Concerns include inability to meet with attorney By Heather Ruenz Editor A man charged with attempted murder will undergo a competency evaluation because of concerns brought forth by his attorney at a preliminary hearing late last week. Jason L. Grant, 27, of Madison, appeared in Walworth County Circuit Court Dec. […]
Sports & Other News
Lady Whippets off to a perfect start
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Lady Whippets are riding high following three recent wins, all of them important on one level or another as well as proof that the team in gelling quite well. Last Tuesday night the Schumacher sisters combined for 34 points, including five 3-pointers en route […]
Big comeback
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks football team beat Wartburg, 37-33, Dec. 5 thanks to 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. In that game wide receiver Jake Kumerow (above) caught six passes for 146 yards, including a touchdown. On Dec. 13, the Warhawks […]
DOA: Standard Process annexation in public interest
By Heather Ruenz Editor Adding a new twist to the nearly two-year issue of Standard Process, Inc. wanting to bring its entire operation into the Village of Palmyra, the state Department of Administration recently issued an opinion that the annexation is in the public interest, a flip from the opinion […]
Swimmers continue Relays dominance
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Much like complaining about shoveling or breaking your ice scraper, the Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team winning the Southern Lakes Conference Relays is becoming an early winter rite of passage. The Elks won the SLC Relays for the fifth consecutive season Dec. 4 […]
Man allegedly broke into mother’s residence
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An East Troy man is expected to waive his preliminary hearing and enter a plea to a charge of burglarizing his mother’s Woodview Court home. Mikhall M. White, 18, was charged Dec. 2 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or dwelling […]
Gymnasts open season on solid note
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team opened its 2014-15 season Dec. 5 with a third-place finish in the Cardinal Classic at Sun Prairie High School. The Elks scored a team total of 110.975 points. Host Sun Prairie won the invitational with a team score […]
Elkhorn High School encourages students to #ClickIt through new approach
Operation Click club amps up annual program, takes on social media By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn Area High School’s Operation Click club is taking a new approach to the annual program this year, aiming to draw more students in than ever before. Under the direction of Club President Clara Kostock […]
Business as usual School Board
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy Community School District Board of Education had the board back to the regular business of leading education in the community. There was discussion by the board after some corrections were made to the minutes from the Dec. 2 special […]
