By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater Unified School District officials have taken a cautious approach in crafting the 2020-21 budget because of a series of unknowns, related to COVID-19. In his most recent presentation of the draft budget for the district’s next fiscal year, Business Manager Matthew Sylvester-Knudtson said he was […]
Month: May 2020
ARTHUR SELLNOW
Arthur C. Sellnow Jr., 67, of Johnson Creek, passed away on May 9, 2020, at UW Hospital in Madison. Arthur Carl Sellnow, Jr., was born on April 15, 1953, in Watertown, to Helen (nee Madsen) and Arthur Carl Sellnow, Sr. He was a 1971 graduate of Watertown High School. […]
ALDEN TAYLOR
Alden Taylor, 70, passed away Saturday, May 23 at Carmel Health and Living. He was born April 15, 1950 to Barbara Alden Taylor and Clayton Meacher Taylor in Terre Haute, Ind. He graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1969 and attended Wabash College and Indiana State University, where he […]
Tour de Elkhorn?
On May 15, teachers from throughout the Elkhorn Area School District participated in National Bike to Work Day, some who had family members join them. Due to schools being closed, after the teachers arrived at school they jumped back on their bikes and made their way back home to […]
Man charged with assaulting nieces still at large
An arrest warrant remains out for a man charged with sexually assaulting his nieces in the Village of Bloomfield in 2013. A warrant was issued Sept. 11, 2018, for the arrest of a man charged with 24 counts of sexual assault of his 10- and 14-year-old nieces. The man, 32, […]
MARGARET STRASSBURG
Margaret E. (Arnhoelter) Strassburg, 86, formerly of Elkhorn, passed away on May 22, 2020, at Lincolnshire Place Memory Care in Loves Park, Ill. A private service for immediate family only will be held at Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home and Crematory, 730 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. A public graveside service […]
MAGDOLNA PETRICS
Magdolna “Maggie” Petrics (Sorok), 83, of Williams Bay, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 22, 2020 at home due to complications of Alzheimer’s. She was born May 16, 1937 in Hungary, to Carl and Teresa (Torma) Sorok. Maggie married the love of her life, Sigmond L. […]
BETTY JEAN EVANS
Betty Jean Evans, 91, of Janesville, passed away May 22, 2020, at Oak Park Place in Janesville. She was born on Aug. 7, 1928, in Clinton, to Lora L. (Blackburn) and Archie W. Christman, Sr. She married John (Jack) E. Evans on Dec. 31, 1949. Betty partnered with her […]
Road construction season has arrived
Projects include I-43 from Elkhorn to Rock County As many area drivers have encountered, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently began rehabilitation work along 16 miles of Interstate 43, from Highway 12 in Elkhorn to the Rock County line. The improvements, which began in March, are expected to be complete […]
DDSD considers facilities referendum
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Last week, the Delavan-Darien School Board discussed a potential facilities referendum for this fall or next spring. A successful referendum would fund renovations to athletic facilities at the high school. District Administrator Jill Sorbie said at the May 11 meeting she and staff have been […]
