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Monday, February 3, 2025
News from throughout Walworth County
Area law enforcement and business leaders reflect on the stretch of subzero temperatures. Also, the Whitewater Unified School District announces candidates in the upcoming School Board election and the Community Development Authority looks at the city’s housing issues. These stories and more appear in the Jan. 4 edition of the […]
A warrant was issued Dec. 12 for the arrest of an Illinois man charged with robbing the Sharon Super Mart at gunpoint. Juan M. Alonzo, 23, of Harvard, Ill., was charged Dec. 11 in Walworth County Circuit Court with armed robbery as a party to a crime. According to the […]
Guests are treated to the Christmas Day Community Meal, held at the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce where they received a “Stocking of Warmth,” which contained gifts and a scarf. The holiday decorations add to the ambience of the event, made possible through donations from individuals, businesses and organizations, and […]
Three Geneva Lake Arts Foundation artists – Jeanne Hannula, Sharon Larson and Sarah McConnell – will be exhibiting their original artwork for sale at Bragi Coffee House and Wine Bar during the month of January. Bragi is in a new location at 107 N. Walworth Ave. in Williams Bay. A […]
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 12 for an Elkhorn man charged with having sex with a drunken woman at his home. Don Michael Hale Jr., 29, was charged Dec. 21 in Walworth County Circuit Court with second-degree sexual assault. According to the criminal complaint, several people were at […]
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board listened to presentations by three law firms interested in taking over the village’s municipal and prosecution legal needs at the Dec. 18 meeting. The village’s previous attorney, Linda Gray, submitted her verbal resignation on Oct. 12 and a written resignation […]
Big Foot High School senior Jackson Enz shares his excitement about signing with North Dakota State University last week. Read a preview about a trio of local artists whose work will be on display, and for sale, at Bragi in Williams Bay during the month of January. In sports, read […]
Toe to Toe Ballet School’s performance of “A Child’s Nutcracker” Dec. 17 featured appearances by some hometown “celebrities” including Elkhorn Area School District Superintendent, Jason Tadlock and Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce Director Chris Clapper (above.) A percentage of the proceeds will support Agape House, whose residents were special guests […]
Scouts from Elkhorn Troop 243 and Cub Scout Pack 225 visited Sedgemeadow Senior Living Apartments in Elkhorn on Dec. 19 to spread holiday cheer. The scouts received a warm reception, according to troop leaders, and sang a variety of Christmas carols to residents for their final meeting of the year. […]
Read about the Walworth County Holiday Care Program which helps area families thanks to donations from individuals, businesses and organizations. See how members of a local Boy Scout troop and Cub Scout pack teamed up to spread some holiday cheer at area assisted living facilities. Also, see photos from: the […]
