Michael Fields Agricultural Institute was recently honored with the very first Good Earth Award at a special event hosted by the Good Earth Church of the Divine, an emerging church of the UCC denomination in Lake Geneva. The award, given by the Founding Council of the church, recognizes Michael Fields […]
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Open council seat to be determined by write-in vote
Suppose they held an election and nobody wanted to run? That’s the scenario with the Elkhorn District 1 common council seat up for election April 2. Current councilman Jerry Anderson has decided to not seek re-election in District 1 and no one else filed paperwork to run for the seat […]
Elkhorn names new district administrator
By John Koski SLN Staff At its Jan. 14 meeting. the Elkhorn Area School Board unanimously selected Jason Tadlock as its new district administrator. Tadlock is set to begin July 2 and will replace current district administrator Greg Westcott, who will retire on June 29 after a 40-year career […]
Man sentenced for sexual assault of 2-year-old girl
By Jean Matheson Correspondent Scott Anderson had insisted he was merely babysitting for the 2-year-old girl, but a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting the toddler in a Whitewater apartment where the two lived. On Jan. 11, a judge in Walworth County Circuit Court sentenced Anderson, 35, to 10 years […]
East Troy will again host Cycling Classic
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff East Troy will once again play host to the largest competitive cycling event in the United States thanks to the continued support of the Janice Klumb Family Foundation. Katie Matteson, East Troy Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, said the Klumb family has agreed, for the […]
Gotz says goodbye to East Troy
Director led library from the Dewey Decimal system to e-readers By Dave Fidlin Correspondent When Jackie Gotz first assumed her duties with the East Troy Lions Public Library three decades ago, the world was a very different place than it is today. The same could be said of the brick […]
WRAP show features local artists
The Wisconsin Regional Art Program exhibit, featuring the works of nearly 50 area artists, is open at Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St., through Jan. 26. The exhibit turns the spotlight to artists from several nearby cities, including Beloit, Burlington, Clinton, Cottage Grove, Delafield, Delavan, Edgerton, Elkhorn, Fort […]
Whitewater pharmacy robbed
Drugstore theft may be linked to others, police say Police say a robbery at a pharmacy in Whitewater last Saturday is linked to others in the south-central Wisconsin region. The robbery happened at Walgreens Pharmacy, 1041 W. Main St., on Jan. 5, the City of Whitewater Police Department said in […]
A wondrous sight to see
Staffed entirely by volunteers, Open Arms Free Clinic is Walworth County’s first By John Koski Staff Writer The need was there. It had been there for some time. But on Dec. 6, when Open Arms Free Clinic welcomed it first patients, the need was dealt with in a significant way. […]
Kilars honor late son’s memory with $20,000 donation
The Kilar family recently donated $20,000 to the Whitewater Community Foundation to honor their late son Treyton. Half of the donation amount will go toward the endowment fund to maintain the Treyton Kilar Field of Dreams, as well as turf replacement costs, and the other $10,000 will go toward a […]