By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks set the first brick in next season’s foundation Feb. 17 at the WIAA Division 2 State Swimming & Diving Championships in Madison at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium. Coach Jamie Richardson said several swimmers started chatting during the ride home, discussing how to […]
Sports & Other News
Strong second half lifts Grove past Elks
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks squandered a seven-point halftime lead and lost 71-54 Feb. 16 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference boys high school basketball game against Union Grove. The Elks beat Waterford 72-63 Feb. 13 at home in a SLC contest. Elkhorn (14-7, 9-4 SLC) played […]
‘Afraid of the Dark’ hits the stage
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater High School Players production of “Afraid of the Dark” opened Feb. 23 in the WHS Auditorium. Performances repeat on Feb. 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2:00 p.m. performance on Feb. 26. Reserved seat tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for […]
Citizens Climate Lobby presentation Feb. 28
Citizens Climate Lobby is focused on a single objective: to have congress pass Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation which is the climate change solution economists and climate scientists alike say is the “best first-step” to preventing the worst impacts of global warming, according to a press release about an upcoming […]
Helping hands
Frank Lueptow, owner of Frank’s Piggly Wiggly in Elkhorn and Jeanie Raidl, director of the Elkhorn Food Pantry, take a short break with several pantry volunteers recently. Thanks to the generosity of Lueptow, and customers at his store, nearly $6,000 worth of groceries have been donated to […]
Man charged with supplying heroin that caused death
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A Janesville man is charged with homicide for supplying the heroin that caused the overdose death of a man in Elkhorn. Jason A. Wedell, 34, was charged Feb. 3 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree reckless homicide and delivering heroin. According to the criminal […]
School Board approves ‘outdoor classroom’ at new school
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education approved a change order for an “outdoor classroom” between Little Prairie Primary and Prairie View Elementary schools as part of the referendum building project at the Feb. 13 meeting. The idea was presented to the board […]
Man charged in break-in at Walworth employer
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 10 for an Illinois man charged with stealing money from a co-worker’s vehicle and breaking into a manager’s office. Ryan P. Hinklin, 35, of South Beloit, Ill., was charged Sept. 30 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary […]
Lakeland Players aim to ‘set the town laughing’
American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon is regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in the world, according to a press release. In addition to “Lost In Yonkers,” which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, Simon’s plays and musicals include: Come Blow Your Horn, Little […]
It’s not too late to obtain an ID to vote in the spring primary
Wisconsin’s spring primary is Tuesday, Feb. 21, and voters who don’t already have a Wisconsin driver license or ID or other form of ID needed to vote can still get a Wisconsin ID from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles. The Wisconsin Elections Commission website (CLICK HERE) […]
