The 6th Annual Grandma Laurine Maas Blood Drive held Feb. 20 at Whitewater Middle School collected 51 units of blood – enough to save 153 lives. Bev Bonge-Ganser, WMS school counselor known as Ms. B-G to students, organizes the event and also walks the talk by donating blood. (Tom Ganser […]
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Chicago trumpeter performs with Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra presented its second concert of the 2013-14 “Horizons” season at Elkhorn Area High School on Feb. 15. The LGSO is dedicated to involving people of diverse ages, talents and backgrounds in performing and enjoying great music. The orchestra has performed regularly […]
Fire destroys Town of Darien home
Residents, dogs uninjured By Vicky Wedig Editor Fire destroyed a Town of Darien home Saturday morning, but no one was injured in the blaze. The fact that no one was injured in the blaze is a miracle, however, the cleanup afterward is going to be extensive, which means the use […]
Support Mysliwski Fields at the High School
A group of friends and family of the late Brad Mysliwski are requesting the baseball fields at East Troy High School be named in Mysliwski’s honor. Mysliwski’s former coach Steve Douglas made a presentation to the East Troy School Board Feb. 24 formally requesting the name change. The School Board […]
Stepping into spring
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute offering beekeeping classes By Jen Bradley Correspondent It’s no secret that winter in Wisconsin isn’t going away quite yet. Many farmers are carefully planning how they will step into spring, and those at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy are offering guidance for the way. […]
Sorry to see them go
Three long-time educators announce their retirement from East Troy School District By Tracy Ouellette Editor Twila Voss, Marge Hell and Bonnie Mann in the East Troy School District submitted their letters of resignation to the School Board Monday night. Between the three of them, they have more than 75 years […]
Illinois man charged with selling cocaine
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 14 for an Illinois man charged with selling cocaine in Lake Geneva. Kevin M. Cooper, 42, of South Elgin, Ill., was charged Feb. 6 in two separate felony cases in Walworth County Circuit Court with four counts of delivering cocaine, possession with intent […]
Man charged in Fourth Street burglary
He’s also a suspect in other local burglaries By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man was expected to waive his preliminary hearing and enter a plea Feb. 26 on charges of burglarizing a Delavan home over a two-day period. Juan V. Hernandez, 21, was charged Feb. 10 in Walworth County […]
Arraignment hearing set for first of three Elkhorn men
Timmer to appear in court on March 15 By Kellen Olshefski Editor The first of three Elkhorn men charged with 2nd degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age appeared in Walworth County Circuit Court for his preliminary hearing today. Following the hearing, Gage Timmer has been […]
A study in art
East Troy’s Sammi Clark (right) helps Genevieve Miranda, Whitewater, with an art project at Washington Elementary School’s Soup-er Arts Night on Feb. 21 in Whitewater. The event is a major fundraiser for Washington’s Parents and Teacher Together organization. (Tom Ganser photo)
