John “Jack” Bernau Jr., 73, the son of John “Jack Sr.” and Stephanie (Zielinski) Bernau, died April 3, 2015. He was born Dec. 28, 1941, in Elkhorn. He was saved on Aug. 29, 1973, and he went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2015, at his home. He […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Highway J set to close tomorrow
The Walworth County Public Works Department announced that Highway J will be officially closed for the Lake Beulah Dam Replacement Project starting tomorrow, April 14. Work on the dam replacement project is expected to be completed in August. A press release from Walworth County suggested motorists traveling east on Highway […]
City applies for DNR loan
Loan would cover cost of new water treatment plant with a lower interest rate By Kellen Olshefski Editor With unanimous approval of submitting an application for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource’s Safe Drinking Water Act Loan, the City of Elkhorn Common Council took one more step forward toward the […]
Boys bring home three state medals
Schneider takes second in high jump By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys and girls track and field teams put the finishing touches on the indoor season at Saturday’s Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s State Meet on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. East Troy finished ninth overall […]
Baseball team set for strong season
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last year’s East Troy High School baseball team made a little bit of noise in the Rock Valley Conference with a second-place finish. How the 2015 version turns out remains to be seen, but the pieces certainly look to be in place for another positive step […]
Girls soccer team welcomes new coach
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is a new person at the head of the East Troy High School girls soccer program this spring, as former boys assistant coach Ed Furey takes over for the departed Mike Bottum. But that doesn’t mean the goal – or the expectation – has changed. […]
Looking forward to the challenge
Village Board president to begin work on special projects this month By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board approved the job description for board President Randy Timms’ new duties as special project coordinator Monday night. The position, which the board approved on July 28, 2014, was suggested by […]
Lady Elks bond in Illinois
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Coach Jacob Schueller is proud of how the Elkhorn Area High School softball team carried itself off the field in an April 1 and 2 road trip to play Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet High School. Mahomet is three hours south of Elkhorn and 45 minutes […]
Golfers have no place to go but up
By Chris Bennett Correspondent After the depths to which they sunk last season, it is difficult for the fortunes of the Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team to look anywhere but up. All involved endured a trying season marked by inexperience in a conference with a strong golf tradition. […]
Baseball team sets sights higher
While keys to success remain the same, coach aims to return with same confidence-level of 2014 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2014 baseball season took the Big Foot squad and its fans on one heck of a run that lasted all the way to within one step of the WIAA […]
