Months of budget cuts pay off for village residents By Tracy Ouellette Editor After months of work and a new process to make creating the nearly $3 million budget for the Village of East Troy a little easier, the board approved the 2015 budget at Monday night’s meeting. The new […]
Sports & Other News
Tennis duo brings home state title
Girls moved up from a sixth seed to defeat opponents 6-2, 6-3 in Saturday’s Division 2 finals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There’s an old saying in the poker world that all you need is a chip and a chair and you have a chance. When it comes to sports, all […]
Chiefs narrowly defeated by Brodhead-Juda
Loss ends teams 53-game Rock Valley Conference win streak By Dan Truttschel Correspondent At some point, the Big Foot football team’s Rock Valley Conference win streak was going to come to an end. But the Chiefs didn’t let go without a fight. Big Foot fell behind 20-0 Friday night at […]
Big Foot sports round up: Volleyball bounces on to semi-finals
Soccer falls to Catholic Memorial, cross country takes sixth and eighth By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot High School girls volleyball team will live to fight another day. Seeded third in the WIAA Division 2 regional, the Chiefs took care of business with sixth-seeded Beloit Turner Tuesday night. Big […]
Taking in the sights
Tanner Farnham and his mother, Stephanie Farnham, both Williams Bay residents, listen to George Sorenson, docent for “All Aboard, Williams Bay Trains! 1887-1965,” during Saturday’s Wonders of Williams Bay Historical Tour. The self-guided tour had 12 stops, with one or more docents at each site. The tour was put on […]
Sharon artist to host open studio this weekend
Painter Martha Hayden will open her Sharon home and studio for her annual studio exhibition this weekend from noon to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26. Located at 143 Prairie St., the home is a historic Victorian built in the 1870s. Ms. Hayden began painting […]
Soccer snatches fourth straight crown
Elk’s face No. 1 seeded Milton in regional By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team is running out of space in its trophy case. The Elks won their fourth consecutive WIAA Regional title Oct. 16 with a 1-0 victory against Stoughton in a WIAA Division […]
Elks stun Demons, claim share of SLC title
Elkhorn takes first championship in nine years By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor With five fourth-down conversions, including two in overtime that led to the go-ahead touchdown, Elkhorn lived on the edge all night long in a battle for Southern Lakes supremacy Friday night in Burlington. But no worries. The Demons, […]
Swimmers land fourth in Janesville
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls swimming team turned in good performances, continued to drop times and finished fourth Oct. 18 in the Cougar Invitational at Janesville Craig High School. The Elks “A” team finished with a team score of 244 points. Elkhorn’s “B” team finished […]
Runners survive treacherous conditions
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Weather be damned – the Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls cross country teams each improved on last year’s performances Oct. 18 at the Southern Lakes Conference cross country meet at Waterford High School. “Conditions were difficult, with cold temperatures, rain and mud,” Elks coach […]
