St. Andrew Parish School students recently participated in a Box Tops/Penny War fundraiser – Box Tops to benefit the Parent School Association, and Penny War to benefit the Delavan Food Pantry. When all was said and done, $457.06 was raised for the food pantry and $185 for the PSA. Pictured […]
Sports & Other News
A new but old tradition
Saturdays on the Square returning to Elkhorn By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Upon learning that the farm market was not going to continue, the chamber took advantage of the opportunity to create an “ongoing destination that will appease to a broad audience,” according to Chris Clapper, executive director of the […]
Fun at the derby
Cub Scout Pack 225 had its annual Pinewood Derby race Feb. 23 at West Side Elementary School with about 100 people in attendance to cheer on the 37 racers. They raised $470 from the event. Shown with their awards are (left to right, kneeling) Jonah Kenth, Conner McDonough, Aiden […]
Big Foot among finalists in Civics Games
Platteville High School students Spencer Olds, Alex Sonsalla, Jacob Sherer and Liam Reinicke were declared champions of the WNA Foundation’s inaugural Wisconsin Civics Games March 29 at the Wisconsin State Capitol. More than 40 students representing 11 schools competed in the finals including Big Foot High School’s Tiffany Cruz (team […]
Ferradermis team captures regional championship
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Another year, another victory for Whitewater High School’s Ferradermis (FIRST Robotics team 6574). FIRST represents For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The WHS team competed at the Wisconsin Regional in Milwaukee from March 27-30, picking up a second consecutive victory. This year Ferradermis had […]
Delavan-Darien District moves forward on early learning
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 […]
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 […]
