844 students get degrees at UW-W winter commencement By Tom Ganser Correspondent The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater winter commencement Dec. 19 was not only a beginning for 782 students who received bachelor’s degrees and 62 students who got graduate degrees but also for Chancellor Beverly Kopper. Kopper conferred degrees for a […]
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MELANIE A. TODD
Melanie A. Todd, 64, of Elkhorn, passed away Jan. 11, 2016, at Aurora Medical Center in Summit. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
SHIRLEY B. TAYLOR
Shirley Bromley Taylor, 88, passed away Jan. 9, 2016, at Hearthstone Memory Care in Whitewater. She was born May 14, 1927, in LaGrange, the fourth of five children of Frederick and Ruth (Hackett) Bromley. She lived in LaGrange, and graduated from College High in Whitewater, class of […]
Girl scout going for the gold
Donations, additional sponsors needed for food packaging event By Heather Ruenz editor “In a world that produces more than enough food to feed everyone on the planet, why are millions of people going hungry? Sharing is caring and together we can make a bigger impact,” Morgan Radaj wrote on the […]
CHRISTINE M. TOYNTON
Christine M. Toynton, 101, of Walworth, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Jan. 9, 2016, at Golden Years Health Care Center in Walworth. She was born Nov. 7, 1914, in St. Joseph Township, Minn., the daughter of Thomas and Rose (Bohmer) Mathies. She married […]
GEORGE H. WELCH JR.
George H. Welch Jr., 100, a lifetime Darien area resident, died Jan. 7, 2016, at Holton Manor Nursing Home in Elkhorn. He was born Dec. 28, 1915, in Sharon to George H. Welch, Sr. and Sarah Woods. He graduated from Darien High School in 1935. He married Darling Zink on […]
ANTHONY WITT
Anthony Witt, 57, of Delavan, died Jan. 7, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Chicago, May 1, 1958, to George and Dorthea (Witt) Spagnolia. He married Karen Blair Oct. 15, 1983, in Chicago. He worked for many years at Aurora Health Care. He also was […]
High scorer
Abbie Reeves (shown in a game earlier this season) of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater womens basketball team, led with a team-high 15 points in the Lady Warhawks 61-42 win over Edgewood College on the road last week. (Bob Mischka photo)
CDA may alter the scope of TIF District
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A few tweaks could be in store for one of Whitewater’s five active tax-incremental financing, or TIF, districts. The city’s Community Development Authority on Dec. 17 discussed altering the scope of TIF District No. 5, which was established in 2007 and has an anticipated sunset of […]
Balancing act
This hawk lives in the Kettle Moraine Forest southeast of Whitewater. Last weekend he landed on a branch with both legs, fluffed his feathers up and then tucked his left leg up into the feathers of his breast. He stayed that way for some time, showing off […]
