19 October 2022

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K.H.S. Volleyball Earns  Undefeated, Outright  Conference Championship

K.H.S. Volleyball Earns Undefeated, Outright Conference Championship


K.H.S. Volleyball Earns Undefeated, Outright Conference Championship The Indians received a two-seed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) tournament and are currently ranked sixth in division two BREANNA RICE JOURNALIST The Kewaskum High School girls volleyball team recently secured the title of East Central Conference (ECC) Champions and won the ECC Tournament

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Not So Scary!

Not So Scary!


With Halloween around the corner and snow starting to grace the fields, the Valley family (Stephanie, Erik, Lydia and Quinn) put together these friendly-looking scarecrow displays to brings some lighthearted joy to the seasons. The festive characters can be found near the intersection of Old Bridge Rd and Alpine Lane between Campbellsport and Kewaskum. “They all have inner frames and moving limbs,”
12 October 2022

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Tracing Family Roots

Tracing Family Roots


Tracing Family Roots One man’s journey to fill out his family tree ANNE TRAUTNER JOURNALIST In 1993, when John Henry Coulter-Vorpahl Jr. was at a Vorpahl family reunion, he heard a rumor that his family was Polish. The family’s surname supposedly had been something like Vorpinski or Vorpalski. John Henry wanted to know if that was true. “I started researching. Well, we are German.

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05 October 2022

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Honoring a Civil War Veteran

Honoring a Civil War Veteran


Honoring a Civil War Veteran ANNE TRAUTNER JOURNALIST For more than a century, Seth Porter Church has been buried at Gage Cemetery in the Town of Auburn. But until this year, there was no stone to mark his grave. Church, who had spent much of his life serving the United States, was born on Jan. 29, 1820, and died on Feb. 3, 1901. He was a veteran of three wars, having served in the United

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K.H.S. F.F.A. Receives  Three-star Rating at Nationals

K.H.S. F.F.A. Receives Three-star Rating at Nationals


K.H.S. F.F.A. Receives Three-star Rating at Nationals BREANNA RICE JOURNALIST The Kewaskum High School (KHS) Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter of has been recognized in the 2022 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization, as the group received a three-star gold-chapter rating, which places it in the top three percent of all chapters in the nation. The national
28 September 2022

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When St. Kilian  Turned 100

When St. Kilian Turned 100


When St. Kilian Turned 100 KARL MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR When St. Kilian Catholic Church turned 100 in 1948, it was a special day on the Fond du Lac/ Washington County border. Perhaps nothing encapsulates this more than the dozen or so 8- by 10inch pictures Don Felix acquired when researching St. Kilian. He has uncovered many pictures and stories of the area in the time he dedicated to researching

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How to Save a Life

How to Save a Life


How to Save a Life The Kewaskum/West Bend High School EMT class held at the West Bend Moraine Park Technical College Campus was able to participate in a combined educational opportunity with the West Bend Fire Department and Flight for Life. The students gained a better understanding of the aeromedical needs for patients, observed the appropriate setup of a landing zone and the landing of the helicopter.