Former pro baseball player brings strong resume By Chris Bennett Correspondent Organized chaos is the eventual goal of new coach Todd Frohwirth and the Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team. Organized chaos is the label Frohwirth applies to the style of play he’s come to prefer after decades of […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Murphy races to 8th at state
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Paige Murphy of the Elkhorn Area High School girls swimming team capped a splendid season on the sport’s biggest stage. Murphy finished eighth in the 100-yard backstroke Nov. 13 in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 Girls State Swimming and Diving Meet at the University […]
Slack picks up team MVP
All-Southern Lakes Conference honors announced By Chris Bennett Correspondent After his play this past season, midfielder Andrew Slack of the Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team earned the Elks’ 2015 Most Valuable Player award. Slack also earned All-Southern Lakes Conference First Team honors. Ian Nowell also earned First Team […]
Chiefs sights set high
Girls basketball team falls in season opener by single point, face Comets Saturday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent To say the Big Foot girls basketball team tasted success last season would be an understatement. And to say the Chiefs weren’t primed for even bigger things this year would be flat out […]
Volleyball celebrates successful season
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Another dominating year for the Big Foot girls volleyball team in the Rock Valley Conference South Division led to even more success in the post-season. Big Foot landed six girls on All-RVC South teams, including the top honor, as junior outside hitter Kennedy Hehr was named […]
City reviews alcohol ordinances
Community members speak against allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages in gas stations, convenience and grocery stores By Kellen Olshefski Editor Owners of local liquor stores spoke out during the public comments session of Monday night’s City of Elkhorn Common Council meeting regarding concerns over the sale of alcohol in […]
Still debating the fate of Chester Byrnes
School Board requests offers of purchase for old schools By Tracy Ouellette Editor Much of the discussion at Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy School Board once again focused on the fate of Chester Byrnes School and there were a lot of community members in attendance to voice their […]
Candidates can start circulating nomination papers Dec. 1
By Tracy Ouellette Editor While the Spring 2016 General Election might seem a long way off, candidates interested in running for office can start circulating nomination papers on Dec. 1. The spring election will be April 5, 2016. Should a primary election be needed, it will be on Feb. 16, […]
Elk Fund delivers grants to community
Six grants awarded to area causes, nine more to be delivered yet this year By Kellen Olshefski Editor Carrying on its tradition, the Elkhorn Fund awarded six grants to community recipients recently and is planning to deliver another nine. The Elkhorn Fund was established in 2007 as a permanent endowment […]
Bell ringers needed for Red Kettle Campaign
Salvation Army to collect donations at Frank’s Piggly Wiggly and BP By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer The Salvation Army needs volunteers to ring bells for its Red Kettle Campaign that begins Nov. 21 and runs through Dec. 24. Bells are run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at each location […]
