On Jan. 9, Big Foot High School students interested in government and law had a chance to witness both at the hub of it’s activity: the capitol building in Madison. Students in Business Law, AP US History, and AP government took an all-day trip to tour the capitol, visit with […]
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Chief of police, deputy settle into new positions By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The new police chief and deputy chief in the Village of East Troy are busy getting accustomed to their new roles, but still found time to answer a few questions about who they are and what they […]
BREAKING: Palmyra Village President Turner resigns
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF The Village of Palmyra will have a new leader earlier than expected after the resignation of Village President Dave Turner. Turner cited personal medical reasons in regards to his decision to move on in the resignation letter he submitted to the village on Wednesday. “Serving […]
BREAKING: Palmyra Fisheree postponed
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF Hopes were high earlier this week that the Palmyra Fisheree would go on as scheduled this Saturday, but it has been postponed. Palmyra Lion and Fisheree organizer Mike Fischer confirmed that the annual event has been postponed until Feb. 10. “With the recent rain, the […]
Learn how to be dementia friendly
Free ‘train the trainer’ event being offered Jan. 29 By Heather Ruenz SLN staff An event geared toward teaching businesses, churches and community members how to be more dementia friendly will be held Jan. 29 in Elkhorn. The types of dementia include: Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body disease, vascular […]
Jury finds brothers guilty of assaulting boy
Men acquitted on charges of showing boy porn, assaulting his sister By Vicky Wedig SLN staff After less than two hours of deliberating, a jury Wednesday found two Lake Geneva brothers guilty of sexually assaulting a boy they knew in Pell Lake five to seven years ago. Brady T. Schoonover, […]
Artists reception held at Bragi
Artists Jeanne Hannula (from the left), Sara McConnell and Sharon Larson take a short break during an artist’s reception for the three of them Jan. 12 at Bragii Coffee House & Wine Bar in Williams Bay. See the Jan. 19 Times/Reporter for complete coverage of the reception.
A Starry Night
Students at Dreams Studio perform in the studio’s winter recital “A Starry Night” at the Walworth County Performing Arts Center in Elkhorn. Dreams Studio is located upstairs at 422 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. For more information visit dreamsstudioelkhorn.com, email Jennifer Kiel at [email protected] or call 262-930-4772. See more photos on […]
Getting a new look
High school student designs library’s new logo By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Lions Public Library has been revamping its website and as part of the project, graphic arts students from East Troy High School were invited to design and submit a logo for the library. High school […]
Council opts for new materials on project
Excess items from district construction not suitable as is By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of using off-site materials for the East Market Street project at its meeting Jan. 15. City Engineer Greg Calhoun told councilmembers that contractors are about 40 percent […]
