School Board votes to invest in transportation By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community Schools Board of Education voted to invest in the district’s transportation department and keep the district’s busing in house at the Jan. 23 meeting. District administration had asked the board to consider investing in […]
Sports & Other News
UWW Police Department to swear in K-9 Hawk
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Police Department will swear in its newest K-9 officer in a public event at the University Center. Everyone is invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of K-9 Hawk, the newest member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater police department. The event is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. […]
Over the hump
Elkhorn beats Demons for first time in 16 tries By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks exorcised some Demons Jan. 20 in a Southern Lakes Conference boys high school basketball game at Burlington. The Elks beat the Demons 58-48 for the program’s first win over Burlington in almost a decade. […]
Ice Party Gone Wild
Above: Moe Le Roux (on left), of Walworth, and Colton Meisinger, of Elkhorn, serve as chefs at Ice Party Gone Wild, an annual fundraiser for the Fontana Fire and Rescue Department Jan. 21 at the Abbey Harbor House. The event also featured a variety of raffle prizes and kids games. Additionally, […]
Elkhorn man gets eight years for assault
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 […]
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 […]
