By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Land encompassing the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library in Whitewater is being rezoned at a time when the venerable public institution is undergoing an expansion. The city’s Plan and Architectural Review Commission on Jan. 13 gave a favorable recommendation to rezone the library parcel and […]
Author: Jennifer Eisenbart
Kiwanis recognizes East Troy district students
The Kiwanis Organization is an international service organization whose focus is on fulfilling the unmet needs of children around the world. Locally the Kiwanis Club has built the East Troy Manor in the 1970’s, The Heritage Senior Living Facility and supported many other local programs such as the ET Food […]
Elkhorn School Board looks toward spring referendum
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education held a budget workshop Jan. 6 with a goal of getting an early start on the 2025-26 school year budget, partly to discuss the failed November referendum and whether or not the district would like to pursue another […]
Motion to suppress cell phone data in fatal crash denied
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A motion to suppress information from a woman’s cell phone was denied in a case involving the death of a prominent Elkhorn woman. Brianna C. Laas, of Silver Lake, was originally scheduled to go on trial for the death of Barbara Fischer this month on a […]
Area couple’s Christmas village is 35 years in the making
By Jennifer Eisenbart staff writer Call it a second home of sorts – the village and home of the dreams of Cyndi and Ben Lentz. At the lowest level is a fishing dock, complete with fishermen, buoys, seagulls and a nautical store. At the highest level sits a lighthouse, one […]
City of Elkhorn to purchase ladder truck
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent In a reconsideration of its previous decision, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of two separate motions Monday night after some discussion, opting to both drop the interest component from the city’s memorandum of understanding with the towns provided fire service by the […]
Delavan American Legion to host Christmas dinner
Delavan American Legion Post 95 will host its 53rd annual Christmas Day dinner, with dine-in and carryout options. Deliveries will only be to the immediate Delavan area. If you live outside the Delavan area, plan on stopping at the legion to pick up a meal. Carryout will be available starting […]
WPD sworn staff to increase
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT More than a decade-and-a-half has passed since the Whitewater Police Department has added a sworn member to its force. But in the year ahead, that hard-and-fast number will be changing. At a Police and Fire Commission meeting on Dec. 2, Police Chief Daniel Meyer discussed […]
Agreement with Sheriff’s Office extended through April
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent At its Dec. 2 meeting, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 5-0 in favor of extending an agreement between the city and Walworth County for law enforcement services through April 30. The council had previously approved an agreement between the city and county on September […]
Delavan-Darien honored with PR awards
The Delavan-Darien School District was recently honored by the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association with three Spectrum Awards for its work in school communications. WSPRA presented the Spectrum Awards at its annual conference held Nov. 13-15. Ashley Duchemin, Marketing and Communications Director for the Delavan-Darien School District earned an Award […]
