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Monday, November 25, 2024
News from throughout Walworth County
Four candidates will face off April 2 for two East Troy Community School District Board of Education seats. Incumbents Brian Wexler and Dawn Buchholtz and newcomers Ted Zess and Charles Harwood will vie for the two positions. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will serve a three-year […]
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff City of Whitewater voters will decide on April 2 whether they think corporations – nonprofits and for-profit enterprises – should have the same rights as individual people. The Whitewater Common Council advanced the measure to the spring ballot following a local petition campaign by the […]
Libraries throughout Walworth, Rock and Jefferson counties will kick off southeastern Wisconsin’s fifth annual Big Read literacy project next week. Wisconsin native Thornton Wilder is the focus of the “Our Voices, Our Town” Big Read event. Led by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Young Auditorium and 12 area libraries, the Big […]
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff A Village of East Troy trustee will try to unseat the longtime village president in the April 2 election. Incumbent trustee Randy Timms, a Village Board member since 2004 and plan commission member since 2001, is challenging Bill Loesch, who has been on the board […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.68 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.9 cents per gallon in the last week […]
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT The Village of Sharon has a great new website to keep residents and visitors informed of Sharon happenings: www.villageofsharon.com. On the new website, residents can find the village calendar of events, election information and form and permits to make doing business with the village easier. Under […]
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT Hoss Rehberg, a local business owner, is seeking election to be the Alderman for District 1. Rehberg is a write-in candidate. Rehberg, who has lived in Elkhorn for 10 years, is the owner of Hoss Rehberg Farmers’ Insurance located at N5876 Hwy 12. “I want to […]
By John Koski SLN STAFF It’s come a long way in less than three months. In early January, construction workers were battling the elements to enclose Mercy Elkhorn Medical Center. Two weeks earlier, a company official said an early summer 2013 opening was anticipated. But thanks to the hard work […]
Two candidates vie for vacant seat in Second District By Vicky Wedig SLN STAFF Two contested races for the Delavan Common Council will be decided in Tuesday’s spring election. In the Third District, newcomer Chris Lindloff is challenging incumbent Ryan Schroeder. In the Second District, two candidates – real estate […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Fire Department battled a three-alarm fire with the help of 14 other area departments Monday afternoon at Bob’s Lawn Mower Repair at 725 E. Wisconsin St. Assistant Fire Chief Tim O’Neill said the fire began in the business with two occupants in the […]
