Five days before a jury trial was set to begin for a Whitewater man charged with 16 counts of child porn possession and one count of child sexual exploitation as a persistent repeater, the man entered a plea agreement. Michael B. Hoffer, 60, of Whitewater, pleaded guilty to four counts […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Whippets fall hard in opener vs. Turner
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent Senior Will Leibbrand was the standout for Whitewater High School’s football team last week. The senior scored the Whippets’ lone touchdown as they fell hard against Beloit Turner, 56-7. “They beat us physically and beat us pretty well,” head coach Jim Pease said. “They are bigger, […]
Badgers drop first home game since 2014
Girls golf team wins invite By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team lost its season opener 28-7 to Greendale on Aug. 16. The loss was the Badgers’ first loss at home since the 2014 season. The game got off to a late start as weather delayed […]
Dunwidde to remain on Elkhorn Common Council
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent With three applicants interested in assuming the role of District 3 Alderman, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted Monday night in favor of appointing Ron Dunwidde to fill the position until the April. Dunwidde was appointed to serve as the interim District 3 alderman in […]
Comets football team drops opener
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien Comet football team had a tough season opener Aug. 17 at home in a 13-7 loss to Lodi. Lodi won the Division 4 state championship last year. Despite losing 22 seniors to graduation, Lodi’s junior varsity team was undefeated, so D-DHS Coach Hank […]
Teen to be sentenced for assaulting child
A Sharon teenager pleaded guilty July 2 to one count of child sexual assault for assaulting a 4-year-old girl. Nicholas M. Trzebny, 17, pleaded guilty to the charge, which carries a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison, on July 2. In exchange, a second count of first-degree child sexual […]
Festival of fun
The Williams Bay Lions Corn & Brat Festival, a three-day event held Aug. 10-12 at Edgewater Park, offered food, drinks, a variety of live music and fireworks, the latter of which was synchronized to music broadcast on WLKG 96.1. Above: Bob Morava and Marsha Enquist assemble cheeseburgers. See more […]
Groundbreaking on Sept. 11
Work to begin on UW-Whitewater Community Engagement Center and new hotel Collaboration and creativity are driving plans for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Community Engagement Center and a new hotel on the city’s west side. The site, located at 1260 W. Main St., will undergo a major redesign, including the construction […]
Construction to begin on $15 million HHS building
New facility to replace 47-year-old structure built as mental hospital Vicky Wedig SLN staff Construction of a new $15 million Health and Human Services Department building will begin this month on the Walworth County campus on Highway NN. The 77,500-square-foot building will replace the 47-year-old building on the south side […]
Police and Fire Commission wants reasons for officers’ departures
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent It started with a conversation about sitting in on departing Whitewater police officers’ exit interviews but ended with a commitment to work more closely with the city’s human resources department. Members of the city’s Police and Fire Commission recently discussed the recurring occurrence of sworn personnel […]
