By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council began discussion on several key items that City Administrator Sam Tapson feels need to be a “primary focus” in the first six months of 2019, including a new City Hall location and Fire and EMS staffing, in a Committee of […]
Month: January 2019
Judge to appoint attorney for murder suspect
Man called police and waited to be arrested for stabbing wife Late last week a judge instructed the court to appoint an attorney for a Delavan man accused of stabbing his wife to death Jan. 6. The man, Robert J. Scott, 56, was formally charged last week with first-degree intentional […]
Boys win two
Coach says team needs to step it up By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The good news for the East Troy High School boys basketball team last week was it picked up two more Rock Valley Conference victories. But for coach Darryl Rayfield, the defensive effort in one of those wasn’t nearly […]
Girls second in Rock Valley Conference
Friday’s game rescheduled for Jan. 21 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A tough first half last Thursday at McFarland put the East Troy High School girls basketball team in a precarious situation. But in the second half, the Trojans started to get back on track – unfortunately, it just wasn’t quite […]
School Board decides to wait on operational referendum
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy School Board decided against going to the polls in April for an operational referendum to help School District bridge the gap between its revenue limit and budget shortfall. While none of the School Board members said liked the idea of making even […]
Whippets finish 4-1 in conference dual tourney
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team’s lone action last week came in the Rock Valley Conference dual meet tournament Jan. 12. Whitewater finished 4-1 in improving to 8-1 overall in duals. Whippets head coach John Schimming said his team knew it would be a challenge, […]
Badger boys fall twice in hoops
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys’ basketball team fell to Union Grove in the second game of a boys-girls doubleheader in Union Grove 58-44 on Jan. 11. The Badgers fell behind early and trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half before rallying […]
Big Foot girls snap three-game losing streak
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent There is plenty of traffic at the top of the Rock Valley Conference girls basketball standings. And after a key victory Tuesday night that snapped a three-game losing streak, Big Foot finds itself right in the thick of the action. The Chiefs traveled to East […]
Elkhorn swimmers dunk opponent
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team won nine of 11 events and beat Delavan-Darien 129-39 Jan. 8 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Elkhorn. Elkhorn celebrated Parents Night against the Comets, and Lucas Koepke used the occasion to break his school […]
D-DHS grapplers finding their grip, coach says
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent On Jan. 10, the Delavan-Darien High School wrestling team hosted its final meet of the season and it came in a dual against Burlington. Comets head coach Diego Avila said that he took a few forfeits in the meet by only sending six wrestlers out to […]
