Two candidates vie for vacant seat in Second District By Vicky Wedig SLN STAFF Two contested races for the Delavan Common Council will be decided in Tuesday’s spring election. In the Third District, newcomer Chris Lindloff is challenging incumbent Ryan Schroeder. In the Second District, two candidates – real estate […]
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15 departments battle three-alarm fire
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Fire Department battled a three-alarm fire with the help of 14 other area departments Monday afternoon at Bob’s Lawn Mower Repair at 725 E. Wisconsin St. Assistant Fire Chief Tim O’Neill said the fire began in the business with two occupants in the […]
Voters to decide on $19 million referendum for East Troy schools
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff After more than two months of highly visible campaigns from both supporters and non-supporters, the East Troy Community School District referendum will be put before voters on April 2. At stake are a number of facility improvements throughout the district that the school board says […]
Voters to decide on Gateway funds
Technical college plans $49 million in expansion, upgrades By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A new public safety training center eyed for Gateway Technical College is the centerpiece of an expansion plan up for consideration on the April 2 ballot. Voters in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties will be asked […]
New exhibit puts focus on Girl Scouting
The East Troy Area Historical Society’s latest exhibit at the Kubicki Museum and Heritage Center puts the focus on Girl Scouting. The display, which will be open through Memorial Day, The exhibit opened on Feb. 12, one month before the 101st anniversary of founder Juliette Gordon Low’s first Girl Scouts […]
Maple Syrup Family Fun Day rescheduled
Edwards YMCA Camp in East Troy has rescheduled its annual Maple Syrup Family Fun Day for Sunday, April 14. The event was originally slated for March 22. “Due to weather conditions that have drastically reduced our syrup production and unfavorable grounds conditions, it will be a benefit to all of […]
Studio 84 garden party set for Saturday
Studio 84 will hold its third annual gala night with “A Garden Party” theme from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, March 30. The free event will feature art and music, a silent art auction, a buffet, raffle items and cupcakes from the SweetSpot of Whitewater. Rebecca Fincutter and Becky Schultz, a […]
Public invited to premiere of ‘Around the Corner with John McGivern’
Wisconsin Public Television is inviting members of the community to a special free premiere screening of the new Whitewater episode of the hit public television program “Around the Corner With John McGivern. “ The event will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April 1 at UW-Whitewater Young Auditorium, 930 Main […]
D.A.’s letter reveals Villarreal shot five times – deputy is exonerated
In a March 22 letter to Walworth County Sheriff David Graves, Walworth County District Attorney Dan Necci exonerated Deputy Sheriff Richard Lagle in the Jan. 21 shooting of 18-year-old Alfredo Emilio Villarreal at Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn. Villarreal, who was an inmate at Walworth County Jail, had been transported […]
‘At-large’ pageants seeking East Troy area entrants
In absence of a Miss Wisconsin preliminary pageant in the area, the annual Miss Fox River Valley and Miss Heart of the Valley pageants are seeking entrants from the East Troy area for the 2013 pageant. The double pageant event will be held on Saturday, April 6 at the Thompson […]
