Sports & Other News

Whitewater area

Whippets keep on winning

Girls basketball team’s winning streak extends to 13   By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whippets girls basketball team continued winning by outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 131-59, extending its streak to 13. The Whippets’ two recent wins come in a season when the team is ranked first […]

Elkhorn

UW-Extension offers Master Gardener training

The University of Wisconsin-Extension of Walworth County is accepting registration for the Level I Master Gardener Volunteer program. The program is designed through the University of Wisconsin to train people in all areas of horticulture, who in turn aid University of Wisconsin-Extension educators by using their knowledge to volunteer for […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Special church service

      Local children of varying ages, and a few of the children’s programming leaders at the church, perform on stage during the children’s Christmas service Jan. 7 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth. The service was initially planned for Dec. 18 at the church but was postponed […]

Elkhorn

Food assistance available in Walworth County

Community Action Inc. will distribute food in Rock and Walworth counties through the Emergency Food Assistance Program. The federal program provides food assistance to low-income households through the distribution of food commodities from the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services. It is a supplemental food assistance program […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Hear local history

Historical Society to host meeting Thursday At the meeting of the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie on Jan. 26, people will show historical items and tell stories. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the lower-level community room of Golden Years Retirement Village, 270 Ridge Rd., […]

Elkhorn

School board gets first look at athletic turf

Construction manager, architect firm approved for referendum projects By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education got its first look at the turf that will be used at the district’s new athletic facilities at its Jan. 9 meeting. Elkhorn Area School District Superintendent Jason Tadlock said […]