Make jewelry, build with Legos and play board games Irvin L. Young Memorial Library in Whitewater has announced activities slated for next week to bring people in out of the cold. Maker Monday will resume on Jan. 20 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. with a bead and jewelry-making project out […]
Month: January 2014
Can’t get on the bus, Gus
Innovation Express transportation routes in Whitewater reduced By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The infant Innovation Express bus line that connects passengers to and from specific destination points in Whitewater, Janesville and Milton is cutting the frequency of its routes as the new year sets in. The expected move from the Janesville […]
Top spot!
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk women’s basketball team took sole position of first place in the WIAC conference with a win over Oshkosh Jan. 8. Mary Merg, who led all players with 20 points on the day, fights her way through traffic. Merg led all players in the game with […]
Whitewater swim team falls to Elkhorn
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After sidestepping all the glass left over from last week’s record breaking performances, the Whitewater High School boys swim team headed to Elkhorn to participate in a dual meet. The Whippet varsity squad lost to Elkhorn 92-75, while the JV also fell, 85-59. While not […]
Entities look to acquire hundreds of acres around lake
DLSD administrator envisions massive park system in buffer zone By Vicky Wedig Editor Entities with an interest in Delavan Lake are embarking on a project to create a buffer zone around the lake that one local official believes could be as significant as the $40 million lake drawdown of 1989. […]
iButtonLink moves into Whitewater
Company set to bring new technology to city, university By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A local research and manufacturing company is the latest to make its foray into the burgeoning Whitewater University Innovation Center facility. With promises of working with the city and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, leaders behind iButtonLink have signed […]
Whitewater’s offense explodes, can’t pick up a win
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent If there was consistency among the Whitewater High School boys’ 2014 season, it was that the defense would hold teams down while the offense struggled. This past week, the opposite was true as the Whippets put up their highest two scoring outputs of the season, […]
4-H Kids’ College set for next Saturday
4-H Kids’ College will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Government Center, 100 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. The event is designed to get Walworth County youth thinking, doing, and creating. Whether youth are enrolled in 4-H, thinking about 4-H, or not currently involved […]
Pool coming along swimmingly
Proposals are in and city staff was set to interview candidates Thursday By Kellen Olshefski Editor Requests for proposals for the Sunset Pool project have been returned and city staff were looking to complete interviews of three candidates Thursday afternoon. According to City Administrator Sam Tapson, RFPs […]
Caring for the furry side of the family
Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic treats animals of all sizes from across the region By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor When the Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic was formed back in 1920, it was common practice for a veterinarian to make house calls in order treat animals. Nearly a century later, that hasn’t changed. […]
