With a Feb. 3 deadline for farmers to apply to United State Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program approaching if they want their application considered in 2017, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute announced that the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will join the institute on Jan. 26 to present a webinar […]
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Take a video tour of East Troy
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy recently added four video tours of East Troy to its webpage, easttroywi.gov. The videos, produced by CGI Communications Inc., at no cost to the village are: Welcome, Quality of Life, Attractions and Community Organizations. “The fourth video, Community Organizations, is […]
Judge grants joining two of three charges
Trial set for Elkhorn man accused of sexual assault, possession of child pornography By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer At a motion hearing Jan. 9 for an Elkhorn man charged with touching a 10-year-old girl about four years ago, possession of child pornography and bail jumping, Judge Phillip A. Koss granted […]
Professor gives timely lecture on inaugural addresses
Focus given on speeches during nation’s pivotal periods By Tom Ganser Correspondent In the final lecture of the Fall 2016 Fairhaven Lecture Series) on Nov. 21, 2016, Richard Haven provided his Fellowship Hall audience with an historical framework for considering Donald Trump’s inaugural address, which is this Friday, Jan. 20. […]
Whippet wrestlers fall short in season finale
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team hosted its final dual home meet of the season, facing Evansville. The Blue Devils, despite being away from home, went into Whitewater and exited with a victory. “The Blue Devils of Evansville were in town and they showed why they […]
Model Car Club releases 2017 schedule
The Butchers Model Car Club will have its first meetings of the year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the old fair office on the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn. The car club will have meetings every third Saturday of the month in 2017. Other meetings scheduled in […]
Girls post one win, one loss
Basketball team beats Beloit, falls to Whitewater By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s not a secret that the Whitewater High School girls basketball team is among the best in the state – perhaps in any division. After all, the Whippets are just two years removed from a perfect record and a […]
Whippet girls extend winning streak to 11
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent By defeating East Troy, the Whitewater Whippets girls basketball team has increased its winning streak to 11 games. The No. 1-ranked Whitewater Whippets’ girls basketball team defeated East Troy, 61-30, on Jan. 13 to push its overall record to 11-1. Senior guard Rebekah Schumacher led all […]
Lady Chiefs rebound with dominating victory
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent A 30-point output last week in a loss to Edgerton left a few wondering if something was ailing the Big Foot girls basketball team. As it turned out, the illness was a short-lived one. Big Foot quickly got back on track Friday night with a […]
Chiefs dig out of deficit but fall to Edgerton
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent An early double-digit deficit last week against visiting Edgerton put the Big Foot boys basketball team in a bit of a bind. The Chiefs found a way to battle through that, however, and had their chances to pull off the comeback. Unfortunately, some missed opportunities […]
