By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff Even with a relatively low voter turnout, poll workers in the Town of Spring Prairie had their work cutout for them Tuesday, as officials had to call Walworth County Sheriff’s deputies to assist with a few “unruly unregistered voters,” the clerk-treasurer reported. Debbie Collins, […]
Sports & Other News
Pruess advances in register of deeds race
In a three-way race to secure the Republican ticket for Walworth County Register of Deeds, county real property lister Donna Pruess prevailed, garnering 3,724 of the 9,073 votes cast. Lake Geneva banker Bob Kordus came in a close second with 3,209 votes, and accounts receivable manager Toni Loftus trailed with […]
Necci elected county’s next district attorney
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff With no Democratic challenger on the ballot Nov. 6, Tuesday’s partisan primary resulted in the election of Walworth County’s newest district attorney. Elkhorn lawyer Dan Necci, 33, defeated Delavan attorney Steven Harvey on the Republican ticket by a landslide, garnering 68 percent of the […]
Elkhorn district administrator announces retirement
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff After four decades in public education, District Administrator Greg Wescott announced Monday; this coming school year would be his last heading up operations at Elkhorn Area schools. Wescott, 60, gave his official notification of retirement at the Aug. 13 School Board meeting, noting that […]
Local horse ranch reins in real-life cowboys
By Bob Peryea Correspondent “Bringing the West to the Midwest.” That’s how professional cowboys Steve Lundean and Aaron Englund describe their equine clinics. The pair teach horses and their owners to “work” cattle, the same way they would on a ranch or during a cattle drive. “We hold cattle work […]
Take a walk through the cemetery, revisit the past
As part of the Village of Walworth’s 175th anniversary celebration, a Cemetery Walk & Re-visitation will be held at the Walworth Center Cemetery, County Highway B, Walworth, on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 1 to 3 p.m. Local residents will tell about their ancestors or old Walworth families including Bruce Thompson […]
Students make history at FBLA competition
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Kate Freese and Anna Gasperetti, 2012 graduates of Whitewater High School, were recognized at a recent Whitewater Unified School District School Board meeting for their achievements in Desktop Publishing. Freese and Gasperetti placed second at the national competition in late June for Future Business Leaders of […]
From the boroughs to the brush
Interns continue work at local nature preserves By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff This summer a group of four New York City interns has called Wisconsin home through a program that strives to give urban teens a personal experience in nature. In addition to learning about plants, wetlands and things they’ve […]
Restored landmark, park revives country club’s history
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff While Lauderdale Lakes Country Club touts spectacular views of Don Jean Bay’s sparkling waters, a recent upgrade to the nine-hole course has given golfers even more reason to enjoy hitting the links locally. In an effort to improve the 45-acre course, while giving homage […]
Whitewater braces for Emerald Ash Borer invasion
By Bob Peryea Correspondent Chuck Nass, City of Whitewater Parks and Streets Superintendent and City Forester, brought concerns about the feared Emerald Ash Borer to the Whitewater Common Council’s attention Tuesday night. Recently the invasive species has been in numerous locations in southeast Wisconsin, including Lake Geneva, located about 30 […]
