By Jason Arndt Staff Writer After weather stopped play at the WIAA Division 2 state softball semifinal June 9 in Madison, Delavan-Darien senior Jennah Speth had 17 strikeouts, but when the game ended the next day, she set a new state tournament record with 22 strikeouts. “On Thursday when I […]
Author: Heather Perkins
CDA approves grant, loan to startup company
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A nationally recognized startup company known for intermingling crowd-sourcing technology with political poling will soon be headquartered in Whitewater as part of a plan announced recently. To help facilitate the transition, the city’s Community Development Authority on May 26 voted to issue a grant and loan […]
‘Make this world a better place’
Whitewater High School hands out diplomas to 152 graduates By Tom Ganser correspondent More than 150 members of the Whitewater High School Class of 2016 were awarded their diplomas on June 5 in the high school gym to the cheers of family and friends. After the processional march accompanied by […]
District Administrator applicants narrowed to three
Board on schedule to name Runez’s successor late this month By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The next educator to helm the Whitewater Unified School District could be named by the end of the month, officials confirmed this week. WUSD’s current district administrator, Eric Runez, announced in mid-April he was resigning to […]
CAROLYN H. KILIAN
Carolyn H. Kilian, 84, resident of Main St. in Eagle, (the former Eagle Hospital) passed away June 7, 2016. She was born May 12, 1932, in Loganville, the daughter of the late Roman and Caroline (Dischler) Heiser. She graduated from St. Luke’s High School in Plain. She […]
ARTHUR G. SHAW
Arthur George Shaw, 77, of Jensen Beach, Fla. passed away June 5, 2016, in Stuart, Fla. He was born June 16, 1938, in Milwaukee, to Arthur and Letty Shaw, deceased, of Elkhorn. Arthur (father) was a founding driver in Harness Racing of Trotters and Pacers. George graduated […]
ROBERT J. LILE
Robert J. Lile, 73, of Market Street, Elkhorn, died June 7, 2016, at Lifecare Hospital of Wisconsin in Pewaukee. He was born Jan. 10, 1943, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Robert W. and Helen Lucille (Kronberger) Lile. He was a graduate of Burlington High School. […]
DAVID O. THIEL
David Otto Thiel, 68, of Three Lakes, died May 30, 2016. He was the husband of Wendy A. (nee Bush) Thiel, son of the late Otto and Gladys Thiel of Eau Claire; father of Derek D. (Leah Donohue) Thiel and cherished papa of Amelia and Braeden Thiel, […]
Council denies alcohol license for Jimmy’s
Background check revealed several offenses not listed on application By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After reviewing a list of prior convictions, Whitewater officials have decided to uphold a recommendation and deny an applicant’s request to serve alcohol at an establishment within the city. In February, Joseph J. Ford, of Racine, sought […]
Young and talented
LINCS Elementary School student Dejaney Valles (left) a fifth grader, sits near her work with art teacher Joan Schlough at the Cultural Arts Center May 15. The event drew a large crowd to celebrate the talent of Whitewater students in art and music, as the LINCS drummers […]
