The weather outside is frightful By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Look outside. Go ahead – it’s alright. Accept that winter is here, buy a new sweater and some gloves, and get over it. You’re going to miss winter’s fun if you spend time complaining about chilly temperatures, frozen roads and […]
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County approves 2015 budget and tax levy
Tax levy to increase by about a half percent By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Walworth County Board of Supervisors approved its amended 2015 budget and tax levy appropriation during a special meeting Wednesday, Nov. 12. The votes for the amendment and tax levy were unanimous, with Dan Kilkenny being the […]
On the court
Girls basketball season opens with young, but experienced squad By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last year’s East Troy High School girls basketball team gained a ton of valuable experience, as the young squad earned a sectional berth and was knocked out by the eventual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 state […]
East Troy sixth grader performs at Fall Horn Festival
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Will Calcaterra, an East Troy Middle School sixth grader, was among 97 French horn players from throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois who spent Nov. 1 in a day that was both educational and just plain fun during the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s 16th annual Fall Horn […]
Man charged with sexual assault of child in two counties
By Tracy Ouellette Editor and Patricia Bogumil staff writer James Barnak, 74, Waterford, has been charged with repeated sexual assault, false imprisonment and strangulation and suffocation of a 14-year-old East Troy girl. The felony charges came down in both Walworth and Racine counties last week after a joint-jurisdictional investigation between […]
Stranded in North Korea
Elkhorn veteran spent three years as a prisoner of war after deployment to North Korea in 1950 By Kellen Olshefski Editor When Grant McMillin of Elkhorn volunteered for deployment to North Korea, he never expected to be spending more time there than he had originally anticipated. McMillin. X, moved to […]
Cheerleaders heading to nationals
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School cheerleading squad earned invitations to two national competitions at the Amp It Up cheerleading competition Nov. 9 at the Williams Center at UW-Whitewater. The Elks won the Small Coed Division and also won the School Division. The Small Coed Division […]
Girls swim team fun
Foursome splashes to state swim meet
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Four members of the Elkhorn Area High School girls swimming team will swim at state after strong performances Nov. 8 at the WIAA Division 2 Sectional Meet at Cudahy High School. Megan Leahy in the 50-yard freestyle and Leahy, Sarah Broga, Bethany Buikema and Rachel […]
Elk Fund delivers grants to school district
Five grants awarded to teachers for varying uses By Kellen Olshefski Editor Carrying on its tradition, the Elkhorn Fund awarded five grants to recipients in the school district at Monday night’s Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education meeting. The Elkhorn Fund was established in 2007 as a permanent endowment […]
