By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Evan Blanton won the conference title in the shot put for the third straight year and helped the Elkhorn Area High School boys track & field team to a second straight Southern Lakes Conference title May 15 at Elkhorn. The Elks competed Tuesday in a […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
United Way gearing up for annual 5K
Event is open to all and features a kids run By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The United Way of Walworth County is gearing up for its 9th Annual Run United, 5K Run/Walk and 1-mile Fun Run for kids, set for Saturday, June 16 at Babe Mann Park in Elkhorn. Mariann […]
Elks baseball suffers disappointing stretch
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn Area High School baseball coach Jon Anzalone did not mince words when talking about his team’s stretch of recent play. “It was disappointing,” Anzalone said. “We did not get it done.” The Elks lost 9-7 May 19 in a non-conference game at home against […]
Brigham Memorial Library celebrates 91 years
By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The 91st anniversary of Brigham Memorial Library in Sharon was celebrated May 19 with an open house event that featured refreshments, courtesy of the Friends of the Library, and a reading by author, Sandra Colbert. The library began when Henry Brigham donated his home to the […]
Making the play of his life
Area native shares message about mental illness, suicide By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Sometimes it takes years for a person to find his or her way, especially if the path they were on turned into one of drug abuse to the point of devising a plan to take their own […]
In this week’s Times/Reporter…
The May 4 Times/Reporter includes the following: • A Williams Bay middle school student, who was not named as of late last week, reportedly compiled a “kill list” containing students’ names – which she allegedly claimed later was a “joke” and was suspended as a result. Read more, including a […]
In this week’s Independent…
The May 3 Elkhorn Independent includes the following:recently • Elkhorn Rotary Club members and Elkhorn Area Middle School students team up in a tree-planting project near the school in conjunction with Earth Day; • The city’s sidewalks project will proceed as planned following the April 30 vote by the Common […]
Elkhorn sidewalk projects to proceed as planned
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously last week in favor of continuing the sidewalk extension project along West Lawn and Edgewood avenues. Below is a recap of what happened at the Municipal Services and Utilities Committee meeting that led to the council revisiting the […]
SLN ALL AREA BOYS COACH OF YEAR: East Troy’s Rayfield wins with tough love
Basketball guru has turned Trojans into perennial power By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent There’s no doubt that Darryl Rayfield is passionate about coaching. People who watch Rayfield in action during an East Troy boys varsity game are used to it. If that’s how you want to judge Rayfield’s animation […]
Elkhorn Area School District leading the way
Recently earned distinguished honor for its STEM, career learning By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Elkhorn Area School District was recently recognized as a Project Lead The Way Distinguished District for providing access to transformative learning opportunities for its students through PLTW programs. The EASD is one of just over 30 […]
