By Tom Ganser Correspondent Whitewater High School Players’ production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which it staged in November, has been nominated for a combined 18 Jerry Awards in 11 categories. The musical comedy centers on a spelling bee championship for quirky adolescents. The awards encourage, recognize […]
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Kishwauketoe among planting project recipients
American Transmission Co. has awarded collectively $58,600 to 27 recipients – including Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy, Williams Bay – across its service area to plant trees and low-growing vegetation through two programs – the Community Planting and Pollinator Planting programs. Now in its sixth year, ATC has given more than 200 […]
Elkhorn Council kicks off new year with key discussion
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Comedy and music combine for a night of laughs at the Geneva Theater
The live comedy at Geneva Theater this month will take a musical turn with a headliner known as The Human Jukebox. An HBO comedy veteran and part of the national Bonkerz Comedy Tour, Gerry “The Human Jukebox” Grossman performs on the historic stage of the Geneva Theater at 8 p.m. […]
