Michigan-based company renovates Lyons venue into luxury cinema By Vicky Wedig SLN staff Nearly a year after it closed abruptly, the former Showboat movie theater will reopen under new ownership and with a new ambience in August. Michigan-based Emagine Entertainment purchased the Town of Lyons theater in January and has […]
Month: May 2018
Elkhorn Council awards contract for DPW facility
Also votes in favor of 24-hour a day security cameras at pool By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of awarding a contract for the construction of the city’s new Department of Public Works facility to Scherrer Construction. DPW Operations Manager Matt Lindstrom […]
Auto Club ready to rock ‘n roll
Elkhorn Area High School car show is Saturday By Heather Ruenz SLN staff For Elkhorn Area High School senior Cade Fink, the EAHS Auto Club’s car show, to be held Saturday, is an event that offers more than just an opportunity for vehicle enthusiasts to gather. “A lot of us […]
KATHLEEN TRITZ
Kathleen “Kathy” Tritz (Stauber), also lovingly known as “Ma Tritz,” 82, of East Troy, went home to be with her husband, Marvin “Red,” on May 15, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Kathy was born in Marshfield, on Oct. 16, 1935, to the late Aloysius and Marie Fredrich Stauber. She […]
Making the play of his life
Area native shares message about mental illness, suicide By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Sometimes it takes years for a person to find his or her way, especially if the path they were on turned into one of drug abuse to the point of devising a plan to take their own […]
JEROME W. KOETTERHAGEN
Jerome W. Koetterhagen, age 65, of Salem, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday May 17, 2018. He was born in Waterford, to William “Bill” and Arline (nee Stark) Koetterhagen. He spent his early life in Waterford and Elkhorn where he was a graduate of Elkhorn High School. […]
TIMOTHY LESE
Timothy “Tim” Lese, 36, of East Troy, went home to be with Jesus on May 20, 2018. He was born in Milwaukee on Oct. 15, 1981, to Jeff and Jane nee Peskie Lese. Tim loved Morel hunting, teaching his boys about gun and knife safety, cooking, traveling, almost anything outdoors, […]
RONALD F. YAKE
Dr. Ronald Favorite Yake, of Fontana, passed away May 17, 2018, at his home in Fontana. Ronald Favorite Yake was born Aug. 3, 1935, in Huntington, Ind., to Herbert Jennings and Helen (Favorite) Yake. Dr. Ronald F. Yake, M.D., was a singular man, he served as a meat inspector […]
Showing their support
Hundreds of people came out April 28 to support Agape House for Girls through its annual 5K Run, Walk, Stroll. Participants make their way down Main Street on the first lap of the route. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Public Works garage site discussed
City seeking proposals for environmental assessment By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent At a special council meeting on April 30, the City of Elkhorn Common Council opted in favor of getting at least two proposals for an environmental assessment of the land the current Public Works garage sits on with the hope […]
