Waterford, East Troy, Mukwonago, among others enjoyed historic seasons By Mike Ramczyk SLN Staff Your Christmas stocking stuffer is officially here. The third annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Football team is just in time for the Christmas season and is the perfect gift for any occasion. We picked athletes from […]
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What’s for Dessart?
Dual-threat quarterback does it all during East Troy’s historic season By Chris Bennett Correspondent Consider the last time in life you missed a goal, and then pause and feel happy for Jake Dessart. Dessart entered his senior season as the quarterback for the East Troy High School Trojan football team […]
Sewer rates to hold steady for 2019
Possible increase in 2020 By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board decided to leave the sewer rates as they stand for 2019 after Ehlers presented the sewer utility rate study at the Dec. 17 board meeting. The village commissioned the study in fall and included an analysis […]
Families displaced fire
Three families were displaced following a fire in several walls and the attic of an apartment building at 111 N. Terrace St. in Delavan early in the morning Dec. 16. The Delavan Fire Department with assistance from the Town of Delavan and Darien responded to the blaze at roughly […]
WWUSD begins planning 2019-20 budget
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The first half of the current 2018-19 school year might be rounding the bend, but officials in the Whitewater Unified School District are turning their attention toward the next school year. WWUSD administrators — including Matt Sylvester-Knudtson, director of business services, and Mark Elworthy, district administrator […]
City conducting community Riviera building stakeholder survey
The City of Lake Geneva is conducting both a paper and online survey to gather community input on what residents would like to see done with the Riviera building. This is an early step in the Riviera renovation project and the city is working with consulting experts from MSI General […]
Warm hearts
At the Elkhorn Christmas Parade earlier this month, local scouts give away hot chocolate and cookies as a way to thank the community for its support. The scouts teamed up with their chartering organization, the Elkhorn Lions Club, which was holding a drive for the Elkhorn Food Pantry. Shown […]
Whippets hope to end skid during holiday tournament
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whitewater Whippets endured a rough week as they fell to Evansville (Dec. 21) and East Troy (Dec. 18), extending their losing streak to seven games heading into a holiday tournament in Sheboygan on Friday and Saturday. Evansville hit six threes as it grabbed a […]
Lady Chiefs in tie atop RVC standings
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The traffic jam at the top of the Rock Valley Conference girls basketball standings will continue at least until 2019. And Big Foot finds itself right in the middle of it all. The Chiefs improved to 7-2 overall and 6-2 in the RVC last week with […]
Badger girls split pair of games
By Michael S. Hoey Corrrespondent The Lake Geneva Badger girls basketball team defeated Westosha Central 61-35 at home on Dec. 18. The Badgers took control early and led by as many as 34 points in the blowout win. LuAnnabelle Wieseman put the Badgers up 2-0 with a basket. Centyral took […]