By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District broke ground on it new elementary school Friday afternoon. The new school, which will house students in kindergarten through second grade is being built next the Prairie View Elementary on the corner of Highway ES and Townline Road. The […]
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Man charged after altercation with girlfriend
An East Troy man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on three felony and four misdemeanor charges resulting from a domestic altercation with his live-in girlfriend. Zachary T. Coggon, 21, was charged April 1 in Walworth County Circuit Court with second-degree recklessly endangering safety, false imprisonment, battery to public officers, […]
Walworth man charged with repeated sexual assault of a child
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff A 35-year-old Walworth man has been charged with sexually assaulting a now 10-year-old girl on multiple occasions in 2014. Jose A. Vergara-Posada was charged April 14 with one count of first degree repeated sexual assault of a child younger than 13 and one count of […]
Community bids farewell to one of its own
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Family, friends and East Troy community members gathered at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church Monday to say goodbye to local World War II veteran Ernest Recknagel. “Ernie,” as he was called, died April 12 at the age of 94. The husband, father and grandfather was a […]
Community Foundation offering new grants
The Whitewater Community Foundation recently announced a new Community Action Grant program. The Foundation has created an avenue that individuals and organizations may use to further their dreams. The goal is to fund community projects that create a more vibrant and culturally diverse atmosphere in education, community development, artistic, and […]
Council gives nod to apply for DNR grant
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As efforts to grow and improve Whitewater’s stormwater infrastructure continue, city officials are again turning to a state agency for possible funding assistance. The Common Council on April 7 gave the green light to apply for a so-called urban nonpoint source grant from the Wisconsin Department […]
Center-schools model progressing
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Superintendent Robert Crist updated the Delavan-Darien School Board on April 11 on the progress that has been made in transitioning to the center-schools model by fall. Crist said almost all of the staff members who will move to a new school know where they will […]
Committee recommends hiring new public works manager
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Human Resources committee took its first look at how the city would move forward following former Department of Public Works Director Martin Nuss’s departure earlier this year. From discussion Monday night, it seems the city is leaning towards replacing Nuss rather […]
Appraiser updates Village Board on re-evaluation process
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board heard from Associated Appraisal’s Director of Project Management Dean Peters about the village’s re-evaluation process. Peters told the board Associated will be sending letters to homeowners on Friday letting them know about how the process will proceed with the upcoming […]
Over the rainbow
Walworth Middle School to present ‘The Wizard of Oz’ By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff This weekend follow the yellow brick road over to Walworth Middle School for its production of the “Wizard of Oz.” The Walworth Middle School will be presenting the Young Performer’s Edition at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, […]
