Defense: Alcoholism, death, sexual assault, mental illness in family create ‘perfect storm’ for officer By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT At a hearing Monday, the Town of Delavan Police and Fire Commission heard about the troubled life of a township police officer accused of misconduct in office and the Police Department’s claim […]
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Off-duty lifeguards save man from drowning on Delavan Lake
Last fatality on lake was in 2002 By Vicky Wedig SLN STAFF If it weren’t for three off-duty lifeguards, Delbert Burrious believes he would have been the first fatality on Delavan Lake in 10 years. “I would have drowned,” said Burrious, 63, of Lake Geneva. Burrious and his then-girlfriend […]
Village and town discuss potential sites for new fire, rescue station
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The village and town of Darien boards met jointly Dec. 5 to discuss potential sites for a new fire and emergency medical services station. The Town Board authorized paying $7,500 for its share of design and engineering costs related to selecting a site contingent on […]
Lake Geneva Fire Dept. raises funds for free mammograms
The Lake Geneva Fire Dept. raised $2,150 to support the free mammogram program at Aurora Cancer Care – Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, firefighters sold pink T-shirts for $15, with all proceeds going directly to […]
The sweetest gift ever
Beehives help two boys become successful entrepreneurs at an early age By John Koski SLN Staff When it came to Christmas gifts last year, Charles Ketchpaw, 8, of Elkhorn, and Christian Anderson, 9, of Walworth, weren’t interested in the latest, hottest video game console or a bright, shiny new bicycle. […]
Drug-related deaths in Wisconsin continue to rise
Study by UW-Whitewater professor says problem will not go away easily More and more people in Wisconsin are dying from poisoning by legal and illegal drug use. In a new report, David L. Nordstrom, an epidemiologist and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, reveals striking data about drug poisonings […]
East Troy School Board to discuss referendum vote for April
By Vanessa Lenz Editor Another referendum for upgrades to the East Troy Community School District could happen as early as April. The East Troy School Board set two work sessions for next week to determine whether to put another referendum question in the hands of voters during the April 2 […]
Whippets drop two games
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys basketball team continues to look for its first win of the season, losing twice more this past week. On Friday, the boys fell to Beloit Turner, and on Tuesday they dropped a 53-37 non-conference game to Oregon. In the Oregon game, […]
Whitewater girls stay undefeated
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team had little trouble with Westosha Central in a 68-45 non-conference win at Paddock Lake Saturday. Whitewater exploded in the first quarter for 26 points on their way to a 26-8 advantage after one quarter and cruised the rest of […]
Trojans open RVC action with win over Jefferson
By David Paulsen Correspondent In their opening Rock Valley Conference action Thursday, the East Troy High School wrestling squad defeated Jefferson 45-30 at Jefferson. “We had some ups and downs,” head coach Mike Howard said. “We’re improving. We’re trying to find out what we need to work on.” Probably the […]
