Author: Jason Arndt
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Circuit Court Judge places hold on offender placement
According to Wheatland Town Attorney Todd Terry, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge David Bastianelli granted a temporary restraining order against the Department of Health Services and Lagoda Property Management LLC, from placing two registered sex offenders at a Town of Wheatland residence where a child lives next door. However, Terry stated after Tuesday’s motion hearing…
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Wilmot snags repeat in national Academic Decathlon
Jason Arndt Staff Writer Wilmot Union High School successfully defended its Division 2 National Academic Decathlon title in Anchorage, Alaska, April 30 – defeating a school from Rhode Island by more than 2,000 points. Wilmot collected more than 40 total medals en route to 47,606 points of a possible 60,000, ahead of second-place Bishop Hendrickson…
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Lawmakers making push to stop Wheatland placement
Hearing Tuesday in Kenosha County to prevent sex offender release By Jason Arndt Staff Writer With litigation in three different counties – State legislators and Kenosha County officials are charging hard against placement of two out-of-county sex offenders into a Town of Wheatland residence – where a one-year-old lives next door. Robert and Michael McGee, no…
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GOLF: Panthers duo takes second in Browns Lake
Westosha Central fifth, one stroke behind a third-place tiebreaker. By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A Panther duo finished second in Saturday’s Browns Lake Ryder Cup, one stroke over par, to help Wilmot Union High School take second overall among 11 schools. Cody Faber and Zach Strasser collectively shot a 73,…
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Wilmot boys, girls each third in Borg Invite
Trifecta of firsts for the girls – Martin, Kostrova and Carlson Jayden Jesse and Matt Cieslak finished first in their respective events and contributed on a first-place relay squads to help the Panthers to a third-place finish in the seven team Borg Invite in Delavan Friday. Jayden Jesse, who snagged a top finish in the…
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Central boys win at Borg, Lady Falcons second
Courtesy of three top finishes and numerous second-place honors, Westosha Central’s boys track won Friday’s Borg Invite in Delavan, edging Lakeside Lutheran by eight points. Coming in first for the Falcons were senior Jacob Hebior in the 3,200-meter run, recording a time of 9 minutes, 58.56 seconds along with junior Hunter Huggins’ discus throw…
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Westosha bests Union Grove in first place showdown
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In a battle between the top two Division 1 softball teams in the state, everyone knew the Southern Lakes Conference showdown of Westosha Central and Union Grove would be a challenge, but the addition of dueling aces made it a nail biter May 5. After four scoreless innings between Westosha…
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SOCCER: Lady Falcons shut out Wilmot
After a hard fought loss to Delavan-Darien Tuesday, the Westosha Central girls soccer time stepped up in a rivalry game at Wilmot Friday, shutting out the Lady Panthers 1-0. Sophomore Stephanie Dopuch, who scored the decisive goal early in the second half, stated it was redemption after losing a 4-2 decision against the Comets Tuesday.…
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Supervisor says she felt threatened by colleague
Decker files complaint with sheriff following County Board incident By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent The respectful decorum of the County Boardroom was shattered prior to the April 21 county meeting when District 23 County Board Supervisor Dennis Elverman had words for fellow supervisor Erin Decker. “You (word deleted) with my election,” Decker recalls Elverman saying at…
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Shoe drive at Wilmot Union High School
The Wilmot Union High School Key Club is collecting gently-used shoes in a new fundraising effort, courtesy of an organization called “Fund2org.” “Funds2org is a group that collects gently-used shoes so they can be put to better use in third world and developing nations,” stated in a WUHS press release. Based on the number of…