By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Soccer season kicked off on Aug. 23 for the Whitewater Whippets’ boys team against Elkhorn on the road. The Whippets’ start of the 2016 season could be seen as a difficult one, as its first match was against Elkhorn, a Division 2 opponent. The Whippets […]
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Warhawks look to return to top of their game
Sting of last season the motivation on both sides of the ball By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team looks to get back to familiar territory in 2016 – not only back to the WIAC conference title, but also the National Championship game in Salem, Virginia. The […]
Whitewater loses to Jefferson to start season
Coach says team is young and will continue to learn as they go By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Jefferson Eagles offense proved to be too much for the Whitewater Whippets on Friday night as the Whippets football team started off its 2016 campaign with a 41-6 loss. Both the […]
Midyear budget shows ‘considerable improvement’
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Revenues in Whitewater are up, and expenses (for the most part) are down. This was the overarching theme trumpeted by Finance Director Doug Saubert as he discussed Whitewater’s municipal budget at the mid-year point at a Common Council meeting Aug. 2. Much of his analysis focused […]
JOSEPH D. SULLIVAN
Joseph Dale Sullivan, 79, of Adams, formerly of Whitewater, was reunited with his beloved wife, Sharon, on Aug. 22, 2016. He was born in Wynne, Ark., Jan. 23, 1937, the son of Raymond and Josephine (Spath) Sullivan. Joseph is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Josephine (Spath) Sullivan; […]
DANIEL R. LENOBLE
Daniel Reinheart LeNoble, 63, of Delavan, died with his family at his side Aug. 19, 2016. The son of John LeNoble and Carol Phillips, he married Verna Marzinzik in 1979 in Fremont. He was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elkhorn, a U.S. Army veteran […]
Library a community gem for 25 years
By Kristen Burton Correspondent The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library – a staple in the Whitewater community for a quarter of a century – celebrated its 25th anniversary on July 28 with flowers, refreshments, souvenir pencils, and a Harry Potter party. The library officially opened in June of 1991 but […]
TERRY D. TIFFT
Terry “Bear” D. Tifft, 63, of Mount Pleasant, passed away peacefully Aug. 17, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Born July 29, 1953, in Delavan, he was the son of the late Raymond “Koke” Eugene and Jeanne (Miller) Tifft. On June 29, 1974, he was united in […]
EDWARD F. WEIMAN
Edward Frank Weiman, 87, passed away peaceful with his family by his side Aug. 15, 2016. He was born in Chicago on Dec. 8, 1928. Ed is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary Weiman; brothers, Roman, Raymond and Daniel Weiman; and sister, Evelyn Balis. […]
Respect key to balancing sports with life
For Bullis family, competitiveness a given but respect comes first By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent On an October day in 1996, Kathy Bullis was coaching a volleyball game in Durand. That’s not surprising, but the fact that she knew prior to the game she was going into labor may surprise some. […]
