Young Auditorium is on American Shakespeare Center’s 2016 Dangerous Dreams tour and will present two stage performances of classic, entertaining tales this week. Oscar Wilde’s witty, biting comedy The Importance of Being Earnest will take the stage on Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.; Shakespeare’s The Life of King Henry […]
Sports & Other News
Register to vote early
Avoid long lines at the polls on Election Day By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Area clerks are advising voters to register early for the April 5 Spring General Election. While registering to vote on Election Day is allowed, local municipal clerks say registering in advance will speed up the voting […]
Quotes requested for beautification project
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted March 7 in favor of a motion to send out for quotes for flower arrangements to fulfill the city’s downtown beautification project. The project, spearheaded by the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and former Elkhorn Business Alliance, received […]
Stepping up
Members of the Trinity Irish Dancers group from Madison entertain a full house at Fairhaven Senior Services Monday, including young dancers in the early stages of learning the traditional Irish dance to teenagers with years of experience. It was reported the community room at Fairhaven was at […]
Officials explore options for library expansion
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A library and a hotel are an unseemly mix, but the intermingling of the two could be an important lynchpin of the oft-discussed expansion of the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library. Adding on to the library’s existing facility in Whitewater has been a conceptual talking point […]
Lady Warhawks season comes to an end
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Warhawks’ women’s basketball team entered the NCAA tournament, beginning on March 4, riding a three-game losing streak and found themselves outside the top-25 rankings going into postseason play. With the struggle down the stretch, the Warhawks were forced to travel to St. Louis, Mo. […]
Lake board considers boat slip lottery
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Village of East Troy Trustee Dusty Stanford addressed the Village Board as a resident at Monday night’s meeting to express his dislike of the increased fees and possible new boat slip lottery the Booth Lake Memorial Park Board is considering. Stanford said the desire to […]
Sizeable lead dissipates in playoff loss
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Another loss by less than 10 points brought the Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team’s season to a close. Union Grove, seeded ninth in the regional bracket, beat eight-seeded Elkhorn 68-64 March 1 in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 regional quarterfinal game at […]
Man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting child
Man allegedly assaulted girl at Elkhorn residence on multiple occasions By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff A 32-year-old Elkhorn man pleaded not guilty during a preliminary hearing last week to Class A felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a child on multiple occasions. Simon E. Jeninga was charged Feb. 26 in […]
Elkhorn public works director resigns
Council to discuss options for filling or redefining role in city government By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Elkhorn Mayor Brian Olson announced Monday night that Public Works Manager Martin Nuss had resigned from his position. In his resignation letter, Nuss said he was moving on to other opportunities, according to […]
