Nearly 650 attend second annual food-focused fundraiser By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer A countywide, charitable fundraiser – Stir It Up – received support from numerous businesses, nearly 650 attendees and raised more than $40,000 for area causes Nov. 6. The event, held Nov. 6 at Elkhorn Area High School, was […]
Sports & Other News
Glendale man to testify against robbery suspects
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A Glendale man appeared in court Monday afternoon on charges stemming from an October 2014 robbery in the Town of Troy where a woman was shot and a man beaten. Michael Kraft, 35, is facing felony charges of armed robbery, first-degree reckless injury, substantial battery […]
Woman allegedly bilked $28,000 from employer
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 12 for a Janesville woman charged with issuing $28,000 worth of fraudulent checks to herself from her Whitewater employer. Jessica A. Klingaman, 36, was charged Oct. 17 in Walworth County Circuit Court with 42 counts of unauthorized use […]
38 Badger athletes get all-conference honors
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Southern Lakes Conference announced its all-conference awards last week. Badger High School was represented with 38 athletes including 13 football players, nine cross-country runners and eight tennis players selected for all-conference honors. The Badger football team, which won the conference championship with an undefeated […]
Comets starting point guard out with injury
Coach’s daughter tore ACL playing club ball By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Two seasons ago, Delavan-Darien High School’s girls basketball team finished the season with a 3-19 record overall. Last year, in head coach Jose Lopez’s first season as the man in charge, the Comets finished 13-10, marking a 10-win turnaround. […]
The bus was stuffed
Whitewater High School FFA members Lauren Staller, Anna Lucht, Brady Meudt and Caitlin Mau push carts into the Armory after the annual Stuff the Bus fundraiser. The total amounts raised and collected for the Whitewater Food Pantry was $6,544.55, including $5,000 from the Kachel Family Foundation and 5,118 lbs. of […]
Girls off to a solid start
Basketball team opens season with pair of wins By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s certainly just a small sample size, but things are starting off on a high note this season for the East Troy girls basketball team. And as the old saying goes, it’s always better to win than to […]
Young girls basketball team loses to Watertown
Boys hope for injury-free start to season By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School girls basketball team opened the 2016-17 season with a 64-53 loss to Watertown on Nov. 17. The Goslings are coming off a 17-7 season last year. Badger was 12-11 overall and 9-5 in the […]
Boys basketball has new head coach
Team loses top three scorers to graduation; top rebounders return By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Delavan-Darien High School has a new man leading its boys basketball team for the 2016-17 season. Chris Hembrook, a Delavan-raised man who has a self-described passion for basketball, took over as head coach. He played high […]
Ceiling, chimney catch fire in Madison Street home
A fireplace chimney and ceiling in a single-family home at 1133 Madison St. caught fire at about 11:10 p.m. Saturday, according to the Lake Geneva Fire Department. The resident of the home left the house and called 911 after noticing light smoke and the wall above the fireplace turning brown, […]
