Girls face Evansville, Milton with third of players missing By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls soccer team began its 2016 season with games against Evansville on April 5 and Milton on April 8. In the game against Evansville, the Comets trailed at half, 2-1. The Comets then […]
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Young soccer teams aims to build chemistry
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Last year’s girls soccer team was a special group according to Whitewater’s assistant coach, Richard Gunter. The Whippets went 16-3-2 a season ago and lost in the Regional Finals to Grafton, 1-0. The game was indicative of how the team played last year, with defense […]
Whippets baseball team off to 3-0 start
Track team earns several firsts in home triple dual By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater Whippets’ baseball team began its season a week ago with a 10-9 win over Big Foot, giving the team the momentum it needed heading into its second week. The Whippets followed it up with […]
Golf team brings experience to greens
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent If there is one thing the Whitewater High School boys golf team has, it is experience. “We enter the season with great optimism as we return our entire varsity lineup,” Whippets head coach Chris Wiegman said. “The expectation within the program is to take a […]
Property eyed for green space, training site
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After straining to market a property toward a private developer without success, Whitewater’s economic development panel has decided to hand the site over to the city for a series of uses. The Community Development Authority has oversight of the former Alpha Cast site at North Jefferson […]
City may ramp up geographic software
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of harnessing the latest in technology, several department heads within the City of Whitewater are embarking on an ambitious plan involving the implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) software. While GIS software is already being used within some factions of city government, plans […]
LARRY M. JAMES
Larry M. James, 71, of Delavan, died April 8, 2016, at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse. Funeral services at 11 a.m., Thursday at St. Andrew Catholic Church. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Betzer Funeral Home.
Officials continue to look at lodging options
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Although a mixed-use proposal that could have included a hotel has been nixed, city officials continue to seek out prospective lodging establishments. Members of the city’s Community Development Authority on March 24 discussed possible overtures aimed at reaching out to hotel developers. The panel has frequently […]
Local family loses $10K in timeshare scam
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The desire to be clear of an unused investment cost one local family more than $10,000 earlier this year through a common and widespread scam. “Timeshare scams have been around for a long time,” said Lisa Schiller, Director of Investigations and Media Relations for the Better […]
Co-op grocery option discusses by CDA
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Could a co-op fill the grocery store gap in Whitewater? The proposal is one of several possibilities an economic panel is reviewing. Four members of a grocery store ad-hoc committee attended a workshop recently and presented some of their findings at a Community Development Authority meeting […]
