East Troy Railroad celebrates Easter season with special train The East Troy Railroad’s Bunny Train returns for another run April 8, 9 and 15. Face painting and coloring will be available at the East Troy depot prior to departure. Then, enjoy Easter-themed activities aboard a 10-mile round trip to the […]
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Village Board looks at water main upgrades
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board has been looking at upgrading infrastructure and listened to another presentation from Ben Wood of Strand Associates Inc. on the probable costs and time lines for work on the water mains and the sanitary and sewer lines. Wood first presented […]
Students from Lake Geneva present research projects at UW-Whitewater
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Madeline Rausch and Amanda Danno, 2013 and 2014 graduates of Badger High School, respectively, were among 148 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students who participated in the 22nd annual Undergraduate Research Day in the Hamilton Room of the James R. Connor University Center. The research and creativity projects […]
Highway 50 work to begin Monday
The contracting firm for the rehabilitation of Highway 50 through Delavan presented its proposed work schedule and construction staging plan to the city March 22. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation hired Buteyn-Peterson Construction Co. Inc. of Sheboygan to complete the work. City Public Works Director Mark Wendorf said the project […]
‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’ hits the stage
By Tom Ganser Correspondent More than 50 actors and actresses will hit the Whitewater High School Auditorium stage for the production of “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” A second showing of “Alice in Wonderland will be tonight, April 7, at 7 p.m. Under the direction of band teacher Liz Elliot, the […]
Whippets defeat top-ranked Beloit Turner
Softball team receives 13 walks in opener By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Opening up the 2017 season for the Whippet baseball team was an away game at Beloit Turner. The matchup was anticipated as being tough, according to head coach Jim Pease, as Beloit Turner finished 2016 as the No. 3-ranked […]
Fish fry fun
At the March 24 Friday Lenten Fish Fry at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Fontana Alexis Bender (left) takes a break to join the Katie, Laura and Troy Hummel from Walworth. Tonight’s (April 7) fish fry, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the parish, 137 Dewey Ave., […]
‘Big Fish’ to hit the stage at Elkhorn Area HS
By Heather Ruenz Editor The musical “Big Fish,” set to be presented at Elkhorn Area High School this weekend, focuses on Edward Bloom’s extraordinary adventures, tales told to his son Will, according to director Lisa Dettmann-Webb, who is also an English and Speech teacher at the school. “In adulthood, Will […]
Girls track team edges Jefferson by a point
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent At a track meet at home recently against Jefferson, the Whippets boys track team scored just 24 fewer points than Jefferson, but the girls team won by a single point, 68-67. “A number of girls had solid performances,” Whippet head coach John Houwers said after the […]
Seager wins Village Board president seat
Incumbents lost trustee seats Village of East Troy Trustee Scott Seager has unseated Village Board President Randy Timms in today’s Spring Election. According to unofficial results, Seager won the president’s seat with 444 votes to Timms’ 181. In the village trustee race, both incumbents – Fred Douglass (244 votes) and […]
