By Ryan Spoehr SLN staff The vacancy of leading the ship at Whitewater High School has been filled with someone with nearly two decades worth of experience in education. Mike Lovenberg, who had been associate principal at Wisconsin Dells Middle School, will step into the principal role at the High […]
Sports & Other News
Chiefs named to all conference in baseball, softball
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Both the Big Foot baseball and softball teams each had five All-RVC South Division selections. Junior utility player Riley Davis led the softball picks, as she was voted to the first team. Joining Davis were two second-team picks and two honorable mention selections. Named to […]
On the street
Elkhorn Area Fire Department members (not in order) Will Kostock, Kurt Spotz, Sr., Kyle Smith, Ed Bogard, Andy Beckman, Jeff Liner and Jason Unglaub, greet guests at the annual Firefighters Street Dance June 17. (Heather Ruenz photo)
‘Super Ryan’ chosen for Kade’s Klassic
Boy with chromosome abnormality showing improvement By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Ryan Mayfield, 8, of Elkhorn, was born six weeks prematurely on Sept. 30, 2008, and immediately proved to be a fighter. He was sent home from the neonatal ICU after six weeks and was able to breath and sleep […]
Bridging the generation gap
Program between young students, local seniors gets strong start By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent A new program is up and running in Walworth and offers a way for young children and local seniors to connect on a regular basis. The Generations Program involves Cathy Boldger’s junior Kindergarten class at Walworth Grade […]
East Troy Railroad announces Railfest 2017
Saturday’s event to feature family friendly fun plus a showcase of trains The East Troy Railroad Museum is expanding its traditional Railfan Day on Saturday to include a variety of family-friendly activities. “Railfest will be an interesting, fun and informative day out for families,” Railroad Museum President Ryan Jonas said. […]
Legion baseball team posts two wins, one loss
Teams travels to Antigo for tournament this weekend By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy Post 188 16U Junior Legion baseball team got off to a bit of a rocky start to open play this week. But the juniors certainly finished on a high note. East Troy dropped the first […]
School Board still considering changing representation
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board is still considering if it should change how its seats represent the district in an effort to generate more interest in serving on the board. Board President Jeff Scherer again suggested a plan for reorganizing and asked for other ideas from […]
Child porn traced to Lake Geneva man
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 23 for a Lake Geneva sex offender found with child pornogra-phy. David L. Tarlo, 45, was charged June 15 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession of child pornogra-phy as a repeater and failure to register with the state Sex Offender Registry. According […]
Time of east gateway sculpture announced
Downtown Whitewater has announced that two new public art pieces have been installed to welcome people into the city on Whitewater’s east side. The two pieces, “Ascent and Bloom” by Richard Tayler of Milwaukee, were made possible via a donation from Fort Community Credit Union. The sculptures will be dedicated […]