Village of East Troy Police are investigating an armed robbery, which happened at the Road Ranger gas station/truck stop, located at 2489 Main St., last week. According to police, a white male in his 20s reportedly held up a truck driver who was parked in the rear of the […]
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Teen lives baseball dreams in Dominican Republic
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With the start of the new school year this week, many high school students likely spent time talking about what they did on summer vacation. Not many can say they left the country to play the game they love. But East Troy’s Evan Wick can. Wick […]
Search for new Whitewater city manager continues
By Bob Peryea Correspondent City officials are continuing the search for a permanent city manager. During its meeting Tuesday night, the Whitewater Common Council agreed to include the public in the process, using methods similar to those used in the police chief search last year. Interim City Manager Cameron Clapper […]
Mukwonago YMCA is up and running
58,000-square-foot facility promotes fitness By John Koski CORRESPONDENT The Mukwonago YMCA officially opened its doors at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning to area residents eager to complete an hour or so of exercise before beginning the rest of their day. “We had people coming in non-stop,” said Geoff Mertens, executive director. […]
Yerkes offers stargazing tours
The evening sky slowly changes from month to month. In September, Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay offers a look at the outer space through one of its infamous telescopes. Stargazers begin outside with a brief introduction to the night sky as seen with the unaided eye. From the dark confines […]
UW-Whitewater students move in
Bay’s test scores reflect college-bound students
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Williams Bay high schoolers continue to outperform the state in the region’s largest college placement exam. Williams Bay High School students, on average, garnered a 23.7 score on ACT exams taken during the 2011-12 school year, based on recent results from the Wisconsin Department of Public […]
Whitewater bakery gives back in a sweet way
The SweetSpot in downtown Whitewater has kicked off a month of giving. The bakery and café will be baking and selling different cupcakes in September to support three causes. From Sept. 1-10, the SweetSpot will be selling pupcakes (cupcake treats for dogs). All proceeds from the dog biscuit-topped cupcakes will […]
Delavan grad wins Walworth County Fairest of the Fair title
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Park Stage at the Walworth County Fairgrounds Sept. 2 was the royal setting for the crowning of Abigail Jensen as the 2013 Fairest of the Fair. Jensen, a 2012 graduate of Delavan-Darien High School, will be attending UW-Madison this fall. Many of her accomplishments are […]
Hard work pays off for youth at meat animal sale
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Months of hard work paid off Aug. 31 for local 4-H and FFA exhibitors at the Walworth County Fair Meat Animal Sale. The young people who spent countless hours raising and grooming their prized animals for show raked in a total of $423,333.99. “The meat […]
