By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of an access road to connect the Market Street project to the city water tow-er on the Walworth County Fairgrounds at its June 18 meeting. Alderman Scott McClory said the city was approached by representatives of the […]
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Man gets maximum sentence in 2017 homicide
Gun owner gets 10 years in prison system for role in fatal shooting By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An East Troy man was sentenced June 28 to the maximum sentence for his role in the 2017 shooting death of an Illinois man at his Emery Court apartment. Tyler Odell, 23, […]
Organist to perform concert to raise funds for organ repair
Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad St., Lake Geneva, will host an event to raise funds to restore its 1883 pipe organ. At 6 p.m. July 24, organist Will Schlueter, will perform on the 1883 Hook & Hastings organ at the church. Schlueter is a 2018 graduate of Wheaton College […]
Family, fun on 4th
Zach Cuevas and his daughter, Sienna, enjoy a carnival ride at Whitewater’s Fourth of July celebration. For complete coverage from the extended celebration, see the July 5 Whitewater Register. (Bob Mischka photo)
School board considers options for referendum
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien school board is considering its options in asking for a new referendum in November and wants input from the public. A survey was sent home to district parents July 2 and is available to residents without children in the district on the district […]
Rotary Club of Elkhorn impacts greater community
By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The Rotary Club of Elkhorn has been involved in the community for 49 years and has put its support behind End Polio Now, Shelter Box International, Elkhorn Rotary Soccer Field, Habitat for Humanity, Elkhorn Area High School scholarships, the Youth Exchange program and many local […]
Man to be sentenced for assaulting daughter
A jury found a former Whitewater man guilty on one count of sexually assaulting his daughter. The man, 30, formerly of Lake Mills and now of Watertown, was charged in January 2016 with sexually assaulting his daughter when she was 7 to 8 years old. He is not being named […]
Christian Women’s Connection to host dinner, program
The Lake Geneva Christian Women’s Connection will have a guest night dinner and program from 6 to 8 p.m. July 11 at The Red Geranium Restaurant, 393 N. Edwards Boulevard, Lake Geneva. Wayne Rolfs, Professional Golfers Association golf pro, will present “Humor and Hope in Golf and Life” and talk […]
Musical Monday
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s sesquicentennial concert series resumed last Monday, June 25 with a Festival of Song, featuring soprano Emily Birsan, pianist Jeffrey Sykes and several UW-W student singers and accompanists. The free series just off Main Street on the Wyman pedestrian mall also includes entertainment, informal tours and […]
Lake Geneva Library goes fine free
Lake Geneva Public Library is officially the first fine-free library in Walworth County. At its June meeting, the Lake Geneva Public Library Board approved a one year fine-free policy on adult materials, in addition to the fine-free youth material collection, with a final recommendation back to the board in June […]
