By Tracy Ouellette and Bridget Bartal SLN staff The Town of East Troy Board denied a local developer’s conditional use permit to build 27 senior living apartments on Lake Beulah the Aug. 20 meeting. The Leeshore Senior Apartment Homes project on the Lindey’s site has been tossed between the Plan Commission and […]
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Referendum spending needs clarified
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board approved placing a referendum question on the November ballot at its Aug. 13 meeting. The question will ask for $2.8 million over four years on a non-recurring basis for operational expenses. The failure of the district to get a referendum passed […]
Funds for respite care
The Whitewater Dementia Friendly Community Initiative received a $600 grant from the Whitewater Community Foundation to purchase supplies for its Rockin’ Respite site and to make elder care boxes to share with the library. These boxes will contain activities for a partner so the other can make dinner, do laundry […]
On stage at Venetian Fest
Kayla Seaver (from left), Celeste Kaczmarek, Emma Close, Jon O’Brien and Maeve Kelly, of the Lake Geneva House of Music, provide entertainment on the main stage during Venetian Fest Aug. 19. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Lutherdale growing leaps and bounds
Staff house added, lodge and conference center slated next year By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Lutherdale Ministries, which is located on Lauderdale Lakes north of Elkhorn and open throughout the year, is in the midst of a growth spurt. This summer, a 1,800 square foot staff house is being built […]
Big Foot referendums to appear on Nov. 6 ballot
Administrator presents outdoor facility proposal to board By Bridget Bartal SLN staff District Administrator Doug Parker presented an outdoor facility plan and proposed referendum to the Big Foot High School Board Monday night. The board approved the referendum – which includes several upgrades and additions to outdoor athletic facilities at […]
Man enters plea deal on child porn charges
Five days before a jury trial was set to begin for a Whitewater man charged with 16 counts of child porn possession and one count of child sexual exploitation as a persistent repeater, the man entered a plea agreement. Michael B. Hoffer, 60, of Whitewater, pleaded guilty to four counts […]
‘See What Can Be’
Kids at Burn Camp form relationships to help with the healing By Lisa Smith Correspondent The kids emerge from their bunkhouses with big smiles and excitement written all over their faces for a special day during Burn Camp at Camp Timber-lee in East Troy on Aug. 16. Last week, the […]
Dunwidde to remain on Elkhorn Common Council
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent With three applicants interested in assuming the role of District 3 Alderman, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted Monday night in favor of appointing Ron Dunwidde to fill the position until the April. Dunwidde was appointed to serve as the interim District 3 alderman in […]
Teen to be sentenced for assaulting child
A Sharon teenager pleaded guilty July 2 to one count of child sexual assault for assaulting a 4-year-old girl. Nicholas M. Trzebny, 17, pleaded guilty to the charge, which carries a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison, on July 2. In exchange, a second count of first-degree child sexual […]
