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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Peaceful gatherings reported at area schools during the March 14 national school walkout to honor the 17 students and staff who died in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. About 30 students in the East Troy School District participated in the event. Read about […]
Lifelong East Troy resident, Marjorie L. Kilpin, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2018. She was born in Milwaukee on Feb. 25, 1923, to William and Nettie (Holler) Pekel, and was a 1941 graduate of East Troy High School. Marge was a loving wife to the late Robert “Dick” Kilpin […]
A status conference was scheduled for March 21 for a Sharon teenager charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl for whom his mother babysat. Nicholas M. Trzebny, 16, is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 12. Each count carries a maximum […]
Dennis “Denny” J. Ludwig, 77, of Elkhorn, died unexpectedly on March 18, 2018 at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. Denny was born Aug. 17, 1940, in Medford, the youngest son of the late Louis and Bertha (Peissig) Ludwig. He graduated from Medford High School in 1958. He was […]
Dolores A. Remiker, 84, formerly of East Troy, died March 14, 2018, at Zilber Family Hospice, Milwaukee. She was born on Sept. 25, 1933, to the late Lawrence and Christine Wilhelm Keehan. She grew up in the town of Franklin, Manitowoc County. She married the late Louis R. Remiker Jr. […]
Robert “Bob” Alan Dahl, a lifelong resident of Delavan, passed away March 20, 2018, at the age of 48 following a tragic accident. He was the son of Merlyn “Red” and Virginia (Cox) Dahl, of Delavan. Bob was born Oct. 26, 1969 – the fifth of the Dahls’ six children. […]
Betty L. Strong, 71 of Delavan, died at Mercy-Walworth Medical Center on March 21, 2018. Memorial service is at 2 p.m. Friday at the Betzer Funeral Home in Delavan. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
By Daniel Schoettler SLN CORRESPONDENT Former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football coach Lance Leipold has had another honor added to his list of accomplishments. The six-time national championship winner will be honored this week as he is inducted to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame. “It is humbling for multiple […]
Barnyard Bargain Bonanza, an indoor flea market featuring numerous vendors offering trendy treasures, collectibles, handiwork, garage good and more, will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 24 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. The event offers free admission and parking and food is available for purchase. No early […]
Taking the stage are Williams Bay fifth and sixth grade students By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Brett Oxley, director of “Mary Poppins, Jr.”, which opens tonight and will be performed again tomorrow at Williams Bay Elementary School, said this is a great opportunity for young students to try their hand at […]
