The final candidates for Whitewater’s city manager position will meet residents and answer questions during a public forum on Friday. The Whitewater Common Council whittled down the applicants to five during a meeting Sept. 11. The council reviewed 12 applications for the position with their recruitment consultant, Dr. Karl Nollenberger […]
Sports & Other News
Trojans deliver game-winning fireworks against Eagles
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The fans who paid to see the Jefferson-East Troy football game Friday night certainly got their money’s worth. But for the fans from East Troy, the chance to see their team come together for the huge-early season victory from their own stands was priceless. East Troy […]
East Troy man wins plane in sweepstakes
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Last week East Troy’s Jeff Parnau learned he was the winner of not your everyday prize package. Parnau said he was shocked when he received a call from the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Win the Cub Sweepstakes chairman Tim Casserly Sept. 10 to notify him he […]
Warhawks remain steadfast despite first loss in 46 games
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The recent loss by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team demands historical perspective. The last time the Warhawks lost a football game President Barack Obama was yet to be inaugurated and most of the players on the current roster were likely still in high school. That’s […]
Artists to create 18 murals in Delavan
By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff The City of Delavan is ready to paint the town – literally –in 2015. The Walldogs – a group of artists who paint murals on buildings – plan to create 18 paintings in Delavan. For the past two decades, the Walldogs have created locally significant […]
Public art auction set for Sept. 22
Fifty one-of-a-kind banners that have graced downtown Whitewater all summer long will be sold during the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s annual auction fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Cultural Arts Center. The auction will begin at 5 p.m. The doors open at 4 p.m. during which attendees can view all […]
Elks find positives in loss to Waterford
By Chris Bennett Correspondent It might be a stretch to say Elkhorn Area High School football coach Tom Lee is pleased after his team’s 20-13 loss Friday in a Southern Lakes Conference game against the Wolverines at Waterford. But this much is certain – Lee took heart of the Elks’ […]
Elkhorn soccer team runner-up at Slinger tourney
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School soccer team finished last week 2-1-1. It’s the middle “one” in that stat line, though – the loss – that might trouble them. The Elks (9-2-1) defeated Burlington 4-0 Sept. 11 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home, and […]
Elk golfers come up just short against Demons
By Chris Bennett Correspondent So close, but yet so far might be an apt description of the play of the Elkhorn Area High School girl golf team last week. The Elks lost by just six strokes, 216-222, Sept. 11 in a Southern Lakes Conference meet at Elkhorn’s Evergreen Golf Course […]
Volleyball team takes fourth at Slinger
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School volleyball team defeated Wilmot last week and finished 3-2 at the Slinger tournament to finish fourth overall. On Sept. 11, the Elks defeated Wilmot 3-0 – 25-23, 25-23 and 25-29 – in a Southern Lakes Conference match at Wilmot. “Although we […]
