Author: Jason Arndt
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Lady Panthers’ senior foursome savoring SLC title
Growth, leadership help sustain recent success By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Three Southern Lakes Conference titles in four years, that will be a memory four Lady Panther seniors can take with them, after they forge ahead into the WIAA Division 2 state tournament. Wilmot Union High School won a share of the SLC title following…
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Two wrestlers head to state tournament
Morgan suffers first loss By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Two area wrestlers received their ticket to the WIAA Division 1 state wrestling following second-place finishes in Saturday’s Sectionals. Wilmot Union High School’s Jake Morgan, who entered the Verona Sectional undefeated, lost the first match of his senior season on a narrow 3-2 decision against No.…
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Two arrested in Town of Paris fire
House and barn were unoccupied By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A fire at a Town of Paris barn and house last week was intentionally set, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, and two Kenosha residents face arson charges. Damien Struble and Travis Delabio, both 21, were arrested Friday evening in a statement released by…
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Village opposes farm store rezone
Matter was withdrawn from county planning agenda By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent The Salem Town Board on Feb. 8 unanimously rejected a recommendation from Salem Planning and Zoning Commission to approve rezoning that would accommodate a retail farm operation on 98th Street. This means the Town Board is recommending that Kenosha County deny the rezoning of…
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Board OKs severance pay
Issue sparks vigorous debate in Twin Lakes By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In a sharply debated Twin Lakes Village Board meeting Monday, the board approved severance pay for fired officials who hold positions of clerk and accountant/treasurer, pending specific conditions. The vote passed 4-2, with trustees Barb Andres and Sharon Bower in opposition of the…
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Central continues historic run
Falcons claim first title since 1998 By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The last time Westosha Central High School won a boys basketball conference title, nearly the entire student body was not born yet. But, a Falcons team coming off a seventh place finish last year and a new coach, the team defeated Lake Geneva Badger…
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Communities reporting power outages, high winds
With peak wind gusts exceeding 60 mph, some western Kenosha County communities are reporting multiple power outages Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan still has a high wind warning in effect for all of Southern Wisconsin through 6 p.m. Friday. The warning comes when sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or…
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Falcons could clinch SLC Friday
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Down by one point at halftime, Ron Hall and the Falcons got the job done in the low post, defeating host Elkhorn 53-47 in a Southern Lakes Conference contest Feb. 12. The Westosha Central victory clinched at least a share of the SLC title after Burlington defeated Lake Geneva 66-49,…
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Wilmot trail needs re-route
Portion of path is on private property By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When a multi-use path connecting the Panther Sports Complex to Wilmot Union High School was built, no one knew it would lead to a land dispute more than 10 years later. A section of the path 100-200 meters long sits on private property…
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Cause of Paris fire under investigation
Accelerant potentially used By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Kenosha County authorities are investigating a ‘suspicious’ house and barn fire in the Town of Paris Thursday afternoon. The fire in the 19400 block of County Road N, east Highway 45, required mutual aid from several departments, including the Kansasville Fire Department and Salem Fire and Rescue,…