Nathan Chapman and Cade Fink were sworn in as City of Elkhorn Junior Council members last week as part of the Youth in Government program. They attend Municipal Services & Utilities Committee and Common Council meetings, and get an advisory vote when council members cast their official votes. Chapman, who […]
Sports & Other News
All-conference honors for Chiefs volleyball players
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Five members of the Big Foot girls volleyball team recently were named to All-Rock Valley Conference teams. Junior setter Kampbell Hehr led the Chiefs, as she was voted to the first team by RVC coaches. Also recognized were junior utility player Sophia Foster, second team, […]
Whitewater School District ‘meets expectations’ on report cards
The Whitewater Unified School District received an overall accountability rating of “Meets Expectations” when the report card reports were released. Report cards were released on Nov. 17 by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The district and each school received its own report card that evaluated its performance based […]
Ready to put on a show
“The Grunch,” a children’s musical to be performed by Lakeland Players Nov. 25-26 and Dec. 2-3, is the story of Rudy Grunch, a grumpy 6th grader who feels like an outsider so when the school prepares for a musical, he comes up with a plan to ruin it. It’s directed, […]
Chiefs named to all-conference teams
Jackson Enz named Back of the Year By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Six members of the Big Foot football team recently were voted to All-Rock Valley Conference teams. Leading the way for the Chiefs were seniors Pedro Sierra and Jackson Enz, who were named to the first team as a […]
East Market Street costs on the rise
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee was informed Nov. 13 that due to an oversight with the East Market Street expansion project, the project could now see increased costs of $295,000 in a worst-case scenario. City Administrator Sam Tapson said the contractor, Rams […]
Lady Chiefs to rely on speed, shooting and experience
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The target is firmly on the backs of the Big Foot girls basketball team heading into the 2017-18 campaign. And it’s a challenge the Chiefs embrace. Big Foot heads into the new season as the predicted favorite to win the Rock Valley Conference, according to […]
For the kids
Eagle Scout project brings new playground to Booth Lake By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Between a wet spring and the historic summer flooding, East Troy Boy Scout Rogelio Hayes began to wonder if his Eagle Scout project of building a new playground at Booth Lake Memorial Park was ever going […]
Yankee pitcher visits Lakeview
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Although the 2017 World Series ended on Nov. 1, the excitement of the 2017 Major League Baseball season continued for Lakeview Elementary students days later when a New York Yankee with Whitewater ties stopped by. Just weeks after the Yankees American League Championship Series classic […]
Stir It Up breaks record
At the third annual Stir It Up, a charitable fundraising event Nov. 5 at Elkhorn Area High School, Justina Rohde (above) and her mom, Sue, of Walworth, save enough room for dessert; Chris Clapper (right), director of the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce, visits with Ward Phillips, of the Rotary […]
