Area family brings back popular Halloween attraction The McKone family invites the public to the second annual “Walk of Terror” haunted house at 3019 Main St., East Troy. The Halloween event is geared toward adults and will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27 […]
Sports & Other News
Demco shatters school record to qualify for state
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Big Foot-Williams Bay senior girls cross country runner Alexandria (Zanzie) Demco has had one goal in mind since the start of the season – a return-trip to the WIAA State Meet. And not only did she accomplish just that at Saturday’s Deerfield Sectional, she did […]
Sheriff’s Office to have Drug Take Back
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, will coordinate a Prescription Drug Take Back initiative from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 28 at the following locations: The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, 1770 County Highway NN, Elkhorn. This site accepts prescription drug disposal 24 […]
Police seek armed robbery suspect
Black men in rusty car pointed gun at bicyclist, took money Delavan police are seeking a man suspected of pointing a gun at a bicyclist and demanding money Oct. 18. The victim told police he was robbed at gunpoint on Terrace Street south of Washington Street at about 9:15 a.m. […]
Grocery co-op group has first annual meeting this week
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent It has yet to open, but organizers behind Whitewater’s planned grocery store cooperative had their first meeting this week. Members of the cooperative, operating under the name Whitewater Grocery Co., gathered Wednesday. A number of organizational matters, including the selection of a board of directors and […]
Burger Town Bash
The cool weather didn’t prevent local classic car and bike enthusiasts from stopping by Annie’s, Elkhorn, for the Burger Town Bash Oct. 15 as a variety of classics line the parking lot, a few of them shown above. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Soccer team pulls off upset
By Troy Sparks Correspondent The Whitewater boys soccer team overcame a several-hour trip to West Salem as the No. 11 seed to upset the No. 6 seed, and shut it in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Semifinals. “We were worried that the long trip affected our play,” Whitewater coach […]
Whitewater man arrested for shooting deer on game farm
A Whitewater man was arrested for allegedly killing a deer on a Rock County game farm after posting photos of the trophy buck on social media. Daniel Deegan reported to the Town of Fulton Police on Sept. 25 that one of his deer was missing from his farm, according […]
Riding, roping and wrangling
The Wisconsin High School Rodeo Association’s regional event at the Walworth County Fairgrounds Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 featured kids in seventh through 12th grades competing in a variety of events including goat tying, pole bending, bucking bulls (above) and calf roping. (Dave Dresdow photo)
First place award for yearbook
Senior photo editor of the 2017 Big Foot High School yearbook Grace Gillingham (far left) and senior copy editor Aly Flynn, accept a first place award at the Kettle Moraine Press Association’s fall conference Oct. 13 at UW-Whitewater. Yearbook advisor Chad Roehl took the BFHS yearbook staff of nine to […]
