Consistent capacity, overflow issues cited as reasons it’s needed By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of approving Strand Associates to conduct a review of the City’s Nettesheim Lift Station at its Oct. 15 meeting. Alderman Tim Shiroda was absent from that meeting […]
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Behind the camera
UW-Whitewater students film local government, many other city events By Todd Mishler Copy Editor Kristin Mickelson was hired as the City of Whitewater’s public relations and communications director in January 2017. The Janesville native graduated from UW-Whitewater in 2008 and worked with Blains Farm & Fleet for eight years, the […]
Planning a new park
Village Board looks at options for restoring the Honey Creek By Tracy Ouellette SLN STAFF The East Troy Village Board is considering options for the future of the Honey Creek with the removal of the East Troy Dam. After the regular Village Board on Oct. 15, the board adjourned to […]
This week in the East Troy News…
The East Troy School Board approved the 2018-19 district budget and set the tax levy at 0 percent. The School District is moving forward with a community survey to gauge support for a possible operational/facilities referendum in spring. In sports, the Trojan football team made history last week, advancing to […]
Holiday Help of East Troy accepting applications
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Christmas will be quickly approaching. Holiday Help of Greater East Troy kicked off their fifth year of operations on Oct. 1. Perspective families in need of this program will be referred by the school district, food pantry, Helping Hands of St. Peter’s and […]
Beer and Spirits
Festival Saturday Nei-Turner Media Group will have its ninth annual Beer and Spirits Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at The Ridge Hotel. This year will feature Halloween tricks and treats, unlimited tastings from 35 Midwest craft breweries and distilleries, music by DJ Felix Entertainment, a photo booth […]
Badger students join Great Apple Crunch
Badger High School joined schools, early care sites, hospitals, universities, state agencies and non-profit organizations across the Great Lakes Region to celebrate National Farm to School Month by crunching into local apples for the fifth annual Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch at lunch time. More than 1.4 million students, children, […]
Event to support suicide prevention foundation
Out of the Darkness Community Walk Oct. 27 in Elkhorn The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance and a walk that unites a community – a time to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental illness have affected our lives and our loved ones. […]
Trick or treat hours set
Area communities will host trick or treat at these dates and times: Walworth County The Village of East Troy, the Town of East Troy and the Town of Troy will have trick or treat from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31. The City of Lake Geneva will have […]
‘Almost Anything Goes’
Whitewater High School’s homecoming theme Dancing Thru the Decades featured a variety of events including dodgeball, a scavenger hunt, table tennis, checkers, tug of war (with participants wearing socks, no shoes) and mat hockey. On Red and White Day, a host of Circle Bash activities took place with members […]
