Fairest a UW-Whitewater Student By Ryan Spoehr SLN staff Support, family and a path to a career are all things that Avonlea Odling says were given to her in her 11 years in 4-H. Odling, now the Walworth County Fairest of the Fair, has visited local schools telling students […]
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Whitewater boys basketball team controls Big Foot
By Troy Sparks SLN CORRESPONDENT With controlling the tempo of the game and using sound ball movement, the Whippets boys basketball team was able to pick up a conference win against Big Foot Monday. The win also included improved rebounding. “I thought we played intense on the defensive end,” Whitewater […]
Elks swimmers land best state finish in school history
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent There is no doubt the Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team ended its season on a high note. The Elks finished fifth Feb. 16 in the WIAA Division 2 State Meet at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium in Madison. The top-five finish marks the […]
Whitewater dodges bullet with flooding
Palmyra has road closure By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF Heavy rain throughout Monday and into Tuesday in Jefferson and Walworth counties left many areas underwater, but the City of Whitewater seemingly didn’t get hit too badly with flooding. “We are in pretty good shape,” said Brad Marquardt, the city’s public […]
Time to get the kids registered for kindergarten
East Troy School District to have registration at Little Prairie The East Troy Community School District is offering pre-registration for 4-year-old and new 5-year-old kindergarten students for the 2018-19 school year. Children who turn 4 or 5, on or before Sept. 1, are eligible to attend pre-registration from 3:15 to […]
Let the playoffs begin
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Bring on the second season. That’s the new goal for the Big Foot girls basketball team, which is set to begin WIAA Division 3 regional play tonight. The Chiefs, who drew the regional’s top seed, take a 17-5 overall record into a 7 p.m. semifinal […]
In this week’s Times/Reporter…
The Feb. 23 Times/Reporter includes the following: • Photos from local flooding as a result of warm temperatures early in the week • The Fontana Joint 8 School District seeks answers to declining enrollment • Coverage from the Geneva Lake Arts Foundation’s Winter Art Show at Pier 290 in Williams […]
Area roads flooded early this week
The warm temperatures early this week caused flooding in several areas in Walworth as the large amounts of snow on the ground melted including on Howard Street (above) as a village truck makes its way through a high water area. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
In this week’s Independent…
Features in the Feb. 22 Elkhorn Independent include: • The city gets the ball rolling on moving to a full-time fire department, a process expected to take a couple of years with a tentative plan to move to referendum in 2020; • Elkhorn Area High School is hosting a series […]
Whippets split 2 leading into playoffs
Playoffs start Friday night By Troy Sparks CORRESPONDENT Now that the regular season is over, the Whitewater girls’ basketball team can focus on the postseason. Before the regular season came to a close though, the Whippets split their last two Rock Valley Conference regular season games last week and ended […]