The East Troy Community School District had its annual meeting Sept. 23 to a largely empty lecture hall at the high school. With only a handful of residents, aside from staff and board members, the district presented its proposed 2019-20 budget and set a preliminary tax levy increase of 3.3%. […]
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Relive the ‘War of the Worlds’
Off the Square Players open radio play, library fundraiser tonight By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Off the Square Players kick off their fall season with a presentation of the H.G. Wells thriller, “War of the Worlds, the Radio Broadcast,” tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Ivan’s Backstage on the East […]
Walworth woman charged with prescription fraud
A Walworth woman is accused of stealing prescription credentials from a medical office and fraudulently obtaining painkillers on multiple occasions from a Burlington pharmacy. Amy N. Funderburk, 37, was charged last week in Racine County Circuit Court with four counts of misappropriation of identification information for financial gain, two counts […]
UW-Whitewater staffer fills School Board vacancy
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A graduate of Whitewater High School and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been chosen to keep a recently vacated seat on the Whitewater Unified School District’s School Board warm through next spring. The six sitting members of WUSD’s School Board selected lifelong Whitewater resident Miguel Aranda […]
Elkhorn traffic signal repair gets green light
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent During a Committee of the Whole meeting last week, City of Elkhorn aldermen voted in favor of replacing the camera processor and cameras for the traffic signals at the intersection of North Wisconsin and West Market streets, which recently began to function improperly. Public Works Operations […]
Supporting the walk
Walworth County showed its support Sept. 21 when nearly 850 participants turned out to support the 13th annual Walk To End Alzheimer’s at Library Park in Lake Geneva. From the left; To kick things off, Honorary Walk Chair Jackson Akright addresses the crowd as chairs Emily Karls, Josh Spiegelhoff […]
Meet the court
Big Foot High School’s Homecoming Court included, from the left: (front) senior representatives Brianna Martinez, Enrique Mondragon and Dorothy Carpenter, junior rep. Jocelyn Arnold, sophomore reps. Monroe Melges and Cristian Carreno, freshmen reps. Chloe Weborg and Gabe Wilkins, (back) senior reps. Sam Dickerson and John McHugh, junior rep. River Riley, […]
Delavan’s recreational facilities to get upgrades
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council approved two measures on Sept. 17 that will improve two recreational facilities – Delbrook Golf Course will get new barrier netting for its practice range and Fest Field is getting new LED lighting. Delbrook manager Dan Piecha wrote in a summary […]
Back-to-4-H Night event set for Oct. 1
Walworth County 4-H is hosting a Back-to-4-H Night to give families an opportunity to learn about the organization if it it’s a good fit for the kids and family. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, in the Walworth County Fairgrounds Activity Center, 411 E. […]
On your mark …
The Greater Whitewater Committee’s seventh annual Discover Whitewater Series on Sept. 22 featured a half marathon (above), half marathon relay, 5K and W3 Fit Kid Shuffle. Dozens of runners competed in the various events, including Whitewater entrants Mark Elworthy and Heidi Mane, who finished first and second in their […]