Whitewater Middle School held its annual spelling bee Jan. 23. From left, A’lani Rogers, seventh grade, earned third place; Zoe Olson, seventh grade, who earned first place, won on the words “senile” and “aspersions”; Davin Parboteeah, eighth grade, second place, was eliminated on the word “therapeutic”; Quinton O’Toole was […]
Sports & Other News
Warm welcome
One of the newer businesses recently welcomed as a member of the Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is Jonathan’s on Brick Street, 116 E. Walworth Ave. (from the left) Rudy Krause and Lucia Crivolio, Jonathan’s; Melissa DeBuck, Geneva Supply; Leslie Roanhouse and Laura Holmstrom, Delavan Health Services; Johnathan […]
GriefShare program helps those dealing with loss
Linn Church to host the program beginning Feb. 4 Are you grieving the loss of a loved one’s death? Whether the loss is recent, or happened some time ago, GriefShare is a free national program with local chapters, focused on an individual loss and healing. As a local chapter, Linn […]
Creating a lasting legacy
Family donates trauma kits to honor late deputy sheriff Henry Johnson’s legacy will live on. Johnson, a former Walworth County deputy sheriff, died in October 2018, at the age of 64. His family was so touched by the law enforcement community for the support it showed when he died and […]
Trojans undefeated in RVC
Boys run up the score boards By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team continues to put up gaudy offensive numbers. And in three games this past week, those numbers just kept getting better. Fresh off wins by 46 and 50 points in the first two, […]
Whippets wrestling gearing up for RVC meet
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whitewater High School competed in an 11-team tournament at Monroe High School last Saturday. Monroe took first while the Whippets placed second overall as a team. “The day was definitely a rollercoaster for the team,” Whippets’ head coach John Schimming said. “We started off wrestling very […]
Red Cross issues plea for blood donors
Drives slated in several area communities The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across the country and preventing some donors from giving, and winter weather threatening to cancel blood drives, the Red Cross now […]
Trojan sports roundup
Wrestlers compete at Kramer open, girls lose to Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School wrestling team posted a 15th-place overall finish at Saturday’s Terry Kramer Open at Fort Atkinson. East Troy tallied 136 points in the 17-team event. Slinger was first with 383.5 points, followed […]
Community steps up to help family in need
Area man supported while battling brain cancer By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When Rich Hinners, of Kansasville, was diagnosed with brain cancer last summer, his wife, Marla, thought they would be facing the battle on their own. She was wrong. “I could say thank you a million times and it […]
Elks swim well in season’s final home meet
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team won 10 of 11 events and beat Jefferson/Cambridge 124-46 Jan. 21 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Elkhorn. The Elks celebrated Senior Night against Jefferson/Cambridge, and the team’s seniors did not disappoint. An Elkhorn senior either […]
