From the top: members of VFW Post 6375, Elkhorn, lead the Memorial Day parade through downtown; Elkhorn Area High School choir members sing during the program at Veterans Park on the lawn of the Walworth County Government Center; VFW Post 6375 member Michael Morgan gives a speech.
Month: June 2017
Elks punch tickets to La Crosse
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Derek Davey qualified in two events and leads a contingent of three Elks to the WIAA Division 1 State Track & Field Championships this weekend at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of UW-LaCrosse. Elkhorn’s Evan Blanton qualified for state in the shot put and […]
Chiefs qualify for state track meet
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The final phase of a long season has arrived for six members of the Big Foot boys and girls track and field teams. And now it’s their time to truly shine. The Big Foot girls are sending five athletes in three events to this weekend’s […]
NANCY ARLENE WHITE
Nancy Arlene White, 94, passed away peacefully June 2, 2017, surrounded by family. She was born to James and Ann Fay (Coomer) Dugan Feb. 8, 1923, in Bloomington, Ill. She married Richard C. White Jan. 17, 1942, in Chicago. They eventually settled in Elkhorn. They were married for 62 years […]
On to state
Track teams send 17 athletes to state meet By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The final step in the 2017 journey is now in front of both the East Troy High School boys and girls track and field teams. But it’s a big one – in fact, the biggest. The two squads […]
Jury finds man guilty in shooting, robbery
Sentencing set for Sept. 6 for one of four men charged in case By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A Walworth County jury found a Milwaukee man guilty last week on all four felony counts against him in connection with a Town of Troy shooting and robbery in 2014. Jeremy L. […]
Making history
Trojan tennis team, five individual headed to state tournament By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The past week was a fairly historic one for the East Troy High School boys tennis team on two fronts. And both landmark events came simultaneously. For the first time in program history, the Trojans are headed […]
JOSEPH C. HOELZEL
Joseph C. Hoelzel, 82, from Port Republic, Va., died May 30, 2017, at ManorCare in Platteville. He had recently moved to the area to be closer to his children. He was born on May 23, 1935, in Beloit to Albert and Lydia (Langer) Hoelzel. He served in the U.S. […]