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Saturday, February 1, 2025
News from throughout Walworth County
The spring general election is Tuesday and the Village of East Troy has five candidates for three open trustee seats. In another local race, Rick Stacey is challenging Randy Timms for the Walworth County District 1 supervisor seat. Read about the candidates in both races in this week’s edition of […]
Olivia Rash waits patiently with her basket for the start of the East Troy Family and Community Resource Center held their 13th annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 24. More than 140 children hunted for eggs and had fun making crafts and having their faces painted at the event.
With Election Day coming up this Tuesday, candidates for Whitewater Common Council and the Whitewater Unified School Board took the opportunity to respond to questions sent out by the Whitewater Register. Common Council James Allen (Common Council at-large) 1. What are the two biggest issues facing your constituents right now? […]
Kayla and Michael Randall (above) participate in a game at First Lutheran Church March 24; at Elkhorn Area High School’s FFA-sponsored event earlier that morning, Eli Polyock, 1, (right) thinks the egg he found is a treat. (Dave Dresdow and Heather Ruenz photos)
The March 29 Elkhorn Independent includes: • Pre-election coverage including comments from a resident running as a write-in alongside two incumbents for the Elkhorn Area School District Board, a contested race for the District 6 Walworth County Board, which includes the City of Elkhorn and Town of Sugar Creek, an […]
Above:(from the left) Timmy Sullivan, Reese Sullivan, Kelly Sullivan, Matthew Franz, Zach Chapman, Nathan Chapman and Stephanie Chapman help out at the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elkhorn March 17, an event that featured church and greater community members stopping by for a traditional Irish […]
In this week’s Whitewater Register, coverage includes: – Former Walworth County Judge Carlson passes away – UW-Whitewater hosts Undergraduate Research Day – Consultant hired to address Middle School roof issues – Candidates in local races use forum to highlight city issues, explain why they are running – UWW gymnastics team […]
It’s an annual event at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth held its Annual Chili Dinner March 10, an event that featured chili, silent auction items from community members, organizations and businesses, and plenty of young volunteers on-hand to help […]
At Elkhorn Cub Scout Pack 225 held their Blue & Gold banquet, March 3 at West Side Elementary School, WEBELOS II Scouts (top photo, from the left in front) Dominic Brandt, Weston Holmes, Isaac Redford, Jameson Rush and Nick Trombley pose for pictures with Elkhorn Boy Scout Troop 243 after […]
‘Little Sprouts’ program in Walworth welcomed young kids, their parents By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Walworth Elementary School recently offered a new program, “Little Sprouts” for young children and their parents. The four-week event was an opportunity to be creative and try new things while learning in the process. “Little Sprouts” […]
