By Tom Ganser Correspondent Whitewater High School Players’ production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which it staged in November, has been nominated for a combined 18 Jerry Awards in 11 categories. The musical comedy centers on a spelling bee championship for quirky adolescents. The awards encourage, recognize […]
Sports & Other News
Kishwauketoe among planting project recipients
American Transmission Co. has awarded collectively $58,600 to 27 recipients – including Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy, Williams Bay – across its service area to plant trees and low-growing vegetation through two programs – the Community Planting and Pollinator Planting programs. Now in its sixth year, ATC has given more than 200 […]
Wrestlers take second at conference duals
Six grapplers go 4-0 for the day By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The only thing that kept the East Troy wrestling team from a perfect day a Saturday’s Rock Valley Conference Duals was the seventh tiebreaker in a match with Whitewater. Despite that, the positives from the day were overflowing. East […]
Elkhorn Council kicks off new year with key discussion
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council began discussion on several key items that City Administrator Sam Tapson feels need to be a “primary focus” in the first six months of 2019, including a new City Hall location and Fire and EMS staffing, in a Committee of […]
Judge to appoint attorney for murder suspect
Man called police and waited to be arrested for stabbing wife Late last week a judge instructed the court to appoint an attorney for a Delavan man accused of stabbing his wife to death Jan. 6. The man, Robert J. Scott, 56, was formally charged last week with first-degree intentional […]
Boys win two
Coach says team needs to step it up By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The good news for the East Troy High School boys basketball team last week was it picked up two more Rock Valley Conference victories. But for coach Darryl Rayfield, the defensive effort in one of those wasn’t nearly […]
Girls second in Rock Valley Conference
Friday’s game rescheduled for Jan. 21 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A tough first half last Thursday at McFarland put the East Troy High School girls basketball team in a precarious situation. But in the second half, the Trojans started to get back on track – unfortunately, it just wasn’t quite […]
School Board decides to wait on operational referendum
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy School Board decided against going to the polls in April for an operational referendum to help School District bridge the gap between its revenue limit and budget shortfall. While none of the School Board members said liked the idea of making even […]
Whippets finish 4-1 in conference dual tourney
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team’s lone action last week came in the Rock Valley Conference dual meet tournament Jan. 12. Whitewater finished 4-1 in improving to 8-1 overall in duals. Whippets head coach John Schimming said his team knew it would be a challenge, […]
Badger boys fall twice in hoops
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys’ basketball team fell to Union Grove in the second game of a boys-girls doubleheader in Union Grove 58-44 on Jan. 11. The Badgers fell behind early and trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half before rallying […]
