Downtown Whitewater, Inc. has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for their outstanding accomplishment […]
Month: June 2015
BRIAN H. KILIAN
Brian H. (Buck) Kilian, 54, of Whitewater, died unexpectedly May 24, 2015. He was born June 10, 1960, at Sauk Prairie Hospital in Prairie Du Sac to Elmer and Carolyn (Heiser) Kilian. Brian graduated in 1978 from Palmyra-Eagle High School and lettered in baseball and football. He went on to […]
TED JENINGA
Ted “Theo” Jeninga, 82, of Delavan, died June 1, 2015, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. He was born in Heerlen, Netherlands, Jan. 10, 1933, to Jan and Boukje (Dykstra) Jeninga. He married Nellie Kalma July 26, 1958, in Toronto, Canada. They came to Delavan in […]
Partnership between county and conservancy groups off to a strong start
White River County Park among parks benefiting from partnership’s first year By Kellen Olshefski Editor Representatives of the Geneva Lake Conservancy and the Kettle Moraine Land Trust provided Walworth County’s Park Committee with an update of progress made at county parks over the past year on May 18, as well […]
School District’s food service program at risk
By Tracy Ouellette Editor If the East Troy School District can’t get its lunchtime meal participation up and its costs down, the district-run food service program may be at risk. This was the warning nutrition consultant Susan Peterman gave the School Board at the May 11 meeting when she presented […]
Softball rebounds from loss to Wilmot
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Going up against the top team in Division 1 and another consistently mentioned within the top-10, the Delavan-Darien High School softball team was tested heading into the final stretch of the regular season. On May 18, the Comets played Wilmot Union, which is 9-3 overall. After […]
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater chancellor named
Beverly A. Kopper has been named the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved Kopper’s appointment Tuesday, following the recommendation made by a selection committee. Kopper will step into her new leadership post on July 1. Kopper has served as provost […]