Local man spends a week on aircraft carrier By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Daniel Donegan, of East Troy, recently had the opportunity to spend a week aboard the USS Makin Island, a U.S. Navy LHD-8 aircraft carrier. Donegan’s son is U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Oscar Donegan, who was stationed on […]
Month: June 2017
EAHS student named AXA Achiever
Phillip Meersman, a senior at Elkhorn Area High School, was recently named an AXA Achiever, for “demonstrating exemplary leadership skills and a commitment to making a positive contribution to the world,” a press release from AXA states. AXA, a financial protection and retirement industry leader, awarded scholarships to more than […]
Special induction
Students from Big Foot Union High School are inducted as new members of the National Honor Society May 21 in a ceremony at George Williams College. They were selected by the chapter’s faculty council for meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character. BFHS students inducted were: Linda Alcozer, […]
JOY SEWARD
Joy Seward realized her life-long dream of heaven May 30, 2017, a few hours after she was struck by a car in a parking lot and suffered severe head trauma. Born to Norma Joy Christensen on Aug. 23, 1943, in Fairbanks, Alaska, to Thomas Jessen and Norma Julia (Bouck) […]
Sons charged with fleeing police, mom charged with harboring them
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Two East Troy men are charged with two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts stemming from a May 5 incident that started as a traffic stop. Their mother is charged with harboring them after they fled police. Zachary T. Coggon, 22, was charged May 26 […]
Lady Elks stunned in playoff opener
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent One of the best seasons in the history of Elkhorn Area High School softball ended after just one game in the postseason. Waterford beat the Elks 5-2 May 24 in a WIAA Division 1 regional game at Elkhorn. The Elks finished the season with an […]
Man appears on homicide charge
By Vicky Wedig SLN staff A Janesville man was scheduled to appear in court May 30 on charges that he supplied the heroin that caused the overdose death of a man in Elkhorn. Jason A. Wedell, 34, pleaded not guilty Feb. 21 in Walworth County Circuit Court to first-degree reckless […]
Never forget
From the top: members of Moser Ortmann Legion Post 130, Sharon, march along the parade of flags at Oakwood Cemetery for last week’s Memorial Day service; the Calvary Community Church choir performs at a ceremony in Edgewater Park in Williams Bay; Tatianna Brawdy, the daughter of Post 102 Legionnaires Nathan […]
EAHS golfers finish season strong
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team concluded its season with one of its better efforts May 24 in a WIAA Division 1 regional tournament at Riverside Golf Course in Janesville. The Elks posted a team score of 345 and finished seventh in the […]
Big Foot-Bay tennis duo qualifies for state
Also, recaps for the local baseball, golf and soccer teams By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The boys tennis season has one last stop on it for the Big Foot-Williams Bay duo of Hamilton Smith and Logan Grunow. Smith-Grunow qualified for this weekend’s WIAA Division 2 State Tournament at the Nielsen […]
