Son of former sheriff known as kind, gentle caretaker By Vicky Wedig SLN staff Alan Johnson’s mother hung her head and sobbed as a judge sentenced her son to 25 years in prison on Jan. 12 for killing his brother-in-law in Whitewater in 2016. On the opposite side of the […]
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News from throughout Walworth County
City’s District 2 seat open
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn is seeking interested parties to fill the aldermanic seat for District 2 on the Common Council. Alderman Michael Kluck, who has held the seat for nearly the past three years, is moving from the district and has officially resigned from his seat […]
Restoring the prairie
Area families committed to preserving their fen By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Two families who live on the Pickerel Lake Fen in the East Troy area are working hard to restore the land to its pre-settlement condition and recently donated large property easements to a land conservation organization to ensure […]
Village approves stipend for new commission
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Darien Village Board on Monday approved a resolution amending the 2018 budget to allow paying a stipend to the appointed commissioners of the newly created Joint Commission of Fire and EMS Commissioners. The board approved the appointment of Randy Wutke, Alice Davis, Charlie Scott, […]
Welcome to the world
Area hospital announces first baby of the year By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Though Libby Walbrandt and her fiancé, Klint Grover, liked the name Aurora several years ago, they were able to make it official early in the morning Jan. 1 when their daughter was born at Aurora Lakeland Medical […]
Professor to discuss managing deer population
Don Waller, a professor in the Botany Department at the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin, will present “Deer Management: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?” at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Lions Field House, 310 Elkhorn Rd., Williams Bay. After almost disappearing from many parts […]
Help restore former Chapman Hills Girl Scout Camp
Join the Nature Conservancy from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 20, for its first volunteer work day to begin restoration at the former Chapman Hills Girl Scout Camp, the newest segment of the conservancy’s Crooked Creek Preserve northwest of East Troy. The conservancy recently acquired the 107-acre former […]
Brunch on Broadway Saturday at St. James
The East Troy High School choir will host its fourth annual Brunch on Broadway on Saturday, Jan. 20, at St. James United Methodist Church, 2945 Main St., East Troy. The first show will be at 10 a.m. and the second show at 11:30 a.m. Food for the brunch was donated […]
In this week’s Register …
– An Iowa-based chain of convenience stores that is in the middle of an aggressive expansion plan in southern Wisconsin is in negotiations to bring two of its stores to Whitewater – A Whippet wrestler earns his 100th career win – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will host a Woodwind Mania […]
Casey’s, Frawley in negotiations
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF Casey’s General Store has pursued new locations in small communities in recent months, and may soon continue that expansion into Walworth County, including Whitewater. In Tuesday’s Whitewater Common Council meeting, the city’s aldermen approved the transfer of the alcohol beverage retail license, a Class A […]
