The Walworth/Jefferson County Ice Age Trail chapter will hold a joint cleanup day with members of the Rock County IAT group today, May 11, on the off-road Clover Valley section of trail. Participants will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Island Road trail access parking lot (Clover Valley segment sign) […]
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Looking to the stars
High school NASA Hunch teams spend week at Space Center By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy High School sent two teams to the NASA Hunch final design review at the Johnson Space Center in Houston April 13 to 16. The teams have been working on their projects since the […]
Run the Ice Age Trail 50 Saturday
Endurance races will have huge economic impact on the Kettle Moraine region Nearly 1,2000 endurance runners will report to the starting line at the Nordic Trail in LaGrange on Saturday, May 11, some as early as 6 a.m., to run 50 miles, 50 kilometers or a half-marathon. Originating from 32 […]
Woman charged in 2017 meth cook to be sentenced
By Vicky Wedig Staff writer A woman who pleaded guilty in a 2017 meth cook that sparked a fire at a Lake Geneva hotel is scheduled to be sentenced May 28. Melissa E. Kuen, 38, who has appeared in court at least twice to be sentenced but proceedings have been […]
Ice Age Trail 50 run is this weekend
Nearly 1,200 endurance runners are expected to report to the starting line at the Nordic Trail in La Grange on Saturday, May 11, some as early as 6 a.m., to run 50 miles, 50 kilometers or a half-marathon. Originating from 32 states, Canada and the Netherlands, runners and their families […]
Whitewater’s Go WW Now marketing effort could advance
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A year-old pilot marketing project aimed at spreading Whitewater’s attributes to a broader region could advance to a second year if new funding is infused into the project. The initiative, dubbed Go WW Now, was hatched as a concept in early 2018 and began taking form […]
Blooming among a garden of competitors
Local woman brings home top contest honors By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Local florist Katie Rush is at it again, recently taking top honors at the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Art in Bloom contest when she stole the hearts of attendees with her piece at this year’s event and winning the First […]
Accused drug dealer, others to appear in court
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An accused Town of Darien drug dealer and one of his suspected sellers are scheduled to appear in court June 12 while one of his suspected suppliers has pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced in June. A second suspected supplier has been deported, […]
Special ride
In memory of Lane Schweitzer, who died March 27 in a motorcycle crash near his home north of Elkhorn, a Ride For Lane event was held April 21. It began at Frank’s Piggly Wiggly and the route included a stop at the site where Schweitzer’s accident occurred. His mom and […]
Sojourn to the past this summer at Black Point
Black Point Estate and Gardens, the 1888 20-room Queen Anne Style summer cottage of Chicago beer baron, Conrad Seipp officially opened over the weekend. “This will be the estates’ 131st summer season,” said David Desimone, director of Black Point Estate and Gardens for the Wisconsin Historical Society. “We have a […]
