Camp Edwards to offer fall Schools Out Camps By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy’s Edwards YMCA Camp will run day camps this fall when the East Troy schools are on break. The camps will be Sept. 30, Oct. 29 and 30, and Nov. 30. Camp Edwards was one of […]
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Seeds of Hope plants a possibility
Organization helps bring community together Seeds of Hope recently announced the installation of a new Buddy Bench located outside Matheson Memorial Library in Elkhorn. The bench was a vision of Jamie Stiling-Stepp, the founder of Seeds of Hope, which works with adults with disabilities. She recalls a participant in the […]
Vehicle strikes home
The City of Delavan Fire Department responded to two crashes late last week, both of which involved vehicles striking houses while one of them also struck natural gas meters. Pictured: On Sept. 2 at 12:15 a.m., a vehicle struck a parked vehicle before hitting a house at 1207 E. Wisconsin […]
Vernon Evangelical welcomes new pastor
Ordination will be Sunday in Kenosha The Vernon/Mukwonago area welcomes Kenosha-native John Anderson, who is about to be ordained and has been called to serve as pastor at Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Church, S90 W27550 National Ave., Mukwonago. Since Anderson was little, the Rev. Cindy Aasen, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran […]
United Way to host Change Lives Week
Area banks will participate by collecting change Sept. 14-19 Check under the cushions, clean out the car and bring your spare change to one of 14 participating banks in Walworth County next week during the United Way of Walworth County’s Change Lives event. “One donation, no matter the size, can […]
Renovating the Square
Village Board looks at plan for next year’s road project By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board met in a Committee of the Whole Aug. 24 to discuss the Village Square renovation project that will be done in conjunction with Walworth County’s Highway ES road restoration next […]
UWW Chancellor placed on leave
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The University of Wisconsin System has placed UW-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight C. Watson on administrative leave pending the outcome of an unspecified complaint lodged against the campus leader. Interim President Tommy Thompson, of the University of Wisconsin System, declined to offer further details related to the […]
Habitat home build moving along
Volunteers key to ongoing progress of Bloomfield home By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer With everything that has been going on in the world the past several months, the leaders behind a project taking place in Walworth County said they’re excited to be able to shed some light on the progress. […]
Adapting to the new norm
Kids at Bloom360 are back in the classroom By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Getting the kids safely back to school is a challenge this year as the coronavirus pandemic rages on in the United States and across the world. School districts around the globe are struggling with how to keep […]
Whitewater considers clamping down on gatherings
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After fielding concerns of college-aged students gathering in large groups this past week, Whitewater officials are in the preliminary stage of exploring an ordinance that could limit mass gatherings on private property. The Common Council on Sept. 1 had a lengthy discussion about curtailing the spread […]
