By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee is preparing to bring a leaf collection program to the full Common Council that it hopes will help to alleviate some concerns from previous years. In a memo to the committee, City Administrator Sam Tapson said […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Netters take win over Wilmot
Conference meets to kick off Monday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Playing a daunting early-season schedule is one way for a squad to prepare for the rest of the year. And when it comes to the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis team, that’s exactly what the Chiefs have done early in […]
Growing pains
Lady Elks face uphill climb on links By Chris Bennett Correspondent Growing pains and on-the-job training will be ongoing themes for the Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team this season. The Elks are an inexperienced bunch, and are competing in a conference in which coach Steve Fisher said a […]
Walworth man accused of sexual assault
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 30 for a Walworth man charged with touching a 10-year-old girl’s mouth with his penis. David J. Baker, 47, was charged Aug. 16 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree sexual assault of a child and exposing his genitals. According to the criminal […]
Coach has high expectations for volleyball team
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The recent history of the East Troy High School volleyball team is etched in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association record books forever. But as always is the case, eventually players graduate to open the door for new girls who must step in and create their own […]
Village Board considers grant program for local businesses
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board discussed the possibility of creating a grant program for village businesses looking to improve facades or services on Aug. 15. The board budgeted about $6,800 for “developer’s fees” for this year, but the use of that money has been debated […]
Fire destroys storage units on Nathan Lane
Fire being investigated by Elkhorn fire and police departments as potentially suspicious. By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff A fire that ravaged Nathan Lane Storage Units Aug. 18 is being investigated by the City of Elkhorn police and fire departments as potentially being suspicious. Elkhorn Fire Chief Rod Smith said the […]
Trojans win season opener
Football team travels to Big Foot tonight for next challenge By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Heading into the second half of Friday night’s season opener against visiting McFarland, the East Troy football team found itself in a tight battle with the Spartans. The changed drastically in the next 24 minutes, however. […]
Weather delay bodes well for Chiefs
Chiefs take 28-27 win over conference foe after game resumed on Saturday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It took 24 hours longer than expected for the Big Foot football team’s season opener Friday night against Brodhead-Juda to reach a conclusion. But when you get a hard-fought win over a longtime Rock […]
First-game jitters
Miscues abound in season-opening loss By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team will be much improved this week as a result of the 37-7 loss it suffered Aug. 19 at Waukesha North in its season opener. The Elks continue the non-conference portion of their schedule Friday […]
