DNR requires repairs to East Troy Dam By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff In the wake of the historic flooding of July 12 and the overtopping of the East Troy Dam, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has informed the Village of East Troy it either has to repair the dam […]
Sports & Other News
Ridin’ and ropin’
Big Hat Rodeo Co.’s Badgerland Pro Rodeo Series Championship event was held at the Walworth County Fairgrounds Aug. 18-19. The weekend included rodeo clowns, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie down roping and cowgirls barrel racing (above.) Dave Dresdow photo
School District hosts ‘Data Retreat’
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Thirty Whitewater School District teachers, administrators and pupil support personnel had its first taste of the new school year that is on the horizon with the district’s annual Data Retreat. The Data Retreat takes place within the district to engage building leadership teams and create data-driven […]
Whippets put up double digits vs. Columbus
By Troy Sparks Correspondent After dropping a match to start their season, the Whippets rebounded in grand fashion, not only piling on the offense, but curtailing Columbus’ attack on offense. Facing Columbus, a Division 4 school, Whitewater put up 10 goals en route to its first win on the season. […]
It takes two
Elks rally in final minutes to win first game of year By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent A touchdown and two-point conversion in the final two minutes of regulation Aug. 25 earned the Elkhorn Area High School football team its first victory of the season. Elkhorn rallied to beat Lakeside […]
Chiefs fall to Trojans in heartbreaker
By Timothy Wester Jr. Correspondent In most games, East Troy High School’s football team assuming a 1-point lead with 28 seconds left would mean a sure victory. But when the opposing team has Jackson Enz, you don’t take anything for granted. Trojan quarterback Jake Dessart took that lesson to heart, […]
Battle for the gridiron
Trojans take down Big Foot, 48-47 By Timothy Wester Jr. Correspondent In most games, East Troy High School’s football team would assume a 1-point lead with 28 seconds left would mean a sure victory. But when the opposing team has Jackson Enz, you don’t take anything for granted. Trojan quarterback […]
Volleyball team looks to build on past success
New coach says young, talented team set for strong season By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The numbers may be small for the East Troy girls volleyball team this fall – but there’s no lack of talent. And that could lead to yet another successful run deep into the postseason. East Troy […]
Man charged with selling heroin, meth in East Troy
A warrant was issued Aug. 24 for the arrest of a Racine man charged with selling meth and heroin in East Troy. Jeffrey R. Barr, 30, was charged Aug. 24 in Walworth County Circuit Court with three counts of delivering methamphetamine and delivering heroin, all second and subsequent offenses. According […]
Railroad work to close portions of streets
By Ryan Spoehr SLN Staff Railroad work will close parts of Franklin and Tripp streets in Whitewater mid-September so updates along the railroad can be done. The projects are a part of planned work along the railroad system near Highway 59 between Waukesha and Milton in 2017 and 2018. “Crossings […]
