By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education tabled the decision Monday on whether to add the six additional welding stations to the high school shop area until February. At the last School Board meeting, the board approved spending the money to upgrade the […]
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Men charged in 2013 Town of Delavan burglaries
Preliminary hearings were scheduled for July 8 and 14 respectively for a Whitewater man and a Beloit man charged with breaking into at least 14 homes in the same Town of Delavan neighborhood in 2013. Christopher A. Kimps, 27, of Whitewater, and Jesse D. Adams III, 25, of Beloit were […]
Work at wastewater treatment plant to cost more
Common Council approves an additional $300,000 for electrical issues By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Another item on the list of unexpected issues linked to the extensive revamp of Whitewater’s 34-year-old wastewater treatment facility has cropped up and will increase the cost by nearly $300,000. The Common Council on June 21 approved […]
Darien EMS chief removed and suspended
Evidentiary hearing to take place next week at Senior Center By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Darien emergency medical services Chief Eric Sladek was removed June 18 as chief and suspended from the EMS Board of Directors for 30 days. The Darien EMS Department serves the village and town of Darien. […]
Guest jumper is better known as a passer
Burlington High School graduate and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo jumps to a pier to deliver mail from the Lake Geneva Cruise Line’s mailboat. Romo made an appearance as a guest jumper to celebrate 100 years of delivering mail by boat on Lake Geneva. Romo was back […]
Fellow Mortals to present program at library
Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital will present a wild animal program at the Lake Geneva Public Library at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the library’s Smith meeting room. Families are invited to meet the education owls who call Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital home. The audience will hear stories about the local wild […]
City to study water supply
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Hoping to gain more efficiency and meet future demand, Whitewater’s water tower near Starin Park could soon be in for a makeover. Before delving into the project, however, municipal officials are enlisting the services of a consultant by performing a study of the city’s water […]
4-H Commodity Carnival to be at Farm Technology Days
Commodity Carnival offers unique agriculture learning experience for children and adults alike By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The 4-H Youth Development of the UW-Extension Office is preparing to bring its Commodity Carnival, a unique agricultural learning experience, to next week’s Farm Technology Days in Walworth County. Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development […]
Pair charged in Spring Prairie burglary
A preliminary hearing is scheduled today for a Darien man charged with breaking into a Town of Spring Prairie home last month. Jeremie L. Bidlack, 26, was charged June 29 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or dwelling as a party to a crime, obstructing […]
Fun in the sun
Kimberly Radtke, from Fontana, gets a hands-on experience with animals at the petting zoo July 9 during the ninth annual Dan Green Pig in the Park in Fontana’s Reid Park. The fundraiser featured a pig roast and numerous children’s activities and benefits Children’s Oncology Services Inc., One Step Programs and […]
