Memorial Day weekend events include rummage sale, Brewfest By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s four-day 40th annual Corn and Brat Roast is just around the corner – Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 to 30. The roast features roasted sweet corn, brats, hot dogs, burgers, soda […]
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Council agrees on City Hall, several streets as priorities for upcoming projects
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff With a list of five major capital improvements needed in upcoming years, City of Elkhorn Councilmembers began the process of determining which ones were of the highest priority and how they would tackle them over the next few years in a Committee of the Whole […]
What’s in a name?
School Board wants community input on new school name By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community School District Board of Education is asking the public for its input on naming the new school. While the board members all said they like Little Prairie Primary School, which was one of […]
Too hot to cool
East Troy man charged with having stolen refrigerators A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 26 for an East Troy man allegedly found with stolen refrigerators valued at nearly $30,000. Richard T. Neudorff, 51, was charged April 27 in Walworth County Circuit Court with three counts of receiving stolen property. […]
Cancer Assault Challenge set for Sunday
Organizers expect event to be a banner year, drawing in more people than ever before By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The fourth annual Cancer Assault Challenge is set to kick off tomorrow and organizers expect it to be a banner year for the event. Chairperson Julie Lopez said with just […]
Governor invests in Delavan-Darien for Fab Lab equipment, training
Gov. Scott Walker’s 2015-17 biennial budget includes an investment in the Fabrication Laboratories Program that will allow the Delavan-Darien School District to fund new fab lab facilities at its middle school. Delavan-Darien School District was awarded $25,000 to create a Fab Lab at Phoenix Middle School and expand the Delavan-Darien […]
Skills, drills and smiles
Special Olympics athletes attend Warhawks football camp By Heather Ruenz Editor “The football camp had always been a dream of mine personally. I always wanted to connect individuals with special needs and sports teams together, creating inclusion and equal opportunities,” Alyssa Bohm said. Her dream – and that of many Special […]
Outstanding residents honored at luncheon
Three receive Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year award By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce’s 42nd Citizen of the Year Award Ceremony was held at Abbey Springs on April 27, honoring three outstanding individuals from Walworth, Fontana and Williams Bay. Three […]
‘Shuffle Off to Buffalo’ with the Lakeland Players
Performing arts group to present production of Broadway musical “42nd Street” over next two weekends The Lakeland Players will be performing its production of the Broadway musical “42nd Street” over the next two weekends at Elkhorn’s iconic Walworth County Performing Arts Center. According to a press release from Producer Linda […]
Schools receive grant for Fab Labs
$25,000 in funding will help district to create its own fabrication laboratory The Elkhorn Area School District is one of 25 districts in the state to be awarded a Wisconsin’s Fabrication Laboratories Grant. The School District will receive $25,000 for its high school Fab Lab. Gov. Scott Walker and the […]
