Members of Girl Scout Daisy Troop 7256 show off their homemade reindeer hats, complete with red noses in the 36th Annual Christmas Card Town Parade Dec. 2 in Elkhorn. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Sports & Other News
Local elementary school student wins art award
By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Madison Fishbeck, 8, a second grade student at Tibbets Elementary School, Elkhorn, was one of 12 finalists recently selected for an art publishing website’s “Artist of the Week” competition. Her teacher, Erin Heiser, regularly submits students’ artwork to the competition but said it’s been four […]
Dam expert weighs in
Village Board OKs $30,000 study on dam removal, repair By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Dam was once again on the Village Board’s agenda Dec. 4 as the discussion continued on whether to repair the dam, which was damaged in the July 12 flooding, or remove it. At […]
Brew pub coming to the Village Square
East Troy Brewery moves from vision to reality By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff In what owners Ann and Ted Zess are calling a “community project” plans for a brew pub in the old FirstMerit Bank building on the East Troy Village Square are solidifying with a target opening date of […]
City, DOT refreshing Highway 59 environmental study
By Dave Fidlin SLN Correspondent The City of Whitewater is working with the state Department of Transportation in updating a study pertaining to environmental impacts at Highway 59 and Newcomb Street. The area has been eyed as a site of improvements for years, as evidenced by a 2008 study of […]
Holiday Care program gears up for needy families
The holiday season is fast approaching and the Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a reminder it is seeking donations of new toys and new clothing for children, gift cards to local retail stores for teenagers and money to purchase food gift certificates for families. The […]
Evidence of co-actor’s former crime to be allowed at trial
Attorney: East Troy man didn’t know acquaintance would shoot friend By Vicky Wedig SLN staff Evidence surrounding a robbery and shooting one of the men involved in an East Troy homicide committed in 1999 will be allowed in the upcoming trial of the second man charged in the case. During […]
Whippets make ‘A Pool’ at Watertown
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent The Whippets wrestlers competed in the 16-team, three-division Tom McGarvie Earlybird Scramble and finished with impressive results. The scramble last Saturday was at Watertown. In the scramble format, wrestlers compete in two rounds and are then placed in pools based on their performances. Three […]
Palmyra-Eagle’s Stefanczyk signs to MSOE
By Ryan Spoehr SLN Staff Before her teammates, her coach and members of the School District, Palmyra-Eagle’s Lauren Stefanczyk signed a letter of intent in a ceremony recently to play softball at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. “I just feel like it’s good to be a representative of our […]
Doing the Turkey Trot
Joe Dietlin (front) heads north on Highway 67 during Four Lakes Athletic Club’s Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning in Elkhorn. The annual “run the race before you stuff your face” event includes a collection of non-perishable food items for the food pantry and features a 5K run/walk as well as […]
