An initial appearance was scheduled for Dec. 29 for a Sharon man found with a gun after being convicted of a felony. Cody J. Lenard, 24, was charged Dec. 28 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of an illegally obtained prescription and […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Songs of the season
Elkhorn Area High School choir students perform at the annual holiday choral concert Dec. 18 in the school’s auditorium. The concert featured a variety of seasonal tunes and groups. Later that week, members of the school’s band and choir made their way around town, spreading holiday cheer by performing for […]
Chiefs fall to Elks in nonconference game
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent With a little more than three minutes left in the first half Dec. 28, the Big Foot boys basketball team was well within range of visiting Elkhorn. From there, however, the Elks took control. Elkhorn went on a 12-4 run in the final 3:30 to […]
Elkhorn grapplers ride three 2nd-place spots to strong tournament
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Three Elkhorn Area High School wrestlers placed second in their respective weight classes, and it helped the Elks to a fourth-place finish Dec. 29 in the Mid-States Wrestling Classic at UW-Whitewater. This season’s field at Mid-States featured 43 schools Wisconsin and Illinois. “I’m really happy […]
Elkhorn Area School District ‘pleased’ with state report cards
Most local schools again exceed expectations By Todd Mishler Copy editor Students in the Elkhorn Area School District turned in another banner year in 2016-17, according to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report cards. Five of the seven schools in the district exceeded expectations, which meant they needed to score […]
Big Foot district solid on state report cards
Administrator pleased with consortium of feeder schools’ readiness By Todd Mishler Copy editor Students from all five Big Foot Union High School District members met or exceeded expectations on their 2016-17 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report cards. Walworth Elementary finished with a 78.5 overall accountability score and Fontana Elementary […]
In this week’s Times/Reporter…
– Read detailed results on how the Big Foot district’s schools did on state report cards including comments from District Administrator Doug Parker – Take in a feature story on Agape House, a home for girls that is hoping to expand its services to boys in the near future – […]
Johnson leads Elkhorn swimmers in Illinois
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Hunter Johnson finished second among sophomores and helped the Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team to a strong performance Dec. 27 in the Boylan Bash at Boylan High School in Rockford, Ill. The Boylan Bash is split by class, and team scores are not […]
Taking the plunge
The first wave of participants at the Polar Plunge, held New Year’s Day at Pier 290 in Williams Bay, make their way back to the shore of Geneva Lake while the second wave of plungers head into the 30 degree water, described as “warm” by some compared to the subzero […]
Meet EAHS coach, athletes of the year
The Jan. 4 issue of the Independent includes feature stories on the newspaper’s coach and male and female athletes of the year by Chris Bennett, sports correspondent. Below is a portion of what’s included – pick up a copy of the paper for the rest – on stands now! COACH […]
