By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 5 for a Milwaukee man charged with using a resident assistant’s key card and using it to steal packages from University of Whitewater dormitories. Jelani H. Spencer, 19, was charged Dec. 12 in Walworth County Circuit Court with […]
Sports & Other News
Celebrating 50 on the mats
Whitewater High School, 534 S. Elizabeth St., will hold a special event on Tuesday, Jan. 15 to mark the 50th anniversary of wrestling at the school. At 7 p.m., before the Whippets’ conference match against Evansville, there will be a lineup reflecting the program’s past 50 years. “We would like […]
Whitewater girls face key stretch after first loss
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team began a stretch of three out of four games against state-ranked squads Tuesday when they hosted Rock Valley Conference foe East Troy. The Whippets, who are themselves ranked No. 7 in the state in Division 2, lost 61-52 to […]
Defense carries Trojans to ninth straight win
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In a season full of highly anticipated matchups, there are going to be nights when the East Troy girls basketball team has to just fight through to the end. Last week’s Rock Valley Conference contest with visiting Jefferson was one such occasion. East Troy held a […]
East Troy candidates throw hats in ring for spring
By Vanessa Lenz Staff Writer With the deadline for filing candidacy papers having passed, the spring election season in East Troy is taking shape with three contested races. On the East Troy Village Board three trustee seats expire in April, as well as the village president position. In the race […]
Common Council listens to residents concerns about Lincoln St. traffic
By John Koski SLN Staff After appearing and speaking during the Public Comment portion of Elkhorn Common Council meetings for the past several months, Ed Robers got his wish – and 18 residents of N. Lincoln Ave. showed up in strong support at the Elkhorn Common Council meeting Monday. Robers […]
Finalists named for school district administrator
By John Koski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area School District has narrowed its field of candidates to two to replace retiring district administer Greg Westcott. Susan Liebsle, school board president, wrote in an email, “We have chosen David Milz, district administrator for the Salem School District, and Jason Tadlock, district […]
East Troy nabs two more wins
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Through the first 10 games of the 2012-2013 season, it seemed like East Troy’s Brett Prahl always hung right around his average of 16.6 points per game. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that production – but Prahl must have decided Monday night that it wasn’t […]
Trojan wrestlers third at Verona
By David Paulsen Correspondent With three dual wins and two losses, the East Troy High School wrestling team finished third at the Verona Duals Saturday. The Trojans defeated Verona 52-21 in the opening round, and Portage 37-29 in Round 2, but fell to tournament champion Lake Geneva Badger 36-22 in […]
Whippet boys drop two more
By David Paulsen Correspondent After building a seven-point halftime lead, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team was dominated by Lake Geneva Badger in the second half and fell 55-39 Monday in a non-conference game at home. The loss dropped the Whippets to 1-11 overall. The Whippet boys led 12-8 […]
