By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The numbers don’t lie – the East Troy football team still is without a blemish in 2012. But as far as coach Eric Sulik is concerned, even with his team’s three wins, he and the Trojans know they can be even better. And that could be […]
Sports & Other News
Big plays key in Whippets’ win over Turner
By David Paulsen Correspondent With a relatively easy 42-6 win over Beloit Turner Friday, the Whitewater High School football team improved to 2-1 this season, equaling the total number of wins all of last season. “We played very well at times,” head coach Doug Parker said. “We had a few […]
Down home family fun
Whitewater Marine gets warm welcome home
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Joe Kraus is back in familiar territory, and he couldn’t be happier. The 2010 Whitewater High School graduate recently completed a four-and-a-half month deployment in Afghanistan and is home for a few weeks, visiting with family and friends. “It’s quite a change; I’m dealing with a […]
Lynch buys out Horter Chevy
There’ll be few changes at Mukwonago dealership By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A venerable auto dealer with a deep history in the area expanded its footprint Sept. 1 with the acquisition of a Mukwonago-based business. Lynch Auto Group has acquired Horter Chevrolet, an operation long noted for its sales and service […]
School District moves forward with strategic plan
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT Interim Superintendent Bob Crist updated the Delavan-Darien School Board on Monday about how the district is moving forward with its strategic plan. Crist said district staff and administrators are taking the necessary steps to ensure the plan is permeating the lives of the students every […]
Old World continues fall harvest weekends
On late-19th century farms, September was the time to begin the work of the harvest and prepare for winter. At Old World Wisconsin, each weekend in September there will be many opportunities to help with the same tasks the original settlers to Wisconsin would have done. Each September weekend has […]
One-room schoolhouse gets restored relics
By Gwen Tveter Contributor The 1889 Blooming Prairie School, under the auspices of the Walworth County Historical Society, located on the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., in Elkhorn was moved to its present location in 1959 from its original location at the intersection of old 89 and Highway […]
County Board gives Highway 50 expansion the green light
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN staff After rejecting future plans to widen Highway 50 from Williams Bay to Delavan in June, the Walworth County Board of Supervisors last week gave its blessing to expand the highway into four lanes from County Road F North to Highway 67. Supervisor David Weber, […]
County sees drop in debt, administrator touts no more borrowing
“The borrowing ends. We’re done, at least into the future.” – David Bretl, Walworth County Administrator By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN staff Despite the ongoing impact of a sluggish economy, Walworth County Administrator David Bretl proudly reported Sept. 6, when he unveiled his proposed 2013 budget, that years of […]
