WUSD Playhouse production of ‘Phantom Tollbooth Jr. begins July 11 By Tom Ganser Correspondent A refreshing break from the heat – both the weather and the political climate – will be evident from the get-go in the Whitewater Unified School District’s Summer School Playhouse production of “The Phantom Tollbooth Jr.” […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Local author pens compelling, humorous novel about Vietnam
By Dennis West Staff Writer Author Bruce D. Johnson grew up in Chicago. Like many a young man who graduated from school in the late 1960s, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Vietnam. It is on this experience that he based his novel, “10¢…and a Silver […]
HHS building project ahead of schedule
Fate of current building remains unknown at this time By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Despite unusually wet weather throughout this spring, the Walworth County new Health and Human Services building project is beginning to take its final form and is expected to be finished ahead of schedule. According to a June […]
Gravel pit decision postponed
Residents line up in opposition to proposal By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Spring Prairie residents voiced opposition to a proposed gravel pit in the township, even after the Planning and Zoning Commission postponed the decision at a June 27 meeting. Robert Kordus, president of Union Grove-based Asphalt Contractors, Inc., requested […]
Risky rescue
City of Delavan firefighters and paramedics were among emergency personnel needed while responding to a recent call for help. On June 26, a man was working on a roof when he became ill. Emergency responders are shown preparing to place him on a backboard and then into a basket to […]
Superintendent: check water softeners
Efficient operation will use less salt and less water Some wastewater treatment plants have received more than two tons of salt every day for the past seven years, on average, and is seeking the public’s help, according to Douglas York. “That much chloride (salt) goes into the environment every day […]
Celebrating our independence
At the Star Spangled Celebration last Friday at Sunset Park in Elkhorn, FFA members (not in order) Aidan Jenuska, Josie Vance, Alliah North, Lauren Vorpagel and Macie Kruse show off their smiles and spirit. See more photos in the July 4 Independent. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Seeking the best chocolate cake
Sponsors also needed to help make the contest a success Do you think you bake the best chocolate cake? Do your friends rave about it? If so, then you should enter your cake into Studio 84’s Chocolate Cake War. The event will take place Saturday, Sept. 14 from 2 to […]
‘We are doing our best’
Area woman balances work, parenting while fighting cancer By Troy Sparks Correspondent What began as a severe lower back pain for Sarah O’Connor turned into a life-changing journey that continues today. O’Connor’s medical condition is affecting her home life and being a parent to her two sons, 13-year-old Parker and […]
KIMBERLY RAE HOFER
Kimberly Rae Hofer, 48, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away on June 30, 2019, at Mercyone Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. A Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, at Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan.
