Banking services to be handled by Associated Bank By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 5-0 in favor of a motion to switch its banking services from JP Morgan Chase Bank to Associated Bank during it’s meeting Dec. 7 meeting. Alderman Tom Myrin, branch manager for […]
Sports & Other News
Officials support study of local lakes
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of keeping Whitewater’s two waterways navigable and low in sediment, city officials have backed a plan to undergo a study of Cravath and Trippe lakes. As a precursor to the actual study, the Common Council on Dec. 1 green lit a request by […]
Elected officials to receive pay bump
Raise would bring alderman to parity with others By Kellen Olshefski Editor Several aldermanic positions will receive a bit of a pay raise after the 2017 spring election, closing a pay gap between those three positions and the others on the council after councilmen voted in favor of the raise […]
Holiday Help program brings Christmas to those in need
By Tracy Ouellette Editor When there isn’t enough money in a family’s budget for the basic necessities, much less a pile of toys under the Christmas tree, the holiday season can be a depressing and stressful time. Even in a seemingly affluent community such as East Troy. East Troy Family […]
Sharon Police Department spread Christmas Cheer
Annual toy drive collecting toys for local children has served more than 80 families during past four years By Kellen Olshefski Editor In the true spirit of the holiday season the Village of Sharon Police Department is again hosting its annual Christmas Toy Drive to benefit area families. The toy […]
Warhawks to face Mount Union in semifinal
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent This wasn’t the first rodeo between No. 5 UW-Whitewater and No. 3 UW-Oshkosh. The two football teams met in the fifth week of the season and the Warhawks were handed its first loss of the year, at UW-Oshkosh, 10-7. The Warhawks have won six of […]
Water rates may increase 3 percent
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater residents could experience a 3-percent water rate increase early next year as part of a plan floated recently by city officials. Finance Director Doug Saubert came before the Common Council on Dec. 1 with details of the water utility’s so-called simplified rate case, or SRC, […]
Boys win two, girls lose two
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s safe to say the East Troy High School boys basketball team didn’t dwell long on a season-opening loss to Stevens Point. Instead, the Trojans went right back to work. East Troy, which fell to the defending Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state champions, bounced […]
Wrestlers open season with win
Team takes second at Tom Manley duals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Early-season competitions are designed to give coaches an idea of what they have to work with. And when it comes to the East Troy High School wrestling team, it’s clear there are plenty of positives to build upon. East […]
Bids for high school improvements come in under budget
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The first phase of bidding on the East Troy School District’s referendum projects wrapped up in October, and pending a final review, the bids were about $800,000 less than the allocated $7.5 million for the additions and renovations at the high school, School Board President Ted […]