Sarah Hoekstra, daughter of Margaret and Robert Hoekstra, and Payton McCann, son of Kristyn Krohn and Josh McCann were recently honored as the Delavan Rotary Club students for the month of March 2021. Hoekstra participates in FFA and softball and is a member of the National Honor Society. Her volunteer […]
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Service in the sun
First United Methodist Church of Whitewater held its Easter Sunday worship outdoors in the parking lot. It was the first time for an in-person service in nearly 400 days. Pastor Susan Bresser leads the service. See more photos in the April 8 Whitewater Register. (Tom Ganser photo)
County launches embedded crisis liaison program
For individuals suffering from mental health crises, interactions with police and the criminal justice system are upsetting and have lasting effects. Law enforcement officers responding to mental health and substance abuse-related service calls have few good choices. Simply put, holistically addressing mental health crises requires long-term solutions and a specialized […]
Sunny (side up) egg hunt
At the Easter Egg Hunt in Delavan held last Saturday at Phoenix Park, the Easter Bunny, shown with police officers Devin Quinn and Brian Mair, brought ideal weather for hunting eggs. The chamber-led event was sponsored by several local businesses including Andes Candies, Culvers, Delavan Lakes Veterinary Clinic, Dousman Transport […]
Tree House: ‘No excuse for abuse’
Signs, pinwheels aim to raise child abuse awareness By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The Tree House Child and Family Center and Walworth County Health and Human Services are working together to help bring awareness to child abuse prevention during the month of April. It’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month, therefore, the […]
Strong in all the right places
Teen battling muscular dystrophy loves life, music and laughing By Mariann Hunter Contributor Andrew Rocha is like many young teenagers. He loves music, singing at the top of his lungs – especially rap music, watching movies, is a major foodie – aspiring to be a chef someday, enjoys watching The […]
Arts Alliance celebrates young artists
An online virtual exhibit available beginning April 9 Art by students between the ages of 4 and 18 will be featured in the upcoming Whitewater Arts Alliance’s April exhibit online at whitewaterarts.org. The show becomes available on Friday, April 9 and runs through Saturday, April 24. The gallery at the […]
East Troy spring election results
Here are the election results, according to the unofficial counts. East Troy Community School District Referendum Question 1 Yes 1,767 No 2,086 Question 2 Yes 1,875 No 1,983 East Troy School Board Anna Kostopoulos Janusz 1,808 Dale Ames 1,270 Amber LeMarr 1,258 Jessica Fuchs 1,176 Town of East Troy […]
Lions to host roast beef, chicken dinner
The Elkhorn Lions Club will host its annual Roast Beef & Chicken Dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 18. The dinner will still be held at Sperino’s, 720 N. Wisconsin St. but will be a drive-thru event only this year. The meal will include: three slices of […]
Town of East Troy board to increase to five
Supervisor candidates vie for four seats on spring ballot By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Town of East Troy board could see a sizable shake up in the spring election April 6 with the expansion of the board to five members and Chairman Joe Klarkowski being challenged by John J. […]
