By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff In what has become a regular occurance, the Friends of the East Troy Lions Public Library are putting on a play to help fund library programs. “It’s a combination of coffee and chocolate, how can you go wrong,” play director Mary Hubbard Nugent said. The […]
Sports & Other News
Tennis team still on a roll, soccer picks up two
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The season-long roll continued last week for the East Troy High School girls tennis squad. East Troy stayed unbeaten in the Rock Valley Conference and on top of the standings with a 6-1 dual meet win Sept. 8 at Edgerton. The Trojans, who improved to 16-2 […]
Committee recommends reinvesting $109,000 in dividends
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee opted in favor of recommending to the full council it rolls about $109,000 worth of Cities and Villages Mutual Insurance Company dividends back into the fund to continue to grow. At the committee’s Aug. 22 meeting, City […]
Netters narrowly defeat McFarland
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls tennis team competed in two matches this past week, starting with McFarland on Sept. 8 at home. Against McFarland, the Whippets narrowly escaped with a victory, 4-3. “It’s a good thing this wasn’t ballet, because it wasn’t pretty in spots, […]
Whippets swim to big victory over Comets
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls swimming team competed in two meets this past week and the first was against Delavan-Darien on Sept. 8. Whippets head coach Gina Foucault talked about the team’s 125-43 victory. “The Whippets had an outstanding meet last night,” Foucault said. “Starting […]
Kickers look to close out season on strong note
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After starting the 2016 season at 1-3 overall, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team had an up-and-down week this past week. The Whippets were busy, playing five matches in six days. Starting the busy six-day stretch was a match against Edgerton on the road […]
Revised ordinance locked down after narrow vote
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A lock box ordinance — the on-again, off-again local legislation that has, at times, drawn heated debate — is moving forward in the new year, following a recent decision by officials. In a narrow 4-3 vote, the Common Council on Sept. 6 voted to re-enact the […]
Netters sneak two from Trojans
Chiefs take 5-2 win over Jefferson early in week By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Facing a red-hot East Troy squad Tuesday afternoon, the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis team definitely put their best foot forward. That said, the deep and talented Trojans just had a bit too much for the Chiefs […]
Cougars too much for East Troy
Trojans lose first game of the season, 56-6 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The early buzz around the Rock Valley Conference before the season was that Clinton may be a football team to keep an eye on. Looks like those predictions were dead on target. For the second straight week, the […]
Chiefs fall to 1-3 in hard fought loss
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A tough start Sept. 16 against visiting Jefferson put the Big Foot football team in a precarious situation. But the Chiefs refused to just roll over and let the Eagles do what they wanted. Big Foot fought back from a 16-2 deficit, but the comeback fell […]
