School Board appoints replacement board member By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy School Board voted Monday night to appoint former board president Brian Wexler to the open board seat left vacant when Chris Smith resigned in January. The vote wasn’t easy with the board deadlocked 2-2 through two secret-ballot […]
Month: February 2015
City officials back statewide job creation effort
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater municipal officials are backing a joint statewide effort, Partnership for Prosperity that is focused on job creation and growth across the state. Two organizations — the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Urban Alliance — have created the PFP agenda, which calls for enhanced dialogue […]
Two Whippet wrestlers qualify for state
By Adam Knoll Sports correpondent Five Whitewater High School wrestlers participated in the Division 2 Sectional competition at Milwaukee Lutheran High School Feb. 21 with two of them earning a trip to the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament this week. At the sectional, the top three in each weight […]
Swim team makes WHS history books
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After the Whitewater High School boys swim team won two events at the WIAA State Swim Meet last Friday, the first victories at the state level for WHS, and medaled in four out of the other five events they competed in, coach Joan Domitrz summed […]
Checking things out
Jeffery Wojcik, 3, of Williams Bay, takes a closer look inside a display at the FFA Alumni Toy Show at Whitewater High School Sunday. The show featured numerous vendors, displays and concessions to benefit the Whitewater High School FFA club. More photos from the show will appear in the March […]
Barn destroyed by fire
Departments from throughout the area battle a 7-alarm barn fire along with heavy smoke, cold temperatures and high winds Feb. 22 at 10501 Highway 59 between Berg Road and Highway KK in Whitewater. Local fire officials requested mutual aid for trucks, equipment and personnel from numerous departments in Walworth, Jefferson […]
MASD says yes to annexation requests
By Tracy Ouellette Staff writer The Mukwonago Area School District Board of Education voted 5-3 Monday night to accept the five owner-initiated small territory detachment requests from homeowners in the village and town of Eagle. Board member Joanne Newberry abstained from the vote. “While the decision by the Mukwonago Area […]
City officials oppose governor’s budget
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s municipal leaders last week went on record and opposed a plan in Gov. Scott Walker’s 2015-17 biennium budget to reduce funding for public universities — including the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. While UW-Whitewater cuts do not directly impact the city’s budget or any municipal functions, the […]
Undefeated Whitewater girls rewriting history books
At 22-0, state’s No. 1 team opens playoffs tonight By Tim Wester Sports correspondent Every season Whitewater High School girls basketball coach Judy Harms comes up with a theme for her basketball team. This season, Harms’ theme for the Whippets is to write their own history. And that’s exactly what the […]
A show of excellence
Middle School students participate in district solo and ensemble festival More than 90 seventh- and eighth-grade East Troy Middle School band and choir students participated in more than 125 events at the Wisconsin School of Music Associations District Solo Ensemble Festival at Whitewater Middle School Feb. 21. Kinsten Rought brought […]
