Author: Heather Perkins

Whitewater

Down on the farm

 At the 27th annual Whitewater FFA Alumni Farm Toy show Feb. 24, more than 30 vendors from Wisconsin and Illinois displayed their products. Jason Krebs admires Ryan VandeBrink’s display, one of about 20 miniature farm displays at the show. Proceeds are used to support local FFA scholarships, pay for FFA […]

Elkhorn

Showing their heart

Gateway class delivers – and receives – the gift of friendship By Heather Ruenz SLN Staff Candace Ruman, a human services teacher at Gateway Technical College in Elkhorn, works with students who plan to become counselors and social workers. But even she was touched by a recent project her class took […]

Delavan-Darien

Firebirds soar to new heights

Cheerleaders, basketball teams compete in tournament The basketball and cheerleading team from the Wisconsin School for the Deaf participated in the Great Plains Schools for the Deaf tournament at Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf in Faribault, Minn. recently. Despite the cold weather and snowstorm, according to school and coaching […]

Elkhorn

Council denies liquor license

Applicant’s history, issues at other stores noted by police chief By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of denying a liquor license last week for Sunny’s Liquor, after several issues in the applicant’s history were brought to the forefront. Sunny’s Liquor is a […]