By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Village of East Troy Police Chief Alan Boyes announced this week he will be retiring in January and Deputy Chief Jeremy Swendrowski is being promoted to chief. “It’s time to retire,” Boyes said Friday. “For me, personally, it’s time. I’ve had 10 wonderful years here […]
Sports & Other News
Elks soccer team enjoys shutout week
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team scored 12 goals and finished with three shutouts last week. Coach BZ Kayser will tell you the 12 goals is not enough. Elkhorn beat Racine St. Catherine’s 2-0 Sept. 16 in a non-conference match at home. The […]
City sets timeline for 2018 budget planning
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With municipal budget planning season about to go into full swing, Whitewater officials have set in motion a timeline, spread across the next two months, for the city’s 2018 operating plan. The series of steps includes plans of giving a newly convened group, the Finance Committee, […]
Whippets soccer wins 2 in busy week
By Troy Sparks Correspondent The Whitewater boys soccer team had a busy week in which it played five games in six days, and won two. Whitewater hosted Janesville Parker at home, Sept. 11. Juan Cuellar-Meza scored Whitewater’s first goal in the eighth minute from a corner kick by Johaly Xochipa. […]
Whippets edge Edgerton
By Troy Sparks Correspondent After starting its week with a loss, the Whippets tennis team rebounded to come up with a win in a closely-contested match with Edgerton. The deciding team win came down to the match at No. 2 doubles. Whitewater won the first set and fell behind in […]
Whippet defense holds East Troy offense down
By Troy Sparks Correspondent Whitewater’s defense gave up 68 points at East Troy last year. This year, however, the Whippets would have none of that on their home field. The Whippets locked in and held the Trojans to their lowest point total of the season in their Sept. 15 against […]
Former Badger student takes plea deal for showing images of sex with girl
Felony charge dropped, man gets probation on misdemeanor offenses By Vicky Wedig Editor A former Badger High School student took the same plea deal Tuesday as his co-actor in circulating images of a sexual encounter with a classmate last year. Blake A. Dodd, 18, of Lake Geneva, was sentenced Tuesday […]
Changes going into effect for deer and turkey tagging plus goose harvest registration
DNR begins to implement immediately The 2017-19 biennial budget recently signed by Gov. Scott Walker includes changes in deer and turkey tagging that are going into effect immediately. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is implementing changes involving the use of deer and turkey carcass tags and hopes to clarify […]
Comets beat rival Elkhorn 38-15 on the road
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent At 1-2 overall, the Delavan-Darien/Williams Bay football team played its rival Elkhorn, on the road, on Sept. 8. In 2016, the Comets won a tight, 35-34 game. This year, the Comets would win much more comfortably, 38-15. At the end of the first quarter, after a […]
Fourth Street homes condemned
By Vicky Wedig Editor Two Fourth Street homes – at 329 S. Fourth St. and 215 N. Fourth St. – have been condemned and are being demolished. The Delavan Fire Department conducted a practice burn drill on the South Fourth Street home Monday, and the North Fourth Street home is […]
