By Kellen Olshefski Editor A bomb threat found written on a bathroom wall Tuesday afternoon at Williams Bay Junior/Senior High School led to the evacuation of students and staff. In phone and email messages sent out to district parents Tuesday afternoon, Superintendent Wayne Anderson said the Williams Bay police and […]
Month: March 2015
Sunset Pool prices, hours established
By Kellen Olshefski Editor At its meeting Monday night, Elkhorn’s Common Council approved admission price and hours for Elkhorn’s new swimming facility at Sunset Park, expected to open this summer. Director of Parks and Recreation Wendy Meyer wrote in a memo to the council with numerous calls coming in inquiring […]
Cold hands, compassionate hearts
Local youth take famine awareness to the streets By Heather Ruenz Editor It was obvious that a group of local youth were cold – they were shivering and jumping up and down in place – but after just a few minutes spent talking with them, another thing quickly came […]
Skatrud finishes 1st year above .500
By Chris Bennett Correspondent On the strength of 30 points from Aaron Wales, the Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team scored a season high in points and beat Wilmot 82-80 Feb. 26 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Wilmot. The victory gives the Elks a 12-10 overall record, […]
Richie Rich: Heidemann medals at state wrestling
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Coach Ken Reynolds is convinced Elkhorn Area High School’s Richie Heideman didn’t notice the 14,000 spectators in the Kohl Center when he beat DeForest’s Hunter Toppel 5-2 in the quarterfinals of the WIAA Division1 State Wrestling Tournament in Madison at the Kohl Center. The tournament started […]
Gymnasts wrap up season at sectionals
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team finished eighth of nine teams Feb. 28 at a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at Mount Horeb High School and saw its season come to an end. The Elks finished with a team score of 117.725. Mount Horeb won […]
Changes coming for leaf and snow removal plans
Cul-de-sacs to be plowed like this year, leaves no longer allowed on city streets By Kellen Olshefski Editor City of Elkhorn Municipal Service and Utilities Chairman Gary Payson, Sr., told councilmembers Monday night the committee is working on updating snow and ice and leaf removal processes for the City of […]
Whippets advance to sectional final
Whitewater takes down Brodhead; set to play Dodgeville Saturday in Middleton By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team has advanced to the sectional final round in the WIAA tournament. They will face Dodgeville at 1 p.m. Saturday in Middleton. Below is a recap of last […]
Boys take win in regional opener
Chiefs to take on Evansville in regional semifinal By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If there ever was a good time for the Big Foot boys basketball team to put things together, it was Tuesday night. That’s just what the Chiefs did, and they extended their season in the process. Big Foot […]
Chiefs lose in heartbreaking regional final
Girls finish season 16-8 overall By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last year at this time, the Brodhead girls basketball team was on its way to a state runner-up finish in Division 3. Whether the Cardinals are headed in that direction again will play itself out in the next two weeks, but […]
