Members delay vote on tax levy until Oct. 28 meeting By Tracy Ouellette Editor It was a good news, bad news situation for the East Troy Community Schools Board of Education Monday night, when Business Administrator Kathy Zwirgzdas laid out the 2013-14 budget details for the members. Armed with spreadsheets […]
Sports & Other News
Lake Lawn owners remain secret
Investors choose to keep interests private By Vicky Wedig Editor Nearly two years after buying Lake Lawn Resort, the owners – touted at the time of the resort’s purchase as “a group of local investors” – have not revealed their identities. The front man on the 2011 purchase and […]
Community Pumpkin Walk at Timber-lee Saturday
Timber-lee Christian Center, N8705 Scout Road, East Troy, will host its 12th annual Pumpkin Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. The event is free to the public and features lit jack-o-lanterns carved and lining a winding track through the camp’s pathway. The walk begins at the […]
Badger homecoming
Above: Badger High School’s homecoming court assembles during a pep rally at the school Friday. Below: Senior Jackson Seeberg dresses as R2D2 for Sci Fi vs. Fantasy Day on Oct. 8 during homecoming week. Above: Sophomore Justine Zeien grabs all the “cash” she can during the “cash cube” event during […]
Condo owners’ suit against Lake Lawn scheduled for trial
Group claims resort illegally controls hotel, association board failed chance to gain power By Vicky Wedig Editor Depositions are being taken and a three-week trial is scheduled for June in a lawsuit Lake Lawn Resort condominium owners filed against current and former resort owners and the condominium association a year […]
County Board delays vote on ordinances relating to park
County secures grant for White River parkland By Tyler Lamb Editor Citing concerns relating to state hunting regulations, the Walworth County Board of Supervisors voted 8-2 last week to refer a pair of ordinances back to committee. One ordinance would allow hunting and trapping at the proposed county park along […]
Beloved West Side teacher loses fight to cancer, inspires until the end
By Cathy Kozlowicz Contributor Even a week before lifelong Elkhorn resident and West Side fifth grade teacher, Kelly (Amidon) Butzen, 39, died of breast cancer on Oct. 9, she told her principal, Sara Stone, “I will be back.” Butzen had completed two rounds of radiation for her cancer, which […]
Elkhorn resident arrested on multiple counts of theft
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Elkhorn woman on Oct. 10 for multiple counts of theft. The Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division initiated an investigation after a business located in Hebron determined between 2010 and 2012 Kristin A Lauderdale, 38, had used her company credit card for personal and work […]
Bridge replacement to close County Highway H
County Highway H in the Town of Sugar Creek will be closed Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 while a bridge along the highway is replaced, according to a news release from the Walworth County Public Works Department. The bridge is located 1.5 miles south of the intersection with County Highway […]
Soccer boys improve to 9-1 in RVC
By David Paulsen Sports correspondent With a 2-0 victory over Jefferson Oct. 3, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team won its ninth Rock Valley Conference game out 10 decisions. Overall, the team is 12-3-3. Both Whippet goals were scored by Mark Cuevas. One goal came on a penalty kick, […]
