Common Council to consider further options on sex offender ordinance at meeting next week By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council agreed Monday night on meeting next week to further discuss possible options other than a sex offender residency restriction ordinance. For nearly two years now, according […]
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Questions, answers and debate
School District holds listening session to inform public of referendum details By Tracy Ouellette Editor Residents were invited to Doubek Elementary School Monday night to voice their concerns, ask questions and get answers on the School District’s facility-needs referendum, which is on the Nov. 4 ballot in the General Election. […]
Man allegedly broke into East Troy home
Says he used money to buy candy and heroin By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct. 3 for an East Troy man charged with breaking into a Ravine Drive home. Michael E. Jahnke, 32, was charged Sept. 26 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary […]
Leach advances in tournament race
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For the past 17 years, the East Troy girls tennis team has been represented at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament. And earlier this week, the Trojans had a chance to extend that streak another year. East Troy sophomore Lora Leach advanced from […]
Trojans win hard-fought game over Edgerton
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent No matter the reason, there have been a number of struggles for the East Troy High Schol football team throughout 2014. But at least for one night – last Friday – the Trojans put enough parts of their game together to emerge with a hard-fought and […]
Kickers advance to SLC title game
Regional action begins Monday against Fort Atkinson By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team picked a fine time in the season to play its best soccer. The Elks defeated Lake Geneva Badger 3-2 Sept. 30 at Badger High School in the second round of the […]
Ladies swim with the best
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Don’t let the results of a tough meet be misleading. Though the team finished 11th, the Elkhorn Area High School girls’ swimming team performed well Oct. 4 in the Cardinal Invite at Fond du Lac High School. “If you don’t swim against people that are better […]
Football team back on track
By Chris Bennett Correspondent A week after being the nail, the Elkhorn Area High School football got to be the hammer in its 35-7 Southern Lakes Conference victory Oct. 3 at home against Union Grove. The Elks (5-2, 3-2 SLC) ran seemingly at will against the Broncos (3-4, 1-4 SLC). […]
Conference champs!
3-0 win over Whitewater gives school first championship since 1995 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It had been nearly 20 years since the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team could claim itself an undisputed conference champion. Earlier this week, that all came to an end. Big Foot put the finishing touches […]
Boys tack win onto 54 conference-game win streak
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A victory by Clinton the previous week over state-ranked Brodhead-Juda definitely turned some heads in the Rock Valley Conference. But for the Big Foot squad, nothing changed – another week, another victory added to the amazing RVC win streak. The Chiefs outscored the Cougars 13-0 in […]