Luncheon meeting features guest speaker from DOT By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce held its recent luncheon meeting at Pier 292, a private meeting room next to Pier 290, above Gage Marine. David Barnett, chamber president, opened the Sept. 5 meeting with greetings and remarks […]
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Seasonal artist at work
Natalie Rodriguez, 4, of Delavan, puts the final touches on a pumpkin she decorated during Scarecrow Fest on Sept. 15. She added a note, “Go away, squirrels,” aimed at the critters she said nibbled on her pumpkin last year. See more photos in the Sept. 20 Delavan Enterprise. (Penny […]
Restoring the Honey Creek
Village Board moves forward with dam removal By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board put into motion the restoration of the Honey Creek and the removal of the East Troy Dam at the Sept. 17 meeting. Village engineer Tim Lynch, of Lynch and Associates, briefed the […]
Volleyball team wins two in a row
Girls take down McFarland, Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Rock Valley Conference schedule is just starting to heat up, but the East Troy High School girls volleyball team found itself with an early-season test last week. And the Trojans passed with flying colors. Playing at McFarland, East Troy […]
Community State Bank opens relocated Lake Geneva branch
Community State Bank relocated its Lake Geneva office to 200 Interchange North. The newly updated office is near Geneva Square and opened for business Sept. 4. The new location includes additional office space, a meeting room and full service teller line. It also features a drive-thru, automated teller machine, safe […]
Highway 67 construction project in final stage
Beginning this week, the final layer of asphalt paving was slated to begin on the Highway 67 road construction project that stretches from Highway 50 just north of Williams Bay, to Elkhorn. The paving schedule is set for a two-week window, weather permitting, according to Matthew Smith, with the Department […]
Michael Lois Support Fund launched
Elkhorn football player recovering from serious, non-football injury “On Sunday, September 16th Elkhorn Area High School Student, Michael Lois broke three vertebrae in his neck while diving into a swimming pool. Those who know Michael know that he is a determined, positive, and kind young man. He is a star […]
Trojans pick up another win
Football team faces Brodhead-Juda tonight By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A tough loss the week before to McFarland meant the East Troy High School football team needed a bounce-back effort Friday night. And that’s just what the Trojans did – they bounced back. East Troy overcame a slow start in the […]
Elks of all sizes
Elkhorn Area High School cheerleaders and football players, including Jake Rockweiler (above) make a stop at West Side Elementary School last Friday to read to students before heading outside for flag football and other games. See more photos in the Sept. 20 Elkhorn Independent. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Carnival worker charged with stabbing man in Darien
A Middleton man was charged Sept. 13 with stabbing another carnival worker at West Park in Darien. Jason W. Thomas, 42, is charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety with the use of a dangerous weapon. According to the criminal complaint, Thomas and David Barrett, who work together for a carnival […]