Purchase of new public works truck sent back to committee level By Kellen Olshefski Editor Purchases for three new vehicles were met with opposition from some alderman at Feb. 1 City of Elkhorn Common Council meeting. The first vehicle purchase that came out of last week’s Finance and Judicial committee […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Absentee voting scheduled at East Troy Manor, Brolen Park
Special voting deputies appointed by the Village of East Troy will be administering absentee voting for the residents of Brolen Park and East Troy Manor for the 2016 Spring General Election on Thursday, Feb. 11. Deputies will be at East Troy Manor at 10 a.m. and Brolen Park at 1 […]
MARILYN L. MEILLER
Marilyn L. Meiller, 80, of Lake Geneva and formerly of Elkhorn, died Feb. 6, 2016, at Village Glen of Lake Geneva. She was born Nov. 4, 1935, in Milwaukee, to the late Donald James and Miriam Ruth (Anderson) McKelvey. She married Donald Elmer Meiller on Aug. 9, 1958, in West […]
DOLORES HINTZ
Dolores Hintz, 87, of East Troy, died Feb. 3, 2016. She was born on Nov. 12, 1928, in Milwaukee, to Henry and Mary Rzechtalski. She married the late Edwin in Milwaukee and was a longtime resident of East Troy. She was a member of St Peter’s Catholic Church and the […]
CAROL K. BYRNES
Carol K. Byrnes, 89, of East Troy found peace Feb. 4, 2016, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn, surrounded by her loving family, the staff at Lakeland and the support of Season’s Hospice. She was born May 15, 1926, to the late Halbert and Nettie (Holden) Knapp at home in […]
County to hold public hearing on special events camping
By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Walworth County Zoning Agency will be holding a public hearing about allowing camping in conjunction with special events, such as concerts at Alpine Valley, at 4:30 p.m. at its upcoming meeting on Feb. 18 at the Walworth County Government Center. Walworth County Land Use and […]
Walworth man pleads not guilty
Man allegedly beat 23-year-old man with baseball bat in Walworth apartment By Kellen Olshefski Editor A Walworth man charged with attempted homicide for allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat pleaded not guilty to two charges during a Jan. 29 arraignment hearing in Walworth County Circuit Court. Gabino Dominguez […]
Walworth State Bank merger complete
Center 1 Bancorp Inc., announced Feb. 3 the closing of its acquisition of Walworth State Bank. According to a release from First National Bank and Trust Company, the acquisition strengthens First National Bank and Trust’s core deposit and customer relationship base with the combined bank having the number one deposit […]
Historical Society elects new director
By Fred Noer Contributor Long-time Walworth resident Joyce Pagel has been elected for the first time as a director of the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie. The election was at the Jan. 28 annual meeting of the organization at Golden Years Retirement Village in Walworth. Pagel will […]
Elkhorn man allegedly abused stepdaughter
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8 for an Elkhorn man charged with smoking marijuana with his stepdaughter, grabbing her buttocks and dragging her down the stairs. The man, 32, was charged Jan. 13 in Walworth County Circuit Court with sexual assault of a […]
