By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Safety Town, an educational program for children entering kindergarten in the fall in Walworth County, graduated 62 kids on Friday at Lake Geneva Middle School. The program is designed to teach kids safety lessons including water safety, fire safety, crossing the street, seat belts, stranger […]
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Cycling Classic returns to East Troy By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The largest competitive cycling event in the United States, the Tour of America’s Dairyland, will make its sixth stop in East Troy on Friday, June 16. East Troy is the second stop on the 11-day tour, which kicks off […]
Wonders of Williams Bay features local history
By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Organizers for the Wonders of Williams Bay Historical Tour, held May 20, were forced into a Plan B because of rain showers but that only meant the presentations were moved inside, many of them at Barrett Memorial Library. A tour guide booklet and map were available […]
Man enters plea deal for touching girl
By Vicky Wedig SLN staff An Elkhorn man pleaded guilty May 24 to two felony sexual assault charges and is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 22. Jeffery S. Pestor, 54, pleaded guilty to two counts each of first-degree sexual assault of a child, and two counts of exposing his genitals […]
Safety improvement on Rock Freeway over Highway 20 set to begin Monday
Overlay treatment will improve road surface The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin a safety improvement project Monday, June 19, on Interstate 43 over Highway 20, in East Troy. Crews will be installing a polymer overlay on the bridge. The benefits of this friction surface treatment are: Reduce […]
Bike camp offered for people with disabilities
The ICAN Bike program will come to Lakeland School of Walworth County, Elkhorn, June 19 to 23. The program, sponsored by the Autism Society of Southeast Wisconsin and the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, aims to teach individuals with disabilities how to ride a conventional bike and become a lifelong […]
Classic
Aaron Hawley (from the left), Lisa Dosharm and Carl Swanson are dressed to the hilt at Model A Days in Sharon June 4. The annual event drew hundreds of Model As and included music, time-appropriate displays and a variety of food on the downtown streets in the village. (Heather Ruenz […]
City of Elkhorn honors local teen
Mayor Howie Reynolds (left) presents Junior Councilmember Nathan Chapman with a certificate in recognition of his time participating in the Youth in Government program at the June 5 City of Elkhorn Common Council meeting. As a part of the pilot program, launched earlier this year in Elkhorn and East Troy, […]
Seventh Street to close for rail crossing work
The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad is expected to begin rebuilding the Seventh Street railroad crossing Monday. The block of Seventh Street between Wisconsin and Ann streets will be closed during the work, according to the city’s Public Works Department. The work will involve removing and replacing the rails, ties and […]
Sunny day smiles
At the Fontana Garden Club Fair at Pearce’s Farm Stand May 27, the homemade pie sales are a popular stop, with club members Carole Townson (from the left), Marcia Counihan and Kathy Papcke manning the table while others drop pies off throughout the day to keep up with the demand. The […]
