By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After reviewing existing staffers’ workloads and factoring in federal mandates, Whitewater Unified School District officials have decided to allocate funds toward special education services for the remainder of the current school year. District Administrator Mark Elworthy requested the School Board enter into a $21,000 contract with […]
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Driver to be tried for homicide in death of man shot by deputy
A Milwaukee man is scheduled to go on trial March 11 for homicide in the death of a man shot by a sheriff’s deputy in East Troy in 2016. A pretrial conference is scheduled for March 6 for Jose G. Lara, 33, who pleaded not guilty March 23 in Walworth […]
Sex offender charged with having child porn
A Lake Geneva man was scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 2 on 14 counts of possession of child pornography. Anthony M. Schmidt, 29, was charged Dec. 13 in Walworth County Circuit Court with 14 counts of possession of child pornography and violating the Sex Offender Registry. According to the criminal […]
Delavan Council approves IGA with Darien
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Darien regarding building inspections and fees on Dec. 18. The city and village had an agreement in place until the city’s building inspector Fred Walling left for another job in 2017. The village […]
Pair headed toward trial in overdose death of friend
Final pretrial conferences are scheduled for next month for a Whitewater couple charged with homicide in the overdose death of their friend more than a year ago. Jeremy David Meyer, 37, and Kori L. Kincaid, 40, are charged with first-degree reckless homicide and possession of drug paraphernalia, both as a […]
Celebrating Christmas
At the annual Christmas Day Dinner at the American Legion in Delavan on Dec. 25, Richard Deschner and Luke Deschner cheer spending the holiday together with Tom and Jerry drinks. See more photos in the Jan. 3 Delavan Enterprise. (Heather Ruenz photo)
FUMC hosts another successful cantata
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Dec. 9, the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church of Whitewater provided the stage for two performances of the Christmas cantata, “The Heart of Christmas: Embracing the Passion of Those Who Lived the Story.” The contemporary performance by Pepper Choplin celebrates the Christmas story in […]
Cyber security class teaches students life lessons
By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School teacher Jerry Iserloth predicts the need for employees with cyber security knowledge is going to explode. With businesses such as Foxconn coming to Wisconsin, he said, someone will need to protect them. “I want to see more of an awareness (of cyber […]
Assault cases joined against Walworth man
A judge approved joining two sexual assault cases against a Town of Walworth man Dec. 13. Lawrence C. Hisel Jr., 31, was charged Sept. 12 with having sex multiple times with a now-15-year-old girl when she was 12 and 13 years old. He is charged with repeated sexual assault of […]
This week in the East Troy News…
Check out the annual Year in Review in this week’s newspaper and take a look back at the area’s big stories from 2018. In sports, the East Troy High School wrestling team competed at the Northern Exposure Tournament in Merrill and the girls basketball team resumes its schedule with a […]
