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Whitewater area

Clear path

Whitewater High School ball carrier Eli Kohl follows the blocking of Hunter Martin during the Whippets’ loss to East Troy on Aug. 24. The team looks to get back on track tonight when it travels to Clinton for a 7 p.m. kickoff. (Bob Mischka photo)

East Troy

This week in the East Troy News….

The Walworth County Fair opened for its six-day run Wednesday. Read about a couple of local families with strong ties to the fair. Also in this week’s edition, the lack of adequate school funding is plaguing many area schools. In sports, the Trojan football team picked up another win and […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Riding Roun’da Manure

     Roun’da Manure Bicycle Tour, a one-day bike tour that offers routes of 17, 22 or 44 miles through area fields and towns, sponsored by Historical Downtown Sharon, was held Aug. 18. Chuck Gruetzmacher (from the left), Walworth, Meg Harris, Cary, Ill., Rick Perry, Lake in the Hills, Ill., and […]

Whitewater

Veterans on the Fly

Members of area Trout Unlimited chapters created a fun day of fishing and giving back to military heroes on Aug. 15 during the Veterans on the Fly event at Rushing Waters Fisheries near Palmyra. Army veteran Aaron Richards, above left, holds a trout he caught with the help of Southeast […]

Elkhorn

Old World Foundation awarded grant

It will boost children’s activities at Autumn on the Farms Recognizing the need for funding to support interactive children’s activities for the Autumn on the Farms weekends at Old World Wisconsin in Eagle, Target Corp. awarded a $1,000 grant through Old World Foundation. Old World Wisconsin Director Dan Freas said […]