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Saturday, September 21, 2024
Cole McPherson (left) and Joe Blake wait for the small ducks from the Kiwanis Club’s duck race on Saturday. The annual event attracts families and businesses from all over East Troy to the yard of Nick and Robin Stuht to watch the plastic ducks float down the stream, racing against […]
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School girls tennis program has had a busy few weeks, playing four matches since Sept. 4, and playing a string of good programs. First on the docket was Big Foot, in which Whitewater won four matches to Big Foot’s three. Serra Anderson […]
East Troy ice cream parlor pays homage to the old-fashioned soda fountain By Tracy Ouellette Editor Anyone wanting a glimpse into the past can find it at Lauber’s Old Fashion Ice Cream, 2010 Church St., East Troy. The shop is an operating replica of the old drug store soda fountains […]
Students, parents, staff and members of the community recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the gymnasium at Lincoln Inquiry Charter School in Whitewater during the Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Celebration last Friday. The event featured speakers, special presentations by students including facts about, and the history of, the Star-Spangled Banner as […]
East Troy High School is celebrated Homecoming this week, wrapping up with the annual football game tonight and dance on Saturday. The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Outer Space.” Students and staff dressed up for Spirit Week starting Monday with “PJ Day,” Tuesday was “Out of this World Day,” […]
Three people were killed Wednesday night is a two-vehicle crash in the Town of Bloomfield. All three were pronounced dead by the Walworth County coroner at the scene of the crash, which was reported at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, according to a press release issued by Bloomfield Police Chief Lloyd Cole. […]
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Last Friday is a day Diana Callope, a teacher at Whitewater Middle School, won’t soon forget, if ever, as she was named the Wisconsin Middle School Teacher of the Year in a surprise ceremony at the school. State Superintendent Tony Evers announced the honor the morning […]
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater Whippets have had a tough go of it this season thus far, and playing Big Foot last Friday night did not make life any easier for them. A 19-point second quarter explosion helped Big Foot defeat the Whippets 33-0, handing the Whippets their […]
Historic Village Square set to host bands and contests this weekend East Troy, home to Alpine Valley Music Theatre, has had a long musical connection and over the years, it’s evolved to become a popular destination for music fans from around the country. On Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. […]
The body of a man was located in the Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy off of Harris Road in Williams Bay at about noon today, according to press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office. According to the release, a few volunteer searchers went out looking this morning for Brian Bates from […]
