Library plans to honor him with history room By Dave Fidlin Correspondent From his early days as a local athlete to his staunch advocacy of the library system, Fred Kraege’s imprint has been left throughout Whitewater. Kraege, known more recently as an authoritative expert on Whitewater’s history, died last week. […]
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‘Ride to the Wall’
Family honors East Troy vet’s memory with memorial trip By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Jim Bottoni lived his life full of love for family, country, community and the freedom of the open road. A year after his death, those who knew him best are making sure that love lives on […]
Delavan Celebrates Memorial Day
Town of Delavan resident Nancy Coglianese explains the significance of the soldier statue, which was placed in Community Park last week and dedicated at Monday’s Memorial Day observance. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Lodahl speaks at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at Spring Grove Cemetery. Lodahl […]
Alice in Delavan
State’s dairyland ambassador makes Walworth County stops before reign ends By Vicky Wedig Editor Wisconsin’s 65th Alice in Dairyland made stops in Delavan on Friday as she winds down her reign as the state’s dairy industry promoter. Rochelle Ripp, of Lodi, began her Walworth County tour Friday with a radio […]
Town Board denies health buoy on lake
Residents oppose device because of aesthetics, potential boating hazard By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Town last week denied placing a public health buoy on Delavan Lake. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor Todd Miller proposed placing a water quality monitoring research buoy on Delavan Lake at no cost to the […]
Funeral arrangements set for police officer killed in crash
Funeral arrangements have been set for Thursday for a Twin Lakes police lieutenant who was killed in a two-car crash while off duty on May 25. Family and friends will pay tribute to Lt. Jeffrey C. Kreft, 36, of East Troy during a visitation from 3-7 p.m. at Brooklife Church, […]
Recycling center to occupy former Stock Lumber property
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council on May 14 unanimously approved an amendment to its zoning ordinance and three conditional use permits that will allow HVD Recycling LLC to open a metal recycling center at the former Stock Lumber truss plant property at 1835 and 1849 Hobbs […]
Making a difference one click at a time
2013 Deputy of the Year honored for work to keep teen drivers safe By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff After working quietly behind the scenes for the past two years on a project he’s passionate about, a Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputy finally got a moment in the spotlight. Deputy Dan Nelson […]
Topper’s continues major growth spurt
Company plans to stay put in Whitewater By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The restaurant chain known for such crowd-pleasers as Topperstix and macaroni and cheese pizza is in the midst of an aggressive growth spurt. Scott Gittrich, CEO of Toppers Pizza, discussed his company’s progress and future plans with a reporter […]
Corn and brat roast and community-wide rummage to span weekend
The East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 37th annual Memorial Weekend Corn and Brat Roast May 25-27 on the East Troy Village Square. The event, featuring roasted sweet corn, brats, hot dogs, burgers, soda and beer, as well as live entertainment, will run 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. […]
