Members and friends of the Brellenthin family, of Elkhorn, spend time together supporting Lakeland Animal Shelter at the annual Sip ‘N Purr event Feb. 11 at The Abbey Resort in Fontana. From the left: Erica Workman, Emma Papenfus, Scott McGinnis and Robyn Moe. The event featured a […]
Sports & Other News
City says farewell to Boomer
Whitewater PD police dog leaves department By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Whitewater Police Department has one less member on its force — and this one made a name for himself in the community by barking, sniffing and wagging his tail. After weighing a series of options, the Whitewater Common Council […]
Qualifying for state
A Division II Wrestling Sectional was held at Milwaukee Lutheran on Saturday, Feb 18, to decide on which wrestlers from a group of 25 local schools would qualify to compete at the State Wrestling Tournament. Jimmy DuVal (above), a WHS junior at 182 pounds, qualified for state. […]
Chiefs record third straight win
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Don’t look now, but the Big Foot boys basketball team is putting together a little bit of a roll. The Chiefs, who endured a 13-game losing streak earlier in the season, put their third straight “W” on the board Friday night with a convincing 55-44 Rock […]
Benji’s Peak: Elkhorn junior captures wrestling state championship in overtime thriller
Peak’s technique shines early in overtime By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MADISON – Elkhorn junior Benji Peak was in some kind of zone. After winning his first WIAA state wrestling championship with a 10-8 sudden death overtime victory Saturday evening, the lanky 126-pounder circled the mat with his arms pointed […]
Girls at Agape House to vote for best pizza
Event adds fun to providing dinner for ministry’s residents By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer Girls at the Agape House in Walworth will get treated to dinner Feb. 25 and will get the chance to be an authority on area pizza joints. Jim Phillips, of Lake Geneva and Princeton, Ill., discovered […]
Elkhorn man found with cocaine to sell
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An Elkhorn man was charged Feb. 1 in Walworth County Circuit Court with selling marijuana and prescription drugs and intending to sell cocaine. Eric L. Richardson, 33, possession with intent to deliver cocaine, delivering a prescription drug, two counts of manufacturing or delivering marijuana and […]
Whippets use hot first half to dominate Jefferson
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The Whippets boys basketball team used a strong offensive performance in the first half of a game against Jefferson last week to coast to victory. In the game on Feb. 24, the Whippets used a hot first half to grab the lead on the Eagles as […]
Whippets gear up for playoffs with rout over East Troy
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Before the first playoff game takes place for the No. 1-seeded Whitewater High School girls basketball team, the top-ranked team in Division 3 had to play its final regular season game against East Troy. The WIAA Tournament bracket was released the weekend prior to the game, […]
Lady Chiefs head to regional semi-final
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It goes without saying, but you can’t get deep into the WIAA tournament without winning the first game. And for the Big Foot girls basketball team, that was never in doubt. For the second time in less than a week, the Chiefs easily handled visiting Palmyra-Eagle […]
