-election […]
