Grace and Caroline Hanson (from the top), from Fontana, ride a honey bee at the Walworth County Fair; Addy Popp, of Walworth 4-H, leads her reserve grand champion barrow around the arena. (Tom Ganser photos)
Sports & Other News
‘The Grunch’ auditions Sept. 15-16
Lakeland Players will hold auditions for the upcoming children’s holiday musical “The Grunch” – for children 8 to 16 years old – at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15 and at 2 p.m., Sat. Sept 16. Auditions will be held at the old Sprague Theater, 15 W. Walworth St., downtown Elkhorn. […]
Lesson-learning loss to Clinton for Chiefs
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Clinton football team raised more than a few eyebrows last year with a postseason run all the way to the WIAA Division 5 semifinals. Apparently, the Cougars weren’t just a passing fancy. Clinton continued on its early-season dominance Friday night with a 48-12 Rock […]
The one that got away
Last-minute rally from transfer QB dooms Elks By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team let one slip away Friday. The Elks outplayed the Falcons in the first half, but left points on the field they later could have used in a 21-17 Southern Lakes Conference […]
Bluegrass on the square
East Troy’s Bluegrass Festival is back for 24th year The sounds of bluegrass music will once again fill the East Troy Village Square this weekend when Bluegrass Festival returns Saturday and Sunday. The annual event is celebrating its 24th anniversary this year with a weekend lineup that includes two of […]
Swimmers take fourth at Norski
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls swim team finished fourth in the White Meet Aug. 26 in the Norski Invite at DeForest High School, and opened the season Aug. 24 with a top-three finish in the Southern Lakes Conference Relays. The Elks are off until […]
Committee recommends topdressing ball fields
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee voted Aug. 28 in favor of recommending to the full council the city topdress several city ball fields next year. City Administrator Sam Tapson said the Department of Public Works was approached by a representative of Midwest […]
Kickers hope tie will get season going
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The 2017 campaign has gotten off to a bit of a slow start for the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team. But for the Chiefs, a late goal Monday night that forced a tie with Faith Christian could be the springboard to better things down […]
Arts scholarships awarded
Walworth County Arts Council scholarship winners are (from left) Julien Riviere, a graduate of Delavan-Darien High School; Makena Ekman, of Badger High School; Hans Murtell, a graduate of Big Foot High School; and Maria Olague, of Big Foot High School. The Arts Council gave five $1,000 scholarships for high school […]
Growth spurt
Lady Elks taking steps in challenging area scene By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks finished eighth out of 14 teams Aug. 26 at the Craig/Parker Volleyball Classic at Craig High School in Janesville. The Elks played a non-conference match Tuesday at Clinton, and play tonight at Burlington in […]
