By Tom Ganser Correspondent Last week, DLK Enterprises, Inc., announced that it is donating $50,000 to the Whitewater Unified School District (WUSD) to help further education development in the school district. DLK Enterprises and the Kachel family have had a long commitment to improving education at both WUSD and the […]
Sports & Other News
Warhawk women improve to 7-0 start
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Reilly Stewart, Malia Smith, and Andrea Meinert helped the Warhawks get to a 7-0 start to the season this week. Stewart posted a career high 21 points in the 79-73 win on Saturday over Coe College. UW-Whitewater got out to a 13-5 run in the […]
Teachers vote down union representation
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy Community School District Administrator Chris Hibner informed the School Board the teachers in the district failed to certify a collective bargaining agreement for the 2017-18 school year. Of the 113 eligible voters in the East Troy Education Association, only 44 cast their votes […]
UW-Whitewater winter commencement Dec. 17
More than 813 students will march across the stage to receive their degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2016 winter commencement. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Kachel Fieldhouse. This year’s commencement speaker is Susan Huss-Lederman, UW-Whitewater professor of languages and literatures, who works to ensure […]
Taxicab rates to increase next month
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After weighing several issues — including a small decrease in state and federal funding — Whitewater officials have set in motion plans to increase fares for the taxicab service in 2017. The Common Council On Dec. 6 adopted a plan to essentially increase each fare by […]
Whippet wrestlers showing consistent improvement
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Dec. 10, the Whitewater High School wrestling team hosted an 11-team invitational that featured “some very good competition,” according to Whippets head coach John Schimming. Much like a week ago, this invitational was formatted as a scramble format, meaning the wrestlers had the opportunity […]
Girls lose to Union Grove, face Badger on Friday
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent After a 0-3 start to the season, Delavan-Darien’s girls basketball team pursued and achieved its first win against Elkhorn on Dec. 2. The Comets defeated the Elks, 60-46, pushing the team’s record to 1-3. After the win against Elkhorn, the team had just one game on […]
Girls take down Brodhead, 54-47
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s true that every single presents new challenges – for both hopeful and previous contenders. But significant victories still can’t be overlooked. And last week, the East Troy High School girls basketball team notched a big one. The Trojans built a 10-point lead and iced things […]
Wrestlers Battle on the Bay
Larson brings home second from tournament By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With each passing day, the young East Troy High School wrestling squad is making strides. And at this point of the season, that’s a pretty significant goal. East Troy traveled to Bay Port for the Battle on the Bay Tournament […]
Don’t come to school sick
Whooping cough outbreak continues in East Troy Stay home – please. That’s the message to anyone coughing in the East Troy Community School District. “As much as I absolutely appreciate any family and staff member wanting to be present at school and or work, it is more imperative for […]
