By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Property along one of Whitewater’s most heavily traveled corridors could go from housing a funeral home to an apartment complex appealing to university students. Developer Ryan Hughes came before the Common Council on June 17 and discussed his plans for Campus Edge, a four-story apartment building […]
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Police identify second victim in suitcase murders
By Vicky Wedig Editor Jenny Gamez, 19, of Cottage Grove, Ore., has been identified through dental records as the second victim of a suspected murderer who dumped her body and another alongside a Town of Geneva road in suitcases earlier this month. Walworth County and Town of Geneva police announced […]
Take the long way home
East Gateway project detour route explained Whitewater’s East Gateway project, scheduled for completion in mid-September but preventing use of a portion of Main Street is in full construction mode. A detour route has been established, directing vehicles to Starin Road – which runs parallel to Main Street where the project […]
School Board hits snag with 1:1 laptop initiative funding
By Tracy Ouellette Editor With questions as to what’s in the best interest of the School District’s students and how to fund the 1:1 computer initiative approved by the East Troy School Board in March, the board revisited the need to get technology into the hands of every child in […]
County denies proposed site for Agape House for boys
By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor An Agape House for boys will not be located on Potter Road in Lafayette. The Walworth County Zoning Agency voted 4-3 against the home for troubled boys after listening to arguments for and against the proposed home on June 19. “I certainly support the idea, […]
A ‘Zootastic’ trip
Third graders from St. Peter’s School in East Troy pet the stingrays at the Milwaukee Public Zoo on a field trip just before the end of the school year. The third-grade class raised $300 to sponsor “Snow Lilly,” the polar bear at the Zoo. They raised the funds by holding […]
Judge sets bond at $1 million for suspected murder
He’s charged with hiding women’s corpses in suitcases along road in Town of Geneva By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Walworth County Circuit Court Judge David Reddy set a $1 million cash bond today for a 52-year-old West Allis man charged with hiding two corpses in suitcases in the Town of […]
Wisconsin Oven names new building after David Strand
Expanded operations means more jobs By Tracy Ouellette Editor Wisconsin Oven Corporation President David Strand was surprised June 11 when company owner Philippe Blandineres named the new building at its 2675 Main St. site after him. “I had no idea he was going to do it,” Strand said. “It was […]
Teacher suspended for grabbing student’s arm
By Tracy Ouellette Editor A handful of parents showed up at the June 9 East Troy Community Schools Board of Education meeting to protest the two-day suspension of a teacher for grabbing a student’s arm during class. District choir teacher Rodger Trader confirmed Friday, he was the teacher who was […]
Former cop allegedly confessed to killing women
For now, he’s charged with hiding corpses in case that involves sexually deviant behavior, dumping bodies stuffed in suitcases By Vicky Wedig Editor A West Allis man who allegedly “caused the deaths” of two women he met online in 2012 and 2013 is scheduled to appear in Walworth County Circuit […]
