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Friday, April 19, 2024
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Arts Alliance public art project beautifies downtown Whitewater By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In recent weeks, a number of locally produced artistic creations have been dotting the downtown Whitewater streetscape, and organizers hope spectators are having a barrel of fun taking in the works. For the ninth consecutive year, the Whitewater […]
Little Free Library expected to be up and running by the end of summer By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The on-again, off-again discussion of expanding the Irvin L. Young Memorial Young Library is, well, on again. In recent months, Library Director Stacey Lunsford has been discussing renewed efforts with the Library […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 21.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.61 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.8 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The 16th annual Charity Golf Event for Bethel House on June 8 was a sure sign that summer has finally arrived in Whitewater. This year’s event was held at the Whitewater Country Club on a day perfect for golfing and $13,600 was raised for Bethel House. […]
Village honors longtime officials By Tyler Lamb Staff Writer In recognition of decades of public service, the East Troy Village Board on Monday unanimously inducted former board President Bill Loesch and Public Works Director Tom Rossmiller to the newly created village Wall of Fame. Board President Randy Timms submitted both […]
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Art Instructor Kendra Bulgrin will have her artwork on display at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St., through Sunday, June 30. The show will be free and open to the public each Thursday through Sunday between the hours of noon and 5 […]
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Developers of the Ellis Farms subdivision a long Creek Road are at least $27,000 short on a line of credit to pay for improvements in the development. The Delavan Common Council voted 5-1 on June 11 to issue a formal notice to the Executive Management […]
Village raze order comes due next week By Tyler Lamb Staff Writer It looks like the two burned-out buildings on the Village Square will be coming down soon. The East Troy Village Board on Monday discussed possible action “to remedy the remains” of two buildings at 2877/2883 Main Street and […]
By Vicky Wedig Editor As of Monday, the state Department of Investigation had no solid leads in its search for the person or people who bludgeoned a snapping turtle last week at Delbrook Golf Course. “None of the tips we’ve gotten through the hotline have panned out,” Juan Gomez, DNR […]
On May 19, five-year-old Joseph Falcon-Kienbaum set out to help others by walking around the school track with others involved in Motivating Kids to Give. Who knew his little legs could take him 10 times around and raise $250 for the charity of his choice. The charity he chose was […]
