A 29-year-old man convicted sex offender recently moved to a residence in the Town of Sugar Creek. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, Ronald R. Boss has moved to Wisconsin from Illinois and resides in Sugar Creek Township near the intersection of Highway H and […]
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Chiefs maintain conference lead
Girls garner fifth seed in Regional Division 3 tournament, tied with Brodhead with one game left By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A landmark victory the previous week over rival Brodhead put the Big Foot girls basketball team in a prime position to bring home at least a share of the Rock […]
Boys beat Brodhead in overtime decision
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team picked up a big road win Feb. 11 with a 67-61 overtime decision at rival Brodhead. Big Foot, which fell 90-71 Tuesday to Clinton, now is 8-11 overall and 6-8 in the Rock Valley Conference. More details from Tuesday’s contest […]
One wrestler advances to sectional
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is one lone survivor still remaining from the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling squad. And he’ll have his chance to move onto the big show later this week. Travis Berryman, wrestling at 120 pounds, finished second at last week’s Division 2 regional meet to advance to […]
Man dies after snowmobile hits open water
By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A 53-year-old Illinois man died Sunday after the snowmobile he was operating on Geneva Lake hit open water. Mark G. Reninger, 53, of Wheeling, Ill., was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday after the incident at about 9 p.m. in the Town of Linn. State […]
Fish fry Fridays are back
George and Jamie Albee enjoy their Friday fish fry while visiting with family at St. Benedict’s fish fry fundraiser on Feb. 12. Funds raised from the fish frys are donated to various area charities, including St. Vincent Du Paul and Open Arms Free Clinic, which will benefit from an upcoming […]
Family, friends, life lessons all part of FFA
By Heather Ruenz Editor Courtney Frie, the vice president of student development with the Whitewater FFA, said the past four years of being involved with the FFA have been great, from the support of her family to the lifelong friends she’s gained as well as memories she’ll long cherish. “Personally, […]
Whippets look to win final two games of season
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent Whitewater High School’s boys basketball team had a three-game stretch this past week which started hot but then sizzled off as the games wore on. The Whippets entered with a 6-10 overall record going into its home contest against Edgerton on Feb. 11. The two […]
Three Whippet wrestlers advance to sectionals
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent On Feb. 13 the Whippets’ wrestling team participated in regionals in Big Foot against six other teams where the top-two wrestlers in each weight class would go on to sectionals. By the meet’s end, three Whitewater wrestlers finished in the top-two and will be competing […]
Warhawks set to wrap up regular season
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent After two wins this past week, the UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team is now 4-6 in its last 10 games. Prior to those 10, the team was 11-2 overall. The Warhawks will wrap up its regular season action with two games this week heading into the […]
