Referendum calls for total of about $25 million to address district safety, maintenance and educational needs By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District’s community-based facility advisory committee provided its report to the school board Monday night, and in turn recommended a two-part referendum question for the spring […]
Sports & Other News
Crash on Highway 20 injures two, snarls traffic for hours Thursday
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Although icy conditions were a problem in some areas on Thursday, the weather and road conditions don’t appear to be a factor in the semi vs. car crash on Highway 20 in the Town of Troy yesterday morning. “The report says the semi driver was driving […]
Girls get non-conference win over Palmyra
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team had only one game last week – a non-conference win over Palmyra-Eagle on Dec. 8. The Comets (2-4) built a 9-2 first-quarter advantage on their way to the 44-33 victory. “We finished inside against Palmyra and out-rebounded them,” D-DHS […]
Boys lose to Badger, Wilmot
Turnovers, lack of rebounds cost Comets games By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School boys basketball team had its hands full last week with two Southern Lakes Conference rivals – Lake Geneva Badger and Wilmot. Turnovers and lack of rebounding hurt the Comets (2-4, 0-2) in their 72-58 loss […]
Pint-sized powerhouse suits up for God’s team
Youth Comets’ No. 2 jersey retired after death of ‘Lightning Lilly’ By Vicky Wedig Editor With her signature scowl and an appetite for taking down ball carriers – and then offering a hand to help them up, seventh-grader Lilly Perry was already scheming how she’d play a contact position in […]
Badger boys down Comets
Girls lose to Union Grove, beat Edgerton By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team dominated Delavan-Darien on the road through the two middle quarters on Dec. 9 and then withstood a late rally to win 72-58. The first quarter was even as Badger built […]
Whippet wrestlers shine at home tourney
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team was busy last week, taking on two schools in dual meets before hosting their own tournament last weekend. Results were a bit up and down, but team members gained a lot of experience. On Dec. 9, the Whippets took […]
Several Whippets break records in the pool
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whippet boys swim team was dominant in handing Delavan-Darien a 100-70 loss when the two met up for a dual meet early last week and four Whitewater High School records were broken in the process. Jon Zidmars stole the show during the meet, going […]
Walworth County Food Pantry to move to new location, aims to up the ante on service for clients
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer After six years of serving the county out of Lake Geneva, the Walworth County Food Pantry is moving on up to Elkhorn, in hopes of offering a better experience for those in need in a larger and more centralized location. The pantry is currently at […]
Lady Whippets continue their winning ways
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team won a relatively easy victory over Big Foot week, 65-44, once the offense found its footing behind Rebekah Schumacher’s 19 points. The game started a bit slowly, as both teams’ defenses were able to keep the opposing offense […]
