Author: Jason Arndt
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All-SLC Baseball, Softball; Westosha/Wilmot snag half of first-team softball honors
On Sunday, the Southern Lakes Conference released its list of all-conference honorees for all sports. The following list below consists of Baseball and Softball, with more to be reported later this afternoon. Southern Lakes Conference All-Conference List Spring Sports BASEBALL Player of the Year – Aaron Mutter, Burlington First Team P Jacob Lindemann (Jr.), Burlington…
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Lakewood students put physics to the test on the water
Milk jug regatta made first successful launch June 3 By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Lakewood students in Julie Apriesnig’s 8th-grade science class puts Archimedes Principle to the ultimate test June 3 along the shoreline of Lance Park, despite early skepticism, according to the teacher. The physics principle theorizes that an upward buoyant force which is…
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Martin named SLC Athlete of the Year
Wilmot junior attributes hard work, support system to honor By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Before Wilmot sprinter Maddie Martin hit the track at the WIAA Division 1 state meet last weekend, the junior received an accolade she never thought would happen, Southern Lakes Conference Female Athlete of the Year. The honor, which went to her…
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Gov. Walker honors Wilmot decathletes
Academic Decathlon squad repeated as National champions By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Following successful defense of its Division 2 National Academic Decathlon title in Alaska last month, members of Wilmot Union High School’s squad received praise from Gov. Scott Walker in a personal visit to the school last week, bringing redemption to one senior decathlete.…
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Panthers pierce top-seeded Indian Trail
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Up against mighty Kenosha Indian Trail, which was No. 1 in the state and features the No. 2 rated shortstop prospect in the nation, the Panthers defied the odds, defeating the Hawks 4-3 to capture the WIAA Division 1 regional title June 2. Entering the game, No. 8 seed…
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Salem property destroyed after large blaze
Salem firefighter transported to hospital as precaution, chief said By Jason Arndt Staff Writer An industrial unit at the Salem Business Park has been destroyed following a Wednesday afternoon blaze that required mutual aid from nearly two dozen area fire departments. According to Town of Salem Fire Chief Mike Slover, the fire started around 3…
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Pick up a book and read!
Literacy links communities together through free libraries By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Since Little Free Libraries started popping up worldwide in 2009, there have been 36,000 structures built in an effort to promote literacy and bolster a sense of community, but never in Western Kenosha County, according to a global website. That was until now,…
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NJHS teams up to restore Riverview School’s Courtyard
Community members attend grand opening Saturday Following last year’s construction at Riverview School in Silver Lake, an enclosed courtyard at the school had been rendered useless. Now, a group of National Junior Honors Society students have stepped up to the plate. “The courtyard…is our little haven and an area which has been used over the…
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HONOR ROLL: Brighton School
The following students were named to the fourth quarter honor roll at Brighton School. PRINCIPALS HONOR ROLL Fifth grade: Austin Dawson, Vivian M. Dufek, Clare Fallon, Katelyn Griffey, Delaney Koltanowski, Nathan T. Nelson, Utopia Pasika, Olivia K. Rasch, Aidan Runyan, Lucas Sullivan, Seth D. Taylor, Cordelia Wallace, Sixth grade: Evan D. Beth, Kelsey B. Duhig,…
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Silver Lake mulls solutions for blighted area
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Silver Lake Village President Bruce Nopenz reported at the May 18 board meeting that he has been meeting with representatives from Ehlers and Associates about the Lake Street issues that Silver Lake faces. “There is a building on Lake Street that the state has condemned,” he said, and we can finally…