By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent On Monday, the Delavan-Darien School Board moved forward with two early learning initiatives. The board approved pursuing a contract with a childcare provider at the Wileman Elementary building and also approved a new all-day, pre-school program for next year. The board approved negotiating a contract […]
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East Troy School Board cuts $540,000 from budget
With a projected budget deficit of $485,000 and the additional $56,000 cost of the East Troy School District’s “impact needs” the School Board was faced with cutting $540,000 from the 2019-20 budget at Monday night’s meeting. Business Manager Kathy Zwirgzdas presented the budget proposal and outlined the difficulties the district […]
Committee looks to increase transportation service
Survey results reveal need for it to expand to Sundays, holidays By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent After receiving the results of a church survey recently sent out, the Walworth County’s Transportation Coordinating Committee agreed to look further at ways of providing increased services for people with mobility issues on Sundays and […]
UW-W team offers annual iron pour
Wisconsin Makers Inc. will host its fourth annual iron pour on Saturday, April 13. Area residents are invited to this event at the regional Makerspace, located at 200 E. Clay St., across from the American Legion in Whitewater. It will be held rain or shine, with indoor activities in the […]
East Troy sports roundup
Track competes at Clinton Invite, softball beats Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy boys track and field team finished 10th overall, while the girls were 11th, both with 14 total points, at Saturday’s Clinton Invitational. Jefferson won the boys team title with 105 points, followed by Brodhead-Juda […]
On the mark
Whitewater pitcher Gehrig Monday tossed a gem on April 2 as the Whippets whipped Clinton, 10-0, capped with a seven-run fifth to end the game by the 10-run rule. Monday went 4.2 innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out eight Cougars. See more Whippets sports in […]
Chiefs finish 3rd
At the Clinton Relays on April 6, the Big Foot girls earned a third place finish. Shown at the meet is Kaci Enz who was third in the 100 meter hurdles relay and fifth in the 300 meter hurdles relay. See more Chiefs sports coverage in the April 12 […]
Badger softball wins two of first four
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger softball team swept a home double-header against Shawano on Apr. 6. The Hawks drove over three hours to lose two games non-conference to the Badgers. Badger won the first game 10-5 behind three home runs, two by Seneca Peterson. Sydney Klein […]
Elkhorn golfers off to solid start
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team opened its season by finishing in the top half of the field in its first two tournaments. The Elks finished second April 4 in an invitational at Brighton Dale Links in Kansasville and fifth in their own Elk […]
WSD athlete named conference player of the year
Lucero Arreola, a senior at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf was recently named Indian Trails Conference Girls Basketball Player of the Year – a big honor for the entire WSD community, according to her coaches. Some of Arreola’s highlights from this season were: – Great Plains Schools for the Deaf […]
