Local youth qualifies to compete at world’s largest junior high rodeo East Troy Middle School eighth-grader Austin Pogreba has earned a position on the Wisconsin Junior High National Rodeo Team. Pogreba will be with fellow teammates in Lebanon, Tenn., June 19 to 25 to compete at the National […]
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Elkhorn Street Dance tonight
Entertainment to be provided by the Rabid Aardvarks By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area Fire Department is having its 46th annual Elkhorn Firefighters Street Dance from 6 p.m. to midnight tonight outside of the fire station on South Broad Street in Elkhorn. The event will kick off with […]
Projected costs climb on treatment plant revamp
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As contractors and city staffers begin digging into the extensive revamp of Whitewater’s 34-year-old wastewater treatment facility, new, unexpected twists and turns are cropping up, increasing the cost of the project. Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell came before the Common Council with a second so-called change […]
Lombardi Walk to be held at Kishwauketoe nature Conservancy Saturday
Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy in Williams Bay will play host to Aurora Cancer Clinic’s third annual Lombardi Walk to Tackle Cancer event in Williams Bay Saturday. Registration and T-shirt pick up will begin at 8 a.m., at which time survivor, Live Well, and kids tents will open. A brief program will […]
First Community Days slated for this weekend
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The first Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce Elkhorn Community Days will be this weekend and feature “All Things Elkhorn.” Held in Babe Mann Park on Friday and Saturday, the all-weekend, summer kick-off event will begin with a 6:30 p.m. water ski show from the LAS […]
Making the team
A combined 13 from baseball, softball named to all conference teams By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot baseball and softball teams combined to land 13 players on recently released All-Rock Valley Conference South Division teams. Big Foot had seven softball players selected and six from the baseball squad. Leading […]
Teen in court on charges stemming from crash
Crash data recorder indicates teen was traveling 91 mph before Alden Road crash An Illinois teenager made an initial court appearance and signed a $25,000 signature bond May 10 on charges stemming from a crash in Walworth that injured a passenger in the car she was driving and put four […]
Back home again
Singer and songwriter to offer free performance at Roma’s in East Troy By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff A local singer and songwriter and a fellow musician are hosting a free concert tonight at Roma’s Ristorante and Lounge in East Troy. The performance by Robert Trader of East Troy and fellow […]
Honoring hometown heroes
Window display featured local WWII vets killed in action By Heather Ruenz Staff writer Dave Saalsaa said the idea to create a display honoring local World War II heroes who had been killed in action began at the visitation for a local veteran last fall. “I went to (John) Jack […]
ATC to clear cut easement on Fellow Mortals property
Wildlife rescuers say company shows no regard for environment By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent American Transmission Co. is planning to cut down most of the trees on an easement it owns in Walworth County this summer including a path through the Fellow Mortals Animal Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital at W4632 Palmer […]
