By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout at Concordia University gave every hoops junkie plenty to enjoy. And it also may have been a preview of things to come when the season comes to an end in Madison. At least that’s the East Troy boys basketball team […]
Sports & Other News
Snow Day
PHOTO BY Michael S. Hoey Sledders take advantage of the snow Dec. 21 at the Rudy Lange Sledding Hill.
Town of Delavan cop fired for misconduct
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT The Town of Delavan Police and Fire Commission decided Dec. 18 to terminate Officer Jeremiah Burdick. “Upon the foregoing findings it is hereby ordered that Jeremiah Burdick is removed as an officer of the Town of Delavan Police Department and his employment is hereby terminated,” […]
Town approves ambulance
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Town Board last week approved sharing the cost of a $137,699 ambulance with the Town of Delavan Rescue Squad after denying the purchase last month. On Nov. 20, a motion to buy the vehicle for the Rescue Squad failed when no one seconded […]
Meeting on school vote reset
ETCSD to discuss referendum options By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education has rescheduled a special meeting for Wednesday, Jan. 2, to discuss a referendum for school improvements throughout the district. The meeting was initially slated for Dec. 20 and moved to Jan. […]
Debating rights
Whitewater and Fort to vote on ‘personhood of corporations’ By Bob Peryea Correspondent Residents of Whitewater and Fort Atkinson will have the chance to vote on the “personhood of corporations” on April 2, according to a statement on the website of Move to Amend, a group seeking a constitutional amendment. […]
East Troy’s Gaspervich reflects on 1,000-point milestone
Senior will play next year at NMU By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It didn’t take long for East Troy’s Breanna Gaspervich to make her presence felt during her sophomore season. Back then, she had potential to take her game to the next level – but at the time, it was untapped […]
Loan to help rev Buell’s future
Local motorcycle manufacturer gets infusion from GE Capital By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Buell name and its presence within East Troy has gone through a sometimes-dramatic sequence events in the past three years. But the motorcycle manufacturer recently received a boost with cash infusions and plans to build a motorcycle […]
‘Secret’ memo released City’s insurer paid Geneva Ridge $2.1 million to drop lawsuit
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT City of Lake Geneva officials have reluctantly released the memorandum of understanding that details the city’s agreement with Geneva Ridge Joint Venture in a dispute over a development proposal. The memo, which was signed June 13, 2011, shows the city’s insurer paid Geneva Ridge $2.1 million […]
Boys win first two games of season
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT After a 0-4 start, the Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team picked up its first two wins of the season back to back last week. The Badgers defeated Brookfield East 52-51 at home on Dec. 10 and Delavan-Darien on the road 61-50 last Thursday. […]
