By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After reviewing existing staffers’ workloads and factoring in federal mandates, Whitewater Unified School District officials have decided to allocate funds toward special education services for the remainder of the current school year. District Administrator Mark Elworthy requested the School Board enter into a $21,000 contract with […]
Month: January 2019
DAVID J. DEGNAN
David John Degnan was born March 1, 1976, in Friendship, WI. He was raised by his mother, Cindy Lou May, and his father, Bruce Charles Degnan Sr. He lived the majority of his life in the small town of Palmyra. David was moving to Necedah to begin a new chapter […]
MARJORIE A. CONNELL
Marjorie A. Connell, 90, of Elkhorn, died peacefully Jan. 4, 2019, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 107 W. Walworth Street Elkhorn, with the Rev. Raymond Goedert officiating. Burial will be at St. […]
STEVEN C. BURGESS
Steven Charles Burgess, 72, of Elkhorn, died Jan. 4, 2019, at Mercy Hospital Janesville, surrounded by his loving family. Steve was the son of the late James and Gladys (Gaul) Burgess. He graduated from Elkhorn High School with the Class of 1964. Steve received multiple letters in FFA, track, […]
Driver to be tried for homicide in death of man shot by deputy
A Milwaukee man is scheduled to go on trial March 11 for homicide in the death of a man shot by a sheriff’s deputy in East Troy in 2016. A pretrial conference is scheduled for March 6 for Jose G. Lara, 33, who pleaded not guilty March 23 in Walworth […]
Sex offender charged with having child porn
A Lake Geneva man was scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 2 on 14 counts of possession of child pornography. Anthony M. Schmidt, 29, was charged Dec. 13 in Walworth County Circuit Court with 14 counts of possession of child pornography and violating the Sex Offender Registry. According to the criminal […]
Delavan Council approves IGA with Darien
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Darien regarding building inspections and fees on Dec. 18. The city and village had an agreement in place until the city’s building inspector Fred Walling left for another job in 2017. The village […]
Pair headed toward trial in overdose death of friend
Final pretrial conferences are scheduled for next month for a Whitewater couple charged with homicide in the overdose death of their friend more than a year ago. Jeremy David Meyer, 37, and Kori L. Kincaid, 40, are charged with first-degree reckless homicide and possession of drug paraphernalia, both as a […]
Celebrating Christmas
At the annual Christmas Day Dinner at the American Legion in Delavan on Dec. 25, Richard Deschner and Luke Deschner cheer spending the holiday together with Tom and Jerry drinks. See more photos in the Jan. 3 Delavan Enterprise. (Heather Ruenz photo)
FUMC hosts another successful cantata
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Dec. 9, the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church of Whitewater provided the stage for two performances of the Christmas cantata, “The Heart of Christmas: Embracing the Passion of Those Who Lived the Story.” The contemporary performance by Pepper Choplin celebrates the Christmas story in […]
