By Bob Peryea Correspondent After hashing out the decision over three meetings, the Walworth Village Board on Monday opted to contract a new service provider for its garbage disposal services. John’s Disposal of Whitewater was awarded a five-year contract to provide automated recycling and refuse service to the Village. John’s, […]
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Serving through song: Four Seasons Chorus recognizes a need and responds
“A lot of our music is focused on reaching out and trying to take care of people – to be a gift to the world in need.” – Rachel West, director, Four Seasons Chorus By John Koski CORRESPONDENT When Four Seasons Chorus became aware of a growing need […]
Volleyball season comes to sudden end
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With each passing week, the pressure for the Big Foot volleyball team to make a repeat-trip to the state tournament mounted. But as the regular season turned into the post-season, the Chiefs’ opponents also became a lot tougher to deal with. And that’s the situation Big […]
Elks third at SLC meet
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor According to Elkhorn head coach Jamie Richardson, the big deal wasn’t her girls’ performance Saturday at the Southern Lakes Conference meet. With the majority of the team set to taper now with sectionals and state ahead, the Elks were more than solid at the SLC […]
Tennis team solid under new head coach Neshek
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Donna Neshek’s first season as head coach of the Elkhorn Area High School girls tennis team must be considered a success. Her lineup stayed consistent throughout the season and showed continued improvement. One of the Elks flights – the No. 3 doubles duo of Erika […]
Six sex offenders arrested in ‘Operation Trick or Treat’
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department arrested six sex offenders Oct. 28 and 31 during its fourth Operation Trick or Treat enforcement program. Members of law enforcement and probation and parole agents went to the homes of 114 registered sex offenders on active supervision through the Department of Corrections who are […]
Students take on Shakespeare, ‘and thereby hangs a tale’
By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff This weekend marks the return of a world-famous playwright’s work to the stage of the Elkhorn Area High School when students will present “The Taming of the Shrew.” The school hasn’t tackled a play by William Shakespeare since the late ‘90s, according to Director […]
2012 Christmas card executed through the eyes of an architect
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff One of the city’s most pronounced buildings will make its way into hundreds of homes this holiday season in the form of a greeting as the subject of the 2012 Elkhorn Christmas Card. Elkhorn Area School District’s oldest facility, the 1887 Building, where […]
Absentee voting robust statewide
More than 412,000 Wisconsin residents have requested absentee ballots so far – including more than 256,000 in clerks’ offices – for the November 6 General Election, according to the Government Accountability Board. “Based on our limited numbers, absentee voting continues to be robust around the state,” said Kevin J. Kennedy, […]
Whitewater man faces multiple charges following domestic incident
A 40-year-old Whitewater man faces multiple charges following a domestic incident in Whitewater Oct. 29 that led to a high-speed police chase in Rock County, according to a news release issued jointly by the Whitewater Police Department and Rock County Sheriff’s Office. Larry M. Shannon, who faces charges that include […]
