By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education approved a change order for an “outdoor classroom” between Little Prairie Primary and Prairie View Elementary schools as part of the referendum building project at the Feb. 13 meeting. The idea was presented to the board […]
Sports & Other News
Man charged in break-in at Walworth employer
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 10 for an Illinois man charged with stealing money from a co-worker’s vehicle and breaking into a manager’s office. Ryan P. Hinklin, 35, of South Beloit, Ill., was charged Sept. 30 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary […]
Lakeland Players aim to ‘set the town laughing’
American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon is regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in the world, according to a press release. In addition to “Lost In Yonkers,” which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, Simon’s plays and musicals include: Come Blow Your Horn, Little […]
It’s not too late to obtain an ID to vote in the spring primary
Wisconsin’s spring primary is Tuesday, Feb. 21, and voters who don’t already have a Wisconsin driver license or ID or other form of ID needed to vote can still get a Wisconsin ID from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles. The Wisconsin Elections Commission website (CLICK HERE) […]
Voters need photo ID for Tuesday’s primary election
The Village of East Troy’s Clerk’s Office urges voters in the Village of East Troy to plan now to make sure they have the acceptable photo ID to vote in the Feb. 21 Spring Primary and April 4 Spring Election. Most voters already have one of the types of photo […]
Spring Splash will not return in 2017
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Noting last year’s event went anything but swimmingly, organizers behind Spring Splash have decided to pull the plug on their college-geared event in Whitewater — at least for this year. Since 2013, a for-profit company known as Wisconsin Red has organized a Spring Splash event in […]
Whippets stop losing skid with overtime win
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The Whippets boys basketball team was able to stop a losing streak with a win in overtime against Clinton. Whitewater and Clinton for most of the first half of the game on Feb. 7. “I am glad we were able to hang on,” head coach Dan […]
Passing on a passion for pickleball
By Heather Ruenz Editor A recent afternoon of pickleball at Big Foot High School allowed local, adult players of the game to show the younger generation how it’s done, in a friendly competition. Chuck Thiesenhusen, director of the Big Foot Recreation District, said the intergenerational pickleball event was put together […]
Local teen earns Eagle Scout ranking
David Broga, 14, a freshman at Elkhorn Area High School, was recently honored at his Eagle Court of Honor for his project of creating bee hotels for Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy in Williams Bay. Broga, the son of Brian and Susan and a member of Boy Scout Troop 243 in […]
Village Board clamping down on meeting protocol
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The East Troy Village Board has a message for anyone coming before the elected body at one of its meetings: Supply us with your documents beforehand, or we will not act on your request. After reportedly encountering the frustration of receiving documents at a meeting and […]
