By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Since the announcement was made late last year, the transition of DP Electronic Recycling’s national headquarters from Elkhorn to Whitewater was all but official. With a legal document signed off by the Common Council on March 15, the agreement is official. City Attorney Wally McDonell has […]
Sports & Other News
Can baseball team improve on 5-win season?
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Here’s hoping the rebuilding project that is the Elkhorn Area High School baseball team nets more than five wins this season. Last season no question existed that the Elks, under the tutelage and guidance of first-year coach Jon Anzalone, were in the process of figuring out […]
Kayser ready to lead girls after first full offseason
By Chris Bennett Correspondent According to coach BZ Kayser it is going to take hard work, health and a little bit of luck to ensure the Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team is successful this season. Kayser is in his second season as coach of the girls. He has […]
Williams Bay only community to have unopposed candidates
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Throughout the majority of the the Geneva Lake West area voters will determine during Tuesdays election whether incumbents retain their seats or new faces will fill their roles in local town and village governments. In the Village of Walworth, four will face off for three […]
Newcomers vie for District 1 seat on County Board
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The District 1 seat on the Walworth County Board of Supervisors has been open since last fall when longtime board member Rick Stacey moved out of the district. District 1 serves the Village of East Troy, the towns of Troy and East Troy and part […]
Longtime board member challenged for District 2 seat
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When Rick Stacey purchased a farm on Bowers Road last year, it meant he had to resign from the Walworth County Board District 1 supervisor position he had served in for seven terms. It also meant he had moved into District 2, which has been […]
Three seats up for election on School Board
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The April 5 Spring General Election will get the East Troy Community School District Board of Education election cycle back on track after one of the seats was left off the ballot in the 2015 spring election. The top two vote getters will fill the […]
Village Board candidates weigh in on the issues
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff There are four candidates vying for the three open seats on the April 5 ballot. Incumbents Ann Zess and Fortune “Forty” Renucci are up for re-election and newcomers Matt Johnson and Sean McFeeley have tossed their political hats into the ring. Trustee Linda Kaplan chose […]
On the run
Top: The Easter bunny gives out free hugs at the UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club’s annual Easter Egg Hunt event Saturday at Whitewater Middle School. Below: a group of kids take off hunting eggs on school grounds. After all the eggs were collected, they were turned in for a […]
Whippets named to all-conference teams
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The winter sports All-Conference teams were announced, which included First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention, and at least two players on five different teams for Whitewater High School made those teams. Wrestling led all squads with five. Jimmy DuVal and Daniel Soto made First […]
