By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community Schools Board of Education had a special meeting Monday night to discuss the future of the Chester Byrnes and Doubek properties. The meeting was set in December after a private investor expressed interest in Byrnes and asked for some time to do […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Primary to decide who will appear on April ballot in judicial race
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer Three candidates – a Lake Geneva attorney, the Walworth County district attorney and the county family court commissioner – are seeking election to an open circuit court judge’s seat. Commissioner Dan Johnson, DA Dan Necci and bankruptcy attorney Shannon Wynn are vying for the position […]
Additional ramps at Highway 12/NN Interchange to close long-term
Overnight ramp closure on Feb. 15 The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is planning long-term closures in Elkhorn of the westbound Highway 12 off-ramp to Highway NN and the Highway NN on-ramp to eastbound Highway 12, beginning Feb. 15. The closures are part of the Highway 12/NN Interchange reconstruction project. The […]
Chiefs sharing conference lead
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot girls basketball team has been on the verge of breaking through the past two seasons. Last week, the Chiefs took a big step. Big Foot overcame a 12-point deficit to tie the game in regulation and took control in overtime for a 66-58 […]
Wrestlers finish 10th at conference meet
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Travis Berryman advanced the finals at 120 pounds and finished second overall at Saturday’s RVC Meet to lead the Big Foot-Williams Bay squad. Berryman (30-8) had a first-round bye, followed by a pinfall win in 5:07 over Evansville’s Hunter Georgeson. He moved into the finals with […]
Boys trump Parkview
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A solid first half became an even better second last week for the Big Foot High School boys basketball team. And the end result was an easy Rock Valley Conference home victory. Big Foot led visiting Parkview 31-24 at halftime, and extended that advantage with a […]
Man allegedly assaulted girlfriend’s daughters
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for an Elkhorn man charged with sexually assaulting 7- and 9-year-old girls in Lake Geneva about five years ago. Luis A. Luna, 30, whose address is listed as the Walworth County Jail, was charged Feb. 5 in Walworth County Circuit […]
RALPH J. GEHRMANN
Ralph J. Gehrmann, 88, of Elkhorn and formerly Lake Beulah, died Feb. 8, 2016, with family at his side. Born in Milwaukee, he was a graduate of Pulaski High School. At 17 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Rendova. He was the president and owner of […]
Considering their options
Brickbusters continue to work on milk carton recycling The St. Peter’s School Brickbuster robotics team visited Perkins Engineering in Sussex Jan. 25, during a teacher in-service day when they had off of school. The team went to Perkins Engineering to learn what kind of materials and cost would be involved […]
Zoning agency reviewing possibility of ‘wedding barns’
Agency sending out letters to townships to gauge interest in allowing farm-families to rent out barns for family events By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Walworth County Zoning Agency is reviewing the possibility of allowing farm-families in the agricultural 1 and 2 zoning districts the ability to rent out their barns […]
