By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Heightening enforcement, blending municipal and private lots and partnering with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: these were among the recommendations forwarded by a consulting firm as results from a much-anticipated parking study were revealed. Early this year, the Whitewater Common Council decided to enlist the services of […]
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Third man charged in April burglaries
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A status conference is scheduled for Feb. 2 for a Whitewater man charged with breaking into two homes and stealing things from cars in Whitewater eight months ago. Lupe T. Medina, 21, was charged Nov. 19 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts each […]
Leipold leaps to Division 1
UW-Whitewater football coach won five national titles By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent University of Wisconsin-Whitewater head football coach Lance Leipold has a long list of accomplishments in his coaching career. Now the veteran coach is trying to accomplish something that very few coaches have dared to attempt – coaching two […]
Winship to resign from council
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Venerable Whitewater Common Council member James Winship will relinquish his elected seat on the seven-person governing body by the end of the year. Winship made the announcement Dec. 2 at the tail end of the open session portion of the council meeting. He said he will […]
Stabbing suspect to undergo competency exam
Concerns include inability to meet with attorney By Heather Ruenz Editor A man charged with attempted murder will undergo a competency evaluation because of concerns brought forth by his attorney at a preliminary hearing late last week. Jason L. Grant, 27, of Madison, appeared in Walworth County Circuit Court Dec. […]
DOA: Standard Process annexation in public interest
By Heather Ruenz Editor Adding a new twist to the nearly two-year issue of Standard Process, Inc. wanting to bring its entire operation into the Village of Palmyra, the state Department of Administration recently issued an opinion that the annexation is in the public interest, a flip from the opinion […]
Man allegedly broke into mother’s residence
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An East Troy man is expected to waive his preliminary hearing and enter a plea to a charge of burglarizing his mother’s Woodview Court home. Mikhall M. White, 18, was charged Dec. 2 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or dwelling […]
Elkhorn High School encourages students to #ClickIt through new approach
Operation Click club amps up annual program, takes on social media By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn Area High School’s Operation Click club is taking a new approach to the annual program this year, aiming to draw more students in than ever before. Under the direction of Club President Clara Kostock […]
Business as usual School Board
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy Community School District Board of Education had the board back to the regular business of leading education in the community. There was discussion by the board after some corrections were made to the minutes from the Dec. 2 special […]