Author: Jason Arndt
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Sewing success
Local shop rises with the popularity of quilting By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The craft of quilting is booming and Buttons and Bolts of Salem is along for the rise, owner Heather Deegan reports. According to a 2014 release by Quilting in the America, the industry brought in $3.76 billion, a five percent increase since…
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WRESTLING: Wilmot’s Graham leads area wrestlers
Falcons McNeill takes third By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Wilmot junior Joey Graham is seeking redemption after he finished second in the Southern Lakes Conference tournament at 106 pounds at Westosha Central High School Feb. 4. Graham, who spent most of the season at 113, cut down to 106 pounds, where he won his first…
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Crash takes life of Bristol mother
Ginter, 30, a ‘social butterfly’ By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A 30-year-old Bristol woman, Jennifer Ginter, lost her life following a head-on collision in the Town of Salem Sunday and left a boy without his mother. The head-on collision, which happened about 6:45 p.m., occurred when a 2015 Hyundai Accent was traveling northbound and Ginter,…
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Hazmat situation near stateline unfounded
Incident started with Antioch police pursuit of half-naked man After Antioch authorities struggled to arrest a man in the 300 block of West Route 173, about five minutes south of Trevor, they detected a strong chemical odor at his residence in the 1200 block of Main Street that forced a hazardous materials investigation Friday evening.…
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Falcons down Union Grove
Williams, two sophomores lead the Falcons By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In a Southern Lakes Conference contest, all the Westosha Central High School boys basketball team had to do was wait for the right time to peak Friday at Union Grove. The Falcons, who underwent four lead changes at the start of the clash, found…
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Zelich pleads guilty in Minnesota homicide
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports Steven Zelich, an ex-West Allis police officer, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 37-year-old Laura Simonson. Zelich, who has body-dumping charges pending against him in Walworth County, was previously sentenced to 35 years in the Kenosha County, where he killed 19-year-old Jenny Gamez of Cottage Grove,…
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Wilmot agrees to meet with students about Wi-Fi
School initially opted to terminate public student use By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Wilmot Union High School officials have placed plans to cease public Wi-Fi access on hold, pending the outcome of a meeting with student class officers next week, according to a release issued by the school. “Representatives from each class will have the…
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College news
HONORS LIST UW-Stevens Point The following area students received certificates of achievement for earning honors of distinction in the 2016 fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: Salem: Dana K. Rasmussen, Honors Twin Lakes: Michael J. Rutkowski, High Honors To receive the highest honor designation, full-time undergraduates must attain a grade point average between…
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A Historical Highlight
Randall qualifies 10 historians for regionals By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When 10 Randall Consolidated School students qualified for a National History Bee online test Jan. 4, they did not know they reached regional competition held in Milwaukee until Monday, according to a school news release. The National History Bee, which was held at the…
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Wilmot to ban students from public Wi-Fi
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When Wilmot Union High School officials announced its decision to terminate public WiFi access on Wednesday, the students opted to file an online petition with hopes the decision would get overturned. This is seen as controversial, especially as the internet is something that is a part of practically everyone’s lives…