By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of increasing sewer rates for residents in 2019 at its meeting Monday night. The 2019 rates will amount to Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage District’s loading rates plus 10 percent. For the average household, this is expected […]
Month: December 2018
Big Foot girls roll past Edgerton
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot girls basketball team jumped out to a 29-13 halftime lead at Edgerton on Dec. 14 and cruised to a 62-35 Rock Valley Conference victory. Big Foot improved to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in conference play with the win. Heading into this week’s action, […]
Badger co-op swim team wins dual
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger co-op swim team won a dual meet against the Prairie School (146-16) and Jefferson-Cambridge (137-32) on Dec. 11. The Badgers dominated the meet taking first, second, and third place in six different events: 200-yard freestyle – Ben Shane (2:03.64), Nathaniel Rafe […]
Lady Comets keep it even with .500 record
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent In the 2017-18 season, the Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team won two games. This season, heading into this past week, the Comets had a 2-3 record with a game at Westosha Central on Dec. 11. It was the lone game of the week for the […]
Whippets win title at Mount Horeb Invite
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team competed in the Mount Horeb Invitational on Dec. 15, winning the 16-team meet. Whitewater accumulated 198.5 points, while second-place Edgerton totaled 180. “The team wrestled very well throughout the tournament, coming home with five runner-ups and four bronze medalists,” […]
Songs of the season
At the Friend of Lakeland School’s annual Waffles with Santa fundraiser, held Dec. 8, members of the Lakeland School Choir take the stage. The event also featured gifts, a silent auction, poinsettias and raffles, and, of course, a visit from Santa with opportunities to share wishes and have a […]
Meijer receives final approval from City of Delavan
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The planned Meijer store in the City of Delavan received its final approval on Dec. 4 from the Common Council. At a special meeting, the council approved several agreements with the company paving the way for the company to close on the property it intends […]
City employees’ future wage increases dependent on merit-based system
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are in the final phases of revamping the current employee evaluation system and, in the process, tweaking how raises are handed out in the years ahead. These implemented changes can mean that there may be employees who are not happy with the outcomes, that […]
Blood drives to take place in county
In an effort to ensure blood is available for medical treatments and emergencies during the holiday season – a time when blood and platelet donations often decline – the American Red Cross will have the following drives in Walworth County before the end of the year. The following area blood drives […]
Helping hands
Frank’s Piggly Wiggly hosted its Holiday Charity Extravaganza Dec. 8 at its stores in Elkhorn and East Troy. At the event, guests purchase a Christmas plate for $3 and fill it with food; they keep the plate while proceeds go to numerous area charities. Shown helping at Frank’s in […]
