By Heather Ruenz Editor Ilmi Shabani figured out what it takes to be a successful restaurant owner years ago. “Hard work, treating customer right and treating employees right, that’s what it takes… and having customers who have in turn supported me, that’s why I’m still here,” Shabani said last week […]
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News from throughout Walworth County
Selling Elkhorn
ICI Commercial, EEDA to divvy up marketing of city properties By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of approving a contract with ICI Commercial to provide broker services for the city. However, the new contract comes with some changes in comparison to previous […]
New DPW director takes the reigns
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy’s Department of Public Works Director Mike Miller finished out his last day of work Tuesday and will now be serving the village as a consultant as Deputy Director Jason Equitz moves into the interim director position. The change happened quickly, […]
Blaze breaks out at storage units
Fire in Fontana accompanied by several explosions; cause not yet determined By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff A storage unit in Fontana went up in flames Tuesday night with several explosions occurring while fire crews attempted to dowse the blaze. According to a press release from Fontana Fire Department Fire Chief […]
Making friends
Josh Manske (left) and Lillian Schmieden get a little one on one time with a pony at last Saturday’s Walworth County Farm Bureau’s Dairy Breakfast. The annual breakfast is held at the Walworth County Fairgrounds and includes a tour of a Walworth County farm. This year, the Nelson family of […]
Railroad Museum to have ribbon cutting
The public is invited to the East Troy Railroad Museum’s ribbon cutting for its new maintenance facility in Mukwonago at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Saturday is also Rail Fan Day at the museum. The maintenance facility is across from the Elegant Farmer at the junction of highways ES and J […]
Paying it forward, in a much different way
Nettesheim returns to Kade’s Klassic, this time on other end of track By Mike Ramczyk SLN Staff Shelley Nettesheim is no stranger to Kade’s Klassic. Two years ago, the 49-year-old Elkhorn native was an active, supremely conditioned athlete, running triathlons and hitting the gym hard nearly seven days a week. […]
Breaking the ice
Paddlers in the 18 to 49 age group for the long race take off from the starting line at Fontana Paddling Company’s sixth annual Ice Breaker on June 11. While the annual event was originally held in the spring, not long after the ice melted, organizers opted for June this […]
Kade’s Klassic set for this Sunday
Nettesheim returns to Kade’s Klassic, this time on other end of track By Mike Ramczyk SLN Staff Shelley Nettesheim is no stranger to Kade’s Klassic. Two years ago, the 49-year-old Elkhorn native was an active, supremely conditioned athlete, running triathlons and hitting the gym hard nearly seven days a week. […]
School district recognized for behavior program
High school also awarded for participation in student exchange By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent All five schools in the Delavan-Darien School District were recognized for their implementation of a positive behavior program at each school. The school board received the recognition June 14. The Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center recognized […]
