Mother-daughter team spends vacation volunteering By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When it came time to decide how she wanted to spend her last summer at home before heading off to college, Rachel Bottum, of East Troy, wanted to do something new and different. “Roughly half-way through my senior year I […]
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Bank hosting back to school drive
Annual event will help kids throughout the stateline area First National Bank and Trust Company recently announced it’s host the annual Back to School supply drive to help Stateline area kids as they prepare for their first day of school. The drive kicked off late last month and will run […]
On a mission
Trinity Church in Pell Lake recently sent Calvin Topf (front from left), Lyzzie Oviedo, Gretchen Tofp, Lizzie Melchi, Cameryn Heckel, (back row) Kloe Oviedo, Dale Williams, Evan Martin, Vicki Martin, Michele Irby and Michelle McClanahan on the Youthworks Mission Trip to Lake Traverse, South Dakota. The group learned about […]
Man charged with selling drugs near schools
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 12 for a Delavan man charged with selling drugs near Delavan schools. Brayan Anduaga Colin, 18, was charged Aug. 1 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of manufacturing or delivering LSD, one near a school; and manufacturing or delivering marijuana near […]
It’s Christmas in July for local charities
Donations from Santa Cause’s annual festival distributed The third annual Santa Cause Tree Festival took place during the 2018 holiday season and raised more than $110,500 for local charities. Santa Cause is a super charity that supports existing charities in Walworth County, referred to as the ‘Charities of Christmas.’ Those […]
Aw-shucks
At Elkhorn Corn & Brat Days last Saturday Shane Griffin and Jennifer Kiel help with serving. The event, formerly known as Festival of Summer, also featured live music and a variety of artisans and crafters. See more photos in the Aug. 8 Elkhorn Independent. (Dave Dresdow photo)
To spray or not to spray
Resident voices concerns about cattail remediation method By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff One of the residents who lives on the former East Troy Lake, addressed the Village Board at Monday night’s meeting, voicing her concerns about how the cattails were going to be removed from the former lake bed. With […]
Two girls killed, three people injured in crash
A funeral service was held Wednesday for a 14-year-old girl from Waterford who died along with her cousin, 7, on Aug. 1 when the SUV they were riding in collided with a semitrailer truck in Whitewater. Kaylinn Wilken, 14, of Waterford, and Olly Koelsch, 7, of Boise, Idaho, died in […]
Shakin’ it
The Triple D Band, featuring Dan Blitz (from the left), Dean Oleson and Dawn Soto, take the stage at Shake the Lake Music Festival on the shores of Delavan Lake at Lake Lawn Resort. See more photos in the Aug. 8 Delavan Enterprise. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Area church to celebrate its history
Ice cream social, pig roast and vintage car show Aug. 11 in Linn By Troy Sparks Correspondent Some farmers and craftsmen met in the southwest part of Wisconsin in 1844 – four years before it became an official state – to form a worshipping community. And since then, the worshippers […]
