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 […]
Sports & Other News
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 […]
Swimmers finish solid season at state
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 […]
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 […]
