Incident happened in Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest State and local authorities are looking for the person, or persons, responsible for striking a horse with an arrow and later put down because of injury Oct. 28 in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. According to […]
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College freshman draws smiles on campus
UW-Whitewater student, ‘Astro’ wears spacesuit By Craig Schreiner UW-Whitewater In the days preceding Halloween, you would expect to see a Wookie or a Pikachu walking on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. Add to that an extraterrestrial skateboarding music-playing messenger of good will. He comes in peace — sometimes with candy. […]
A lot of feet of fun
Numerous people showed up for the Elkhorn Recreation Department’s 6 Feet Trick or Treat event last Friday night at Sunset Park. The event offered safe ways to hand out candy at various stations. See more photos in the Nov. 5 Elkhorn Independent. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Searching for the Beast of Bray Road
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A few months back, when Korbin Wenzel was visiting his grandma, Sue Thome, when he noticed a copy of the East Troy newspaper with a photo and story about the Beast of Bray Road. Being a very curious 4-year-old who likes monsters and scary things, […]
Plot a course for Dine Around The Lakes
Walworth County’s annual Dine Around The Lakes restaurant week celebration kicks off Friday and runs through Nov. 15 with specially priced 3-course meals at restaurants across the county. “We are excited to share some of Walworth County’s best restaurants during the seventh annual Dine Around The Lakes. This is a […]
Area voters turn up the red
Republicans dominate local races for state Assembly By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The effects of a surging global pandemic and a summer of social unrest did little to change the allegiances of voters in the Southern Lakes Area who remained true to their Republican roots in the Nov. 3 […]
Sorg’s will be back, owner vows
Meat processing plant recovering from silo collapse By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Sorg’s Quality Meats and Sausages in Darien will be back, owner John M. Sorg said Monday night, just over a week after a silo collapsed and crushed much of the meat processing portion of the business. While the […]
Village Board moves forward with capital improvements
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board approved putting two large projects out for bid at its Oct. 19 meeting. The board voted to move forward with the Village Square improvement plan, slated to be done next year in conjunction with Walworth County Highway ES resurfacing. The […]
County looks to hire public health nurse
COVID-19 tracing practices also addressed By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Walworth County’s Health and Human Services Committee members voted in favor of a resolution last week that seeks to authorize the creation of a public health nurse position at Health and Human Services. At the Oct. 21 committee meeting, Walworth County […]
City of Delavan looks to add new TID
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council approved a step toward creating a new tax incremental district in the city last week. The new district, called TID No. 6, would overlay portions of the existing TID No. 4. Administrator Denise Pieroni said at the Oct. 20 meeting, the […]
