Boys strong showing advances them in playoffs By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Somebody forgot to tell the East Troy High School boys basketball team this was supposed to be a rebuilding year. A season after the Trojans advanced to state and graduated a slew of talented seniors, they’re within two […]
Month: March 2014
Strey places fourth at state tournament
Vogel, Dedick finish in sixth place By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The East Troy High School wrestling team closed its season last weekend with a solid showing at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament. East Troy sent six wrestlers to the Kohl Center, Madison, and returned with […]
East Troy girls fall to Whitewater, 58-13
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The road has been a bit rough recently for the young East Troy High School girls basketball team. Host Whitewater was the latest to add to the Trojans’ woes in the regular-season finale last week. The Whippets, who have been ranked in Division 3 throughout […]
Village Board approves contractor for Mill Street project
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board moved forward with the proposed Mill Street roadwork project when it approved The Wanasek Corporation, Burlington, as the contractor. The approval came at the recommendation of project manager Timothy Hastings of GAI Consultants Inc. “Wanasek came in considerably lower than the […]
Council approves borrowing up to $5.5 million in reimbursement funds
Resolution allows city to reimburse itself for potential 2014 capital projects, including the pool, with borrowed money By Kellen Olshefski Editor Members of Elkhorn’s city council voted unanimously in favor Monday night of a resolution allowing the city to borrow up to $5.5 million to reimburse itself for potential […]
Bring it!
KJ Evans, leader scorer during the final home game Feb. 28 against UW-LaCrosse, and the rest of the Warhawks are ready to take on Northwestern (MN) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7 in the Kachel Gymnasium at UW-Whitewater. The team earned the right to host the first two rounds of […]
Community Baby Shower ongoing until March 14
Order of the Eastern Star LaBelle Chapter 40 of Mukwonago is observing “Make a Difference Week” by sponsoring a its sixth annual Community Baby Shower. Drop off bins have been placed throughout the community, including: Laflin-St. James Masonic Center, Kids’ Connection: both locations, Pilgrim Playmates Nursery School and Spenser Smith […]
Girls beat Palmyra, lose to Kenosha, Union Grove
Comets finish season 4-10 in conference By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team finished its regular season of play with a 1-2 record, beating Palmyra-Eagle before dropping games to Kenosha Bradford and Union Grove. The Comets finish with a 7-15 overall record and 4-10 Southern Lakes […]
New owner aims to have downtown hotel open by May 1
Proprietor negotiating with franchises on hotel brand, restaurants By Vicky Wedig Editor In less than two months, the new owner of the former Delavan House Hotel aims to have a franchise hotel up and running in the downtown building. “Officially, we’d like to open by May 1,” owner Sean Patel […]
UWW’s Habitat chapter presents $52K check
By Tom Ganser Correspondent There was little evidence of the cold outside at the Feb. 3 late-night meeting of UW-Whitewater’s campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity as two checks totaling $52,600 were presented to support the work of the organization really fired up a room packed with students attending the […]
