By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whippets continue to see improvement in play from their young 2016 squad but the team dropped to 0-3 on the year after losing on the road to McFarland on Friday night 33-6. Whippets quarterback Daniel Fuller went 14-for-34 with one touchdown and three interceptions […]
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Be immersed in local arts on Saturday
Annual Main Street Festival to feature all things artsy The 3rd Annual Whitewater Main St. Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Whitewater. A celebration of the arts, it will include arts and craft booths, sidewalk sales, street painting and live […]
Trojans shut out Edgerton
East Troy football team heads into tonight’s game undefeated By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Three games into his first season at the helm, and East Troy head football coach Jeff Crandall still doesn’t have a blemish on his record. But he’s also well aware it’s still early – and there’s plenty […]
The little school on the prairie
School Board approves name for new school By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff It took a while, but the East Troy Community School District Board of Education approved a name for the new school at the Aug. 29 meeting – Little Prairie Primary School. The name was conceived by the students […]
Soccer goes 3-0 at home invitational
Boys knock out Burlington, Sugar River and Badger to improve to 5-2 overall By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s certainly never a bad thing to win three games at your own home invitational. And when two of those victories come against nearby Division 1 programs, the taste of victory is that […]
Music on the square
East Troy Bluegrass Festival celebrates 23 years with big names The East Troy Bluegrass Festival, set for Saturday and Sunday, is celebrating its 23rd year with a weekend lineup that includes two of the industry’s biggest names. Flatt Lonesome, which recently garnered five major award nominations from the International Bluegrass […]
County looks to expand transportation service
Seniors surveyed say rides too expensive, they rely on family and friends By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff Members of the Walworth County Transportation Committee visited senior citizen hang-outs from March to July to find out what seniors think about the county’s transportation program before moving forward with plans to expand […]
Voters encouraged to register in advance
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Officials in the Village of East Troy Clerk’s Office are encouraging residents to register to vote in advance of the Nov. 8 General Election. Voters should register to vote if they have changed their address, changed their name or moved since the last time they voted. […]
Badger football holds off Demons
Soccer finishes second at tournament By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team opened Southern Lakes Conference play Friday with a 24-20 road win at Burlington. The game was even at halftime, Badger outscored the Demons 10-6 in the third quarter, and neither team was able to […]
Extra-point kick seals one-point victory over Elks
Comets come from 22 points behind to beat rival By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School football team had a season-opening nail biter against Lodi and recorded a blowout victory in its win over Mayville so far this season. The Comets’ most recent game, against Elkhorn on Friday, was […]