Junior Exhibitor Awards At The 2019 Washington County Fair The following youth have been recognized for their outstanding exhibits at the Washington County Fair. Jr. Swine Overall Champion/ Champion Barrow:Isabell Janz Champion/ Reserve Champion Barrow: Emily Butzlaff Champion Gilt: Isabell Janz Reserve Champion Gilt: Joslynn Odermann Home Bred and Raised Champion: Vanessa Schwake Home

Junior Exhibitor Awards At The 2019 Washington County Fair Jr. Home Environment Grand Champion: Elizabeth Rhinehart Reserve Champion: Marissa Carlson Merit Awards: Natalie Wagner State Fair Selections: Elizabeth Rhinehart and Ellen DeTroye Washington County HCE Special Award: Nolan Neuburg Jr. Horse English Halter Grand Champion: Nadine Hayostek Reserve Champion: Kellyn Homa English

Indians Keep Their Poise, Give New Coach His First Win By Judy Harlow Using a good mix of passing and running, along with stout play against the run by the defense, the Kewaskum High football season opened the 2019 season with a 22-18 victory over host Milwaukee Lutheran in a game played August 23. “It’s a good feeling,” first-year head coach Steve Tennies said about getting his

Schmidt Stars In MSA’s Return To Beaver Dam Raceway After a five-year absence, the Midwest Sprint Car Association made its highly anticipated return to Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam on Saturday, Aug. 24, and when the final checkered flag flew, it was former series champion Ben Schmidt of Howards Grove standing tall as the Amain winner. The 22nd MSA event of the 2019 season drew a strong

The Biggest Challenge Facing High School Sports Today By Karissa Niehoff and David Anderson Inappropriate adult behavior at high school athletic events has reached epidemic proportion. When more than 2,000 high school athletic directors were asked in a recent national survey what they like least about their job, 62.3 percent said it was “dealing with aggressive parents and adult fans.”

KHS Students Place Second In National Competition By Anne Trautner Four Kewaskum High School students placed second in a national AdCap Challenge Finalist Experience. KHS students Samuel Lemler, Andrew Carlton, Kennedy Adams and Andrea Butz won second place for their work with the Fuel Up To Play 60 (FUTP60) Program. The students went to Pennsylvania earlier this summer to compete in