By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks posted 48 personal best times and routed Delavan-Darien 121-47 Jan. 9 in a Southern Lakes Conference boys high school swimming dual meet at Delavan-Darien High School. Elks coach Jamie Richardson said posting 48 personal best times in January is no easy task. The […]
Month: January 2018
Wrestlers in second place in conference
Team sweeps RVC duals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With the calendar now in mid-January, it’s just about time for high school wrestling teams to begin putting their best foot forward in anticipation for the end of the season. In East Troy’s case, the Trojans didn’t just put one foot forward […]
This week in the East Troy News…
With the grant application deadline looming to request Department of Natural Resources money to assist with either the repair or removal of the East Troy Dam, the Village Board had a tough decision to make. Read about this and other local news in this week’s edition of the East Troy […]
In this week’s Times…
The Jan. 19 issue includes the following: • Coverage from a local dodgeball fundraiser to support eighth grade students • Meet the three guest artists whose work is on display at a local coffee house and wine bar • Read about a group of Big Foot High School students who […]
Historical Society to have ‘show-and-tell’
The Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie will have its annual historical “show-and-tell” time and annual meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25. People are encouraged to bring family photos, scrapbooks and antiques to show, or tell a short story if they choose. The program will be in […]
In this week’s Independent…
The Jan. 18 Elkhorn Independent includes the following: • Read coverage from the Jan. 15 City of Elkhorn Common Council meeting in which council members opted to use new materials for the East Market Street project versus excess materials from the school district’s referendum projects. • Meet the first baby […]
Man gets 25 years for killing brother-in-law
Son of former sheriff known as kind, gentle caretaker By Vicky Wedig SLN staff Alan Johnson’s mother hung her head and sobbed as a judge sentenced her son to 25 years in prison on Jan. 12 for killing his brother-in-law in Whitewater in 2016. On the opposite side of the […]
DuVal notches 100th career win on the mat
By Troy Sparks Correspondent At 182 pounds, Whippet senior wrestler Jimmy DuVal earned his 100th career win in the first Rock Valley Conference Dual Tournament. The win came in his second of his five matches, all of which he won, at the tournament on Jan. 13. Duval wrestled at 182 […]
City’s District 2 seat open
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn is seeking interested parties to fill the aldermanic seat for District 2 on the Common Council. Alderman Michael Kluck, who has held the seat for nearly the past three years, is moving from the district and has officially resigned from his seat […]
Boys bounce back
Trojans follow tough loss with decisive win over Brodhead By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When the East Troy High School boys basketball team hosted Brodhead last Thursday, it was a chance for the Trojans to show it could bounce back from disappointment. It didn’t take long to see they were right […]
