By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team lost by just 10 points – 124.125 to 114.225 – to Jefferson Jan. 9 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference meet. The Elks lost 131.7-115.2 Jan. 5 in a SLC Meet at Burlington. They will compete Saturday […]
Sports & Other News
A life of service
Community says goodbye to long-time County Board member By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Long-time Walworth County Board member and local business owner Joe Schaefer died Jan. 11, at the age of 73. “The community will be missing a gentle giant,” his son J.J. Schaefer said Tuesday. Joe was a lifetime […]
Rival Delavan downs Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team almost exorcised a demon Jan. 10 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home against Delavan-Darien. The Elks led at halftime and missed multiple shots as time expired in a 54-42 loss to the Comets. Elkhorn played […]
Elks put it all together
Easterday surpasses 1,000-point milestone in rout of Milton By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team played what coach Josh Skatrud called the squad’s best game of the season Jan. 13 in a 66-34 Southern Lakes Conference victory at home against Badger. Skatrud said Elkhorn’s […]
Fire engulfs two cars, spreads to third in Walmart parking lot
Dog rescued from burning van A vehicle caught fire in the Walmart parking lot in Lake Geneva before 1 p.m. Wednesday and spread to two other vehicles. When firefighters arrived on the scene, two vehicles were engulfed in flames, and the fire had spread to a third vehicle, according to […]
Agape House receives grant
Agape House for Girls recently received a Green Bay Packers Foundation Grant. The Green Bay Packers Foundation grant program is part of Green Bay Packers Give Back, the Packers’ all-encompassing community outreach initiative. Agape House, Walworth, is a school and home for at-risk students. Ben and Pam […]
Farmers urged to sign up for conservation program
Officials at the agricultural non-profit Michael Fields Agricultural Institute are urging farmers interested in receiving compensation for existing and additional conservation efforts to apply to United States Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program by Feb. 3 for consideration in 2017. “With over 70 acres enrolled nationwide, CSP is the largest […]
School Board hears concerns about outsourcing bus service
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The bus drivers in the East Troy Community School District showed up in force for the Jan. 9 School Board meeting to voice their concerns about the possibility of outsourcing the district’s bus service. The concerns from the drivers brought to the board included the […]
Local artist headlines winter exhibition
‘Creatures of Winter: Sacred Season’ on display through March 17 The artwork of William (Bill) Bishop, of Williams Bay, is headlining a winter exhibition, “Creatures of Winter: Sacred Season” at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Gallery. Bishop’s work will be on exhibit through Friday, March 17 in the “big, brown barn” […]
Tommy Awards panel critiques WHS Players’ Big Fish
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Seventeen nominations for the 2016-17 Tommy Awards have been given to the Whitewater High School Players for their Nov. 17-21, 2016, performances of the musical play, “Big Fish.” The “Outstanding” nominations included Ensemble, Lead Performance (Mitchell Dalzin, Lauren Harkness), Supporting Performance (Gianna Creanza, Michael Hilliger, Weston […]
