Megan Reynolds takes part in a donkey basketball game featuring high school staff and students and members of the Whitewater Fire Department, held April 1 at Whitewater High School. The event, a fundraiser for the Whitewater FFA, drew a crowd of more than 500 and raised nearly […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Facebook users identify suspect in armed robbery
Warrant expected to be issued for arrest of Milwaukee man By Vicky Wedig Editor Users of social media identified a Milwaukee man suspected of holding up the Speedway station in Delavan last week. Police Chief Tim O’Neill said a man entered the store at 803 E. Geneva St. at about […]
Track coach says team picking up where it left off
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent John Houwers is in his seventh season as the head coach of both the boys and girls track teams at Whitewater High School and knows that after finishing near the top of the Rock Valley Conference (RVC) a season ago, his teams should again be […]
Badger students attend forum featuring Paul Ryan
Community State Bank invited four Badger High School to an economic forum at Geneva National on March 18 featuring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Seniors Stephanie Besenhofer, Tanner Hagen, Sophia Merry and Andrew Ploch were guests of the bank because of their role in the MyLIFE financial literacy day […]
Badger baseball ready to roll
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School baseball team was scheduled to begin its season this week pending the whims of Mother Nature. Saturday’s opener at East Troy was postponed because of a wintery day and the weather report heading into this week did not look promising for […]
Coach with 30 years experience to lead baseball team
Longer playoff run among goals for season By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent This is Mike Grover’s first year as head coach for the Delavan-Darien baseball program, but it isn’t his first rodeo. At 57 years old, Grover has 30 years of coaching experience and over the past 10 years has been […]
Hotel open for business after 12 years idle
Former Delavan House re-opens as Baymont Inn two year later than planned By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The former Delavan House Hotel in downtown Delavan, last open in 2004, re-opened for business as a Baymont Inn and Suites on March 21. “It has been a long time waiting,” Mayor Mel […]
Whippets ready to compete on diamond
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team began its 2015 season with a 6-5 overall record. The next eight games, however, went the other direction. The Whippets went 1-7 in its final eight and lost in the first round of the WIAA Tournament. For 2016, head […]
Local iron pour set for Saturday
UWW art students will help with personal designs Wisconsin Makers Inc. invites residents of Walworth, Rock and Jefferson counties to participate in its Community “Iron Pour” on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Whitewater. This is a family-friendly event, with adults and children of all ages […]
Incumbent retains Common Council seat
By Heather Ruenz Editor In the lone contested race in Whitewater, for the Aldermanic District 1 seat, residents backed the incumbent in Tuesday’s election. According to unofficial Walworth County results, Patrick Wellnitz earned 405 votes over challenger Kenneth Kienbaum’s 237 votes for the District 1 council seat. After a forum […]
