Amount requested for service to continue falls short By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After extensive deliberation, Whitewater officials last week decided to provide a financial contribution toward the regional Innovation Express bus service in 2014. But the level of service within the city remains murky. The ride-share program, established in 2012, […]
Month: November 2013
The streak continues
The UW-W Warhawks remain undefeated after a 31-7 win Nov. 23 over St Norbert College in the first round of NCAA Division III playoffs at Perkins Stadium. Pictured is Justin Howard, who caught 11 passes for 72 yards against St. Norbert. The Warhawks are set to host Franklin College next. […]
Whippet boys looking to emerge in conference
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys basketball team is hoping to regain a foothold in the Rock Valley North Conference in 2013. Since moving to the conference in 2008, the Whippets have only one winning season, a 12-9 mark in 2008-09 (5-5 in conference). Whitewater’s latest […]
Police and Fire Commission policies under review
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The rules and responsibilities governing members of the Whitewater Police and Fire Commission are in the process of a thorough review by the current appointed body. At the commission’s meeting Nov. 6, members reviewed policies concerning oaths of office, code of ethics, commissioner responsibilities and expectations, […]
‘A Dickens of a Christmas’
Lakeland Players get into holiday spirit in weekend show Children get into the act as the Lakeland Players present “A Dickens of a Christmas” as a prelude to the holiday season. The fresh take on the Charles Dickens classic novel “A Christmas Carol” is scheduled to run Nov 30-Dec. 1 […]
Lighting it up
School district flying on wings of fiber optic By Tom Ganser Correspondent A ceremony at the Whitewater Unified School District central office late last month celebrated the first milestone reached in a technology project that will ultimately benefit the entire Whitewater community. The gathering of school district officials with representatives […]
FRANK G. KRUEGER
Frank Grant Krueger, 95, died at Holton Manor Nursing Home, Elkhorn, on Nov. 18, 2013. He was born Dec. 1, 1917, in Lafayette Township to the late William Krueger and Della Murdock. He married Betty Mitchell on March 5, 1947, in Walworth County. He was an auto mechanic most of […]
City Council approves 2014 budget
Centralia Water Treatment Plant is major project By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The Elkhorn City Council voted in favor of adopting the proposed 2014 budget at its Nov. 18 meeting. The budget sets the tax levy at $4.04 million, less than a .3 percent increase from last year. It has […]
Police department’s staffing structure in line
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For a community of its size and unique features, the Whitewater Police Department has a comparable staffing structure to its peers, Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher reported recently. “I think we’re in line, or perhaps a little bit low,” Otterbacher said at a Nov. 6 meeting of […]
New church to hold first service Dec. 1
A new place of worship in Whitewater – Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church – will hold its first worship service on Dec. 1, the First Sunday in Advent. Christ the Redeemer is a mission of the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC), a denomination that became independent of the U.S. Episcopal Church […]
