Whitewater native Shelby Keefe, a nationally-known artist, will be the featured artist at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center. The center will feature Keefe from Friday, Feb. 10 to Sunday, March 19. Keefe’s show “On the Road Again” will run on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during that period from […]
Month: January 2017
School Board sets open enrollment caps
Approval marks first time district has set caps By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education voted in favor of setting caps for open enrollment Monday night for the majority of most grade levels district-wide, something the board hasn’t done in previous years. With approval from […]
‘Darkness into Light’
Kyle May on bass clarinet (left) and Hunter Aulds on double bass accompany choir members from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church of Walworth and Linn Presbyterian of Lake Geneva, along with a few adults and other Badger High School students under the direction of Kim May for the […]
WILLIAM BURKI
William “Bill” Burki, 82, of East Troy, died Jan. 13, 2017, in Elkhorn. He was born to William and Erna in Footville. He attended school in Caldwell and settled in East Troy as he worked at Trent Tube for 40 years after serving in the U.S. Air Force. While in […]
A game of Russian Roulette?
Alcohol and dangerous game alleged to have caused fatal shooting By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A 31-year-old McHenry, Ill., man is charged with two felony homicide counts in the shooting death of David A. Bauspies in East Troy. Robert M. Sterling appeared in Walworth County Circuit Court Jan. 6 and […]
Whippets look to return to winning ways
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent After starting the season 5-1, the Whitewater Whippets boys basketball team went on a three-game losing streak after losing to two Rock Valley Conference foes on the road. After losing at Monroe on Dec. 22, the Whippets traveled to Evansville on Dec. 22. The Whippets trailed […]
Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestlers ninth at invite
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team finished ninth at the nine-team Panther Brawl Jan. 7 at Palmyra. Whitewater won the team title with 200.5 points, followed by Union Grove with 168 and Mayville with 100. Big Foot had 41.5 points. Travis Berryman led the way for the […]
Lady Chiefs fall flat at Edgerton
Team struggles to hit shots in RVC loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Rock Valley Conference road contest at Edgerton had the potential to cause some difficulties for the Big Foot girls basketball team. And by the time the game had ended, that’s just what happened. Big Foot […]
UPDATE: UW-Whitewater student dies from crash with semi
UPDATE – A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student died Jan. 13 from injuries suffered in a vehicle crash on Highway 12 in the Town of Whitewater last week. Ryan Gellings, 21, of Whitewater, died after his BMW and a 2012 Volvo semi-tractor with a tanker trailer crashed head on at about 10:10 […]
Lady Warhawks start conference play 2-0
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team started conference play undefeated with wins against UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire. In Whitewater’s conference opener on the road against UW-La Crosse on Jan. 4, the Warhawks and Eagles needed an extra period to decide the game. The Warhawks had a […]
