By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library will link arms with public libraries in Jefferson and Waukesha counties in 2016 in the aftermath of a series of recent decisions. The Whitewater Common Council on May 5 voted to move forward with a plan to leave the Mid-Wisconsin […]
Month: May 2015
Whippets finish second at conference championships
Two WHS girls break school records By Adam Knoll SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Whitewater High School boys track team has been competing at a high level for most of the season. Their solid performances continued at Rock Valley Conference Championship meet with Whitewater winning three events and earning second place, just […]
Conference champion
Whippet Brodie Runez fights his way to a Rock Valley Conference championship in the No. 2 singles bracket late last week. The tournament began May 14 but was called early due to rain and resumed the following day. Whitewater finish third, “a great accomplishment for a program that has been […]
Double the fun
Whippet Sierra Minton knocks a ball during one of her three hits in five at-bats, including a double, in the team’s one-point loss to Edgerton May 12. The game was in Whitewater’s hands until the bottom of the 7th inning when Edgerton’s bats came alive and they scored 7 runs […]
Lady Whippets take two from conference foes
By Adam Knoll SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Lady Whippet soccer team continued on its path for big things this season in recent key games against Big Foot and East Troy. Both games proved challenging but nothing Whitewater couldn’t handle. In hosting Big Foot, the Whippets expected a run for their money […]
Council nixes traffic light upgrade
New information ups cost for emergency pre-emption device installation, council split on decision By Kellen Olshefski Editor Just a few months after approving $12,000 to upgrade traffic signals at the Highway 67 and Interstate 43 interchange to include emergency pre-emption devices the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted against a […]
Middle School sports will stay as is
Proposed intramural program has too many ‘hidden costs’ By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Middle School athletic program will remain in place for the 2015-16 school year. The East Troy School Board voted unanimously May 11 to fund the sports program through the Fund 80 account instead of switching […]
Troy Liquor denied liquor, operator licenses
By Tracy Ouellette Editor At the recommendation of Village of East Troy Police Chief Alan Boyes, the Village Board voted Monday to deny Troy Liquor owner, A.M. Sons Inc., an alcohol beverage license and an operator license for the liquor store on the downtown square. “During my investigation for renewal […]
A close call
Girls take conference by skin of their teeth By Dan Truttschel Correspondent That was a close one. The East Troy girls track team put 114 points on the scoreboard at Saturday’s Rock Valley Conference Meet and needed every single one of them to pull off the overall team championship. Jefferson […]
History in the making
Track teams bring home conference championships By Dan Truttschel Correspondent History was made in East Troy Saturday. For just the second time ever, both the boys and girls track teams came away with overall Rock Valley Conference championships. And they did it in completely different fashions – one dominating effort, […]
