By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An Elkhorn man was sentenced Jan. 13 to eight years in prison and six years extended supervision for touching a 7-year-old girl’s buttocks. Gregory A. Lindmeier, 35, pleaded guilty Oct. 12 to a lesser charge of second-degree sexual assault of a child, which carries maximum […]
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Walworth man found guilty of assaulting girl
Faces up to 97-1/2 years in prison and $75,000 in fines By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer After a four-day trial that ended Jan. 20, a jury found a Walworth man guilty of all four felony charges in a sexual assault case against him. Silverio A. Moreno, 33, was found guilty […]
Grapplers face tough competition at Kramer Open
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School wrestling team found itself in the midst of a pretty tough field at the Terry Kramer Open in Fort Atkinson on Jan. 21. And the final results showed that. East Troy placed 14th overall with 183.5 points in the 16-team invitational. […]
Farmers urged to sign up for conservation program
Officials at the agricultural non-profit Michael Fields Agricultural Institute are urging farmers interested in receiving compensation for existing and additional conservation efforts to apply to United States Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program by Feb. 3 for consideration in 2017. “With over 70 acres enrolled nationwide, CSP is the largest […]
Elkhorn Fund announces new board members
The Elkhorn Fund announced last week that Denise Schultz has joined the Advisory Board. Schultz is Chief Executive Officer of Lakes Area Realtors Association, a professional organization of approximately 500 members, based in Elkhorn. Schultz and her husband relocated to Elkhorn from Milwaukee on New Year’s Eve, 1997 when they […]
Swimming team earns 14 individual best times, 1 first-place finish
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whitewater boys swimming head coach Kayla Martin is looking at the positives out of recent dual meet at Fort Atkinson despite coming up short in scoring. The meet, on Jan. 20, ended in a loss for Whitewater, but the team had one first-place finish with Seth […]
DPI nominates Washington Elementary for award
By Ryan Spoehr Editor Washington Elementary was one of eight Wisconsin schools to be nominated for the National Blue Ribbon Award, an award that recognizes overall academic excellence or progress in student achievement. State Superintendent of Schools Tony Evers announced last Friday that he nominated Washington Elementary and seven other […]
Two steps back
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Coach Todd Frohworth said the Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team regressed last week. After a competitive, 54-52 loss to Delavan-Darien Jan. 10 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference game, the Elks lost 63-31 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Burlington. The […]
Lady Elks post season high
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team won four medals and posted a season-high varsity team score Jan. 21 in the Watertown Varsity Invitational at Watertown High School. The Elks competed Tuesday in a Southern Lakes Conference meet at Whitewater, and compete Saturday at home […]
Trial delayed for one of four robbery suspects
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer At a pre-trial hearing last week, one of four suspected co-conspirators in a 2014 robbery and shooting in East Troy waived his right to a speedy trial, and the trial, which was set to begin Monday, was delayed until May. Jeremy L. Thomas, 28, of […]
