Extended deadline draws more candidates By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Town of Troy supervisor race will require a Feb. 17 primary election after last week’s extended deadline had three more candidates filing papers for the board seat held by incumbents Kathleen Tober and Town Chairman John Kendall. Michael C. Jones […]
Month: January 2015
Grapplers compete at Burlington dual
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A dual meet tournament at Burlington Saturday gave the East Troy High School wrestling team a chance to see how it stacked up against five Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 schools. And, all in all, it wasn’t a bad effort. East Troy finished the day […]
Boys have strong week on the court
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first half last week against visiting Evansville was smooth sailing for the East Troy High School boys basketball team. That trend didn’t quite continue into the last two quarters – but the Trojans had just enough to hang on. East Troy jumped out to a […]
Girls post second win of the season
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy girls basketball team held a six-point lead after the first quarter Monday night and made that stand up in a 43-38 win visiting Palmyra-Eagle. East Troy improved to 2-9 overall. Palmyra cut the deficit to 19-16 by halftime. Both teams scored 13 points […]
Candidates file for spring election
School Board incumbents to run unopposed, city seats to be determined By Kellen Olshefski Editor The three incumbents on the Elkhorn Area School District Board have filed candidacy papers, signifying their bid for re-election in the April election. Board members Barb Fischer, vice-president, Matt O’Donell, clerk, and Susan Leibsle, president, […]
Captain appointed as new undersheriff
Walworth County Sheriff Kurt Picknell appointed Capt. Kevin Williams to serve as undersheriff Jan. 5. Williams has more than 24 years experience with the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department. He started as a deputy sheriff patrolman and progressed up the ranks to hold the positions of training and planning sergeant, lieutenant […]
Mat warriors keep rolling along
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team scored decisive victories and won its Elkhorn Duals tournament Jan. 10 at Elkhorn Area High School. “We should have,” Elks coach Ken Reynolds said. “It was quite the week. With the cancellations and not practicing for three straight days, […]
Gymnasts hang on
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team defeated Jefferson 114.825-106.657 Jan. 6 in a Southern Lakes Conference meet at home. The Elks finished second through fifth in the all-around. Freshman Cameron Jacobson led Elkhorn with score of 29.40. Amy Kolacke finished second (28.875), Madison Neinfeldt third […]
Swimmers impress with third-place finish
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team finished near the top of a tough field Jan. 10 at the Connor Burke Relays at Fort Atkinson High School. The Elks finished third with a team total of 115 points. Fort Atkinson won the meet (147). Milton […]
Forfeits cripple wrestling team
Big Foot falls 57-18 to Brodhead-Juda By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A number of absences in the lineup Tuesday night certainly didn’t help the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team’s cause. And when the opponent is an always-strong Brodhead-Juda team, anything less than a full roster will make that challenge even more […]
