By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra concert at Calvary Community Church in Williams Bay on April 14 featured performances by Whitewater resident Josh Barrett on trumpet and his son, Nathan Barrett, a 2015 graduate of Whitewater High School, playing trombone. In addition, Lauren Hayes, a 2010 graduate […]
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Elkhorn Area School District leading the way
Recently earned distinguished honor for its STEM, career learning By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Elkhorn Area School District was recently recognized as a Project Lead The Way Distinguished District for providing access to transformative learning opportunities for its students through PLTW programs. The EASD is one of just over 30 […]
FNBT seeks nominations for financial literacy award
The Stateline area features teachers, volunteers and organizations working hard to improve the financial literacy of people within local communities – after all, it is just good sound advice to understand money management, budgeting, saving, credit, and goal setting. First National Bank and Trust wants to reward a 2018 Financial […]
Former Elkhorn man to appear in case of assaulting daughter
A status conference is scheduled for May 1 for an Indiana man charged with sexually assaulting his daughter in Walworth County when she was 9 to 11 years old. The man, 35, of Crawfordsville, Ind., was charged Dec. 28 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree sexual assault, having contact […]
Officers, medical examiner’s staff testify in homicide trial
Victim had alcohol level five times legal limit By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A planned four-day homicide trial of an East Troy man continued Tuesday with testimony from police officers and medical examiner’s staff. Tyler Odell, 23, is on trial for first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime […]
Williams Bay students take in the big city
Williams Bay band, choir kids spend break in New York By Nate Weirick Contributor Over Spring Break, the Williams Bay High School band and choir took a trip New York City. We left in coach buses on March 30 and returned home on April 5. During our time on the […]
Elkhorn Art Fest fun
Elkhorn Art Fest, held April 12 at Matheson Memorial Library, featured the artwork of Elkhorn area elementary school students and local artists. On hand were art teachers (above, from the left) Erin Heiser, Tibbets Elementary School, Danielle Dunham, Westside, and Carrie Storlie, Jackson and Brett Gaertner (right), of Milwaukee, provides […]
No deal reached in case of assault of 4-year-old
A status conference was scheduled for April 16 for a Sharon teenager charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl for whom his mother baby-sat. At a status conference March 21, the parties announced no plea offer had been tendered between the state and Nicholas M. Trzebny, 17. Trzebny is charged […]
April is STD Awareness Month
Walworth County Public Health gives free condoms for prevention April is sexually transmitted disease awareness month, and statistics show STDs are on the rise across the country, according to a press release from Walworth County Public Health. Nearly 20 million new STD cases occur in the United States every year […]
P-E softball team strengthens bond with Florida trip
By Daniel Schoettler CORRESPONDENT While other teams around the state were snowed and rained out of games and practices in the beginning of the early spring sports season, Palmyra-Eagle softball was down in warm weather playing the game they love. As a result, the team’s bond grew and the memories […]
