‘We were begging someone to come in here’ By Chris Bennett Correspondent A requiem is underway as you read this for the Daniels Foods Sentry, 1260 W. Main St in Whitewater. The store is closing on Dec. 14, and Whitewater – a community of almost 15,000 people with a university […]
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Sweet sound of strings
Alpha Gamma chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma of Whitewater, the professional women’s educational organization, hosted a successful benefit concert recently at the Bassett House. More than 50 were in attendance for the UW-Whitewater Chancelor’s String Quartet and $1,150 was raised to put towards UW-W scholarships for women […]
Rezone approved for new tech park tenant
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A portion of Whitewater’s University Technology Park is being rezoned to accommodate a new anchor tenant within the development. The Common Council on Nov. 17 voted to rezone an 11-acre lot within the site to the technical designation of general manufacturing. The decision is in response […]
Council awards stormwater consulting contract to Strand
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are enlisting the services of consultants to make a series of recommendations aimed at improving local waterways in and near the Rock River. The maneuver is loosely tied to a new state mandate. The Common Council on Nov. 17 voted to award a contract, […]
Mukwonago ALDI store to open Dec. 10
ALDI will open its Mukwonago grocery story at 111 E. Wolf Run on Thursday, Dec. 10, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Following the ceremony, the first 100 shoppers will receive a golden ticket, each containing ALDI gift certificates of various amounts. Customers […]
City to form public arts committee
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of the recent adoption of an ordinance pertaining to public artwork throughout Whitewater, city officials have unveiled plans to form a committee dedicated to addressing issues under the broad topic. The Common Council adopted the actual ordinance in August and, as a next […]
Path to citizenship challenging
Undocumented student to graduate from UW-Whitewater By Chris Bennett Correspondent In spirit, Brenda Rodriguez is as much a Wisconsinite as anyone. The 2012 Whitewater High School graduate claims Walworth County as her home since arriving from Mexico with her mother when she was 6 months old. The letter of the […]
Season begins
Santa, played by Bob Ryan, hands out candy to children in Tower Park on Friday after the lighting of the Christmas tree in the park. Alderman Ryan Schroeder address the crowd Friday in the absence of Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis, who is recovering from surgery. Schroeder said Friday […]
Woman charged in crash that killed passenger
A Genoa City woman appeared in court Tuesday on a homicide charge in connection with a May drunken driving accident that killed a passenger in the car she was driving. Deidra M. Dawley, 35, pleaded not guilty Oct. 1 to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and homicide by […]
Stone hearth catches fire at Lake Lawn
By Vicky Wedig Editor Combustible structures that hold together a stone fireplace at Lake Lawn Resort caught fire Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to the resort at 11:10 Saturday morning for fire “where there shouldn’t have been” in the gas fireplace, said Delavan police and fire Chief Tim O’Neill. The […]
