By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is one lone survivor still remaining from the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling squad. And he’ll have his chance to move onto the big show later this week. Travis Berryman, wrestling at 120 pounds, finished second at last week’s Division 2 regional meet to advance to […]
Month: February 2016
Man dies after snowmobile hits open water
By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A 53-year-old Illinois man died Sunday after the snowmobile he was operating on Geneva Lake hit open water. Mark G. Reninger, 53, of Wheeling, Ill., was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday after the incident at about 9 p.m. in the Town of Linn. State […]
Fish fry Fridays are back
George and Jamie Albee enjoy their Friday fish fry while visiting with family at St. Benedict’s fish fry fundraiser on Feb. 12. Funds raised from the fish frys are donated to various area charities, including St. Vincent Du Paul and Open Arms Free Clinic, which will benefit from an upcoming […]
JOANNE K. BURKI
Joanne K. Burki, 75, of East Troy, died Feb. 16, 2016. She was born in 1940 in Burlington to Zennor and Eleanor Barker and attended East Troy Community Schools. She married her former husband Lawrence Gordon Burki and lived on a dairy farm on Highway D. During her years she […]
VICKY L. TISLAU
Vicky L. Tislau, of Sharon, passed away Feb. 15, 2016, at her home in Sharon. She was born on Sept. 13, 1949, in Elkhorn, to Donald Woodman and Elizabeth (Wenzel) Harvey. Vicky was a true warrior her entire life. She sprinkled kindness over everyone she encountered. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, […]
Family, friends, life lessons all part of FFA
By Heather Ruenz Editor Courtney Frie, the vice president of student development with the Whitewater FFA, said the past four years of being involved with the FFA have been great, from the support of her family to the lifelong friends she’s gained as well as memories she’ll long cherish. “Personally, […]
Whippets look to win final two games of season
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent Whitewater High School’s boys basketball team had a three-game stretch this past week which started hot but then sizzled off as the games wore on. The Whippets entered with a 6-10 overall record going into its home contest against Edgerton on Feb. 11. The two […]
Three Whippet wrestlers advance to sectionals
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent On Feb. 13 the Whippets’ wrestling team participated in regionals in Big Foot against six other teams where the top-two wrestlers in each weight class would go on to sectionals. By the meet’s end, three Whitewater wrestlers finished in the top-two and will be competing […]
Warhawks set to wrap up regular season
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent After two wins this past week, the UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team is now 4-6 in its last 10 games. Prior to those 10, the team was 11-2 overall. The Warhawks will wrap up its regular season action with two games this week heading into the […]
MaxPax, US Packaging combining in Elkhorn
Site-plan for company’s combined facility approved by plan commission Thursday night By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Plan Commission voted in favor of approving a site plan for a new industrial facility Thursday night that would house the combined operations of MaxPax and US Packaging under one […]
