State Fire Marshal’s Office involved due to significant loss By Kellen Olshefski Editor State and local officials are continuing investigations into an early-morning fire that ravaged Abell’s Bar and Restaurant in Elkhorn last Friday. According to City of Elkhorn Fire Department Chief Rod Smith, the fire was initially reported at […]
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Police seek information on missing man
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of a 45-year-old Williams Bay man who was reported missing by his family on Sept. 4. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, Brian Bates has not been seen or heard from him since Aug. 24. Bates […]
Whippets hope to find groove for conference play
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School football program has begun its season on a bit of a low note, being outscored 63-7 by Burlington Catholic Central and Columbus over the last two weeks, though some of that is due to a shortage of players, according to the […]
Hot and cold
Wisconsin Oven Corp. Executive Vice-president Jeff Kent gets doused with icy water when the employees of the company took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Aug. 22. President Dave Strand was challenged by Anytime Fitness of Lake Geneva and he challenged all of his employees to take the challenge with […]
Go for launch!
Girl Scouts Kayla Berg (left), Maggie Stoving (center) and Isabella Braat (right) launch rockets with volunteer Sarah Doran at the Aug. 16 “Up, Up & Away” rocket workshop STEM event hosted by Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast at Camp Alice Chester.
All eyes on the ball
Jake Riemer battles with an Evansville player during Whitewater’s 3-0 loss to Evansville Aug. 21. Evansville, Whippet coach Rene Menager said, is setting the bar for the Rock Valley South Conference early in the season. (Bob Mischka photo)
Walworth County Fair celebrates 165 years
State’s largest county fair runs through Labor Day The Walworth County Fair, which opened Wednesday, is the largest county fair in the state, second only to the Wisconsin State Fair. The festival is celebrating its 165th anniversary this year and chose to honor the 100th anniversary of the Wisconsin 4-H […]
Concrete mixer tips over on Highway 11
Highway shut down while crews work to remove truck from ditch By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer A concrete mixer with a full load tipped over Thursday morning into a ditch along Highway 11, just west of Highway 120. Officials planned to close the highway Thursday afternoon to remove the truck. […]
Providing a safe place to heal
Burn Camp is more than just summer fun By Tracy Ouellette Editor Kids sometimes feel like they are alone in what they’re going through or that they’re “different” than everyone else. But when a kid survives a fire and carries the scars openly for the whole world to see, that […]
Sable House: 25 years of changing lives
By Heather Ruenz EDITOR The story of the Sable House has been told many times over the years, and the one-person play written and acted out by Jean Sable about her last night of drinking is well known in the area. The side of the story not heard so often […]
