Walworth County Fair goers witnessed a flash mob performed by the Open Arms Free Clinic Volunteer Outreach Team on Aug. 29. Over 100 volunteers prepared the joyful expression of outreach to the The Greatest Showman movie soundtrack song, “Come Alive” under the direction of The Dance Factory Choreographer, Garrett Vopendesta. […]
Sports & Other News
Lady Elks hit rough patch in New Berlin
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn Area High School volleyball coach Justin Diderrich did not mince words regarding his team’s performance Sept. 1 in the New Berlin West Invitational. “We did not play very well in this tournament,” Diderrich said. “We saw some strong teams and did not respond well. […]
Girls on fire
Lindow, Rice set all-school record By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls tennis team continues to roll right along. Playing against visiting Whitewater in a Rock Valley Conference dual meet last week, the Trojans swept the doubles matches en route to a hard-fought, 4-3, victory to improve […]
Ready to launch
Whitewater quarterback Dylan Pease prepares to launch a deep pass during the Whippets’ loss at Clinton on Aug. 31. Pease finished with three touchdown passes, completing 16 of 33 attempts for 290 yards. See complete game coverage in the Sept. 6 Whitewater Register. The Whippets will head to Big Foot […]
Big catch
Delavan’s Mateo Morales (85) skies in the end zone for a touchdown last Friday against Wilmot. The Comets fell to the Panthers 31-12 in a game described as closer than the score by coach Hank Johnson. See complete game coverage in the Sept. 6 Delavan Enterprise. The Comets will host […]
Trojans trounce Chiefs
Football team takes down Big Foot, 41-7 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School football team continues to hang gaudy offensive numbers on the scoreboard. And for the third straight week, it led to a rather comfortable Rock Valley Conference victory. Visiting Big Foot was the victim last […]
25 years of bluegrass
East Troy’s annual music festival returns this weekend By Vanessa Lenz Contributor Thousands have gathered from near and far for the celebration that happens during the second weekend in September at East Troy Village Square Park. This year the gathering will be extra special as the East Troy Bluegrass Festival […]
Opening the range
Corinn Harmeyer, of East Troy, sets to shoot at the new archery range at 2090 Energy Drive in the Village of East Troy. The range has been opened this summer and the Parks and Recreation Department is having an official grand opening ceremony at noon on Saturday, Sept. 8. The […]
Attempted child enticement reported in Elkhorn
Late yesterday afternoon, there was an attempted child enticement near the middle school in Elkhorn. Shortly after 3 p.m., Sept. 6, Elkhorn Police received a report that just minutes earlier – at approximately 2:50 p.m., an 11-year-old girl walking in the 500 block of E. First Avenue near Elkhorn Area […]
Whitewater CDA facing possible state-initiated changes to loan program
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s Community Development Authority, a quasi-independent governing agency operating autonomously of the Common Council, could face changes in one of its two loan programs aimed at bolstering economic development. Dave Carlson, executive director of the CDA, discussed possible changes to the federally funded community development block […]
