By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A local restaurateur has been given the green light to open a restaurant in a largely residential area, following final action last week by the Whitewater Common Council. Tyler Salisbery, who operates The Black Sheep in the city’s downtown area, will open a second eatery, Casual […]
Sports & Other News
Boys fall to Badger 67-60
Comets lose lead in fourth quarter By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The first win of the season continues to elude the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team, and losses continue to be by just a few points. The Comets fell 67-60 to Lake Geneva Badger to go to 0-4 overall and […]
Community welcome to Christmas cantata
The Whitewater First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, along with members of LaGrange and Richmond UMC’s will present the cantata, “The Heart of Christmas: Embracing the passion of those who lived the story,” by Pepper Choplin. The cantata will be presented at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. […]
Young Elks pull off upset victory
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent It’s a little early in the high school wrestling season for a mea culpa, but Elkhorn Area High School wrestling coach Ken Reynolds recently offered as much. “I was wrong about these kids,” Reynolds said. “Last year was so special. I didn’t think we’d be […]
New season brings new hope for wrestlers
Numbers are up, fueling optimism at Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Numbers are up from a year ago in the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling program as the 2013-2014 season gets under way. And with those increased numbers comes added optimism. Big Foot enters the new year with about […]
Walworth board asks judge to resign
Peterson has no intention of honoring boards wishes By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor The Walworth Village Board requested Monday that John “Jay” Peterson resign from his position as Walworth municipal judge, but Peterson has no intention to resign. The call for the resignation came after Peterson, who was re-elected to […]
Schiefelbein remembered fondly
Community mourns the loss of caring and dedicated man By Kellen Olshefski and Anne Trautner Independent Staff Vehicles of mourners lined Elkhorn’s South Broad Street outside of St. John’s Lutheran Church Monday as services in remembrance of Tim Schiefelbein unfolded. Schiefelbein, a dedicated representative on the Walworth County Board of […]
Badger wrestlers upset by Elkhorn
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The 10th-ranked Lake Geneva Badger wrestling team was upset by Elkhorn 35-31 in a dual meet on Dec. 5. “We were not ready to go,” Coach Shane Koehl said. “I take some responsibility for that.” Koehl gave Elkhorn credit – they were ready and were […]
Girls lose to Elkhorn 48-43
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent Shooting woes plagued the Delavan-Darien High School girls’ basketball team Friday night when it hosted Elkhorn in its first Southern Lakes Conference game. The Comets lost 48-43 to the Elks to move to 0-3 on the season, but the bright spot of the night was the […]
Festival of lights
Santa waves to the crowd after arriving on a Lake Geneva Fire Department fire engine at the Festival of Lights Christmas tree-lighting ceremony Friday at Flat Iron Park. (Photo by Michael Hall)
