More than 840 students will march across the stage to receive their degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2015 winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 19 with the ceremony set to begin at 10 a.m. in the Kachel Fieldhouse. Roger Pulliam, emeritus assistant vice chancellor of academic support services and former director […]
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BONNIE B. SMITH
Bonnie B. Smith, 89, of Lake Geneva, and formerly of Genoa City, died Dec. 15, 2015, at Artisian Assisted Living. The former Bonnie Bertha Christison was born Feb. 12, 1926, in Lafayette Township, the daughter of the late Glen and Hattie Rohda Christison. She has been a lifelong resident of […]
Ho, ho, hot cakes
The Benhart family of Whitewater, Thia, Flora, Lucas and Adair have fun with Frosty the Snowman at the UWW/Community Optimist Club’s annual Breakfast with Santa Dec. 5. (Tom Ganser photo)
Changes to residential zoning under review
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Changes to zoning requirements for residential housing near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus could be on the horizon, but city officials are asking for a panel’s input before any decisions are made. At a Common Council meeting Dec. 1, council member Christopher Grady proposed making changes […]
Set to sing and string on stage
Fourth grade students take part in a cello lesson in preparation for the Whitewater Orchestra Concert set for 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at Whitewater High School. Set to take the stage are students in fourth through 12th grades in four orchestras. There are 87 students involved in the district’s […]
Officials support study of local lakes
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of keeping Whitewater’s two waterways navigable and low in sediment, city officials have backed a plan to undergo a study of Cravath and Trippe lakes. As a precursor to the actual study, the Common Council on Dec. 1 green lit a request by […]
Warhawks to face Mount Union in semifinal
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent This wasn’t the first rodeo between No. 5 UW-Whitewater and No. 3 UW-Oshkosh. The two football teams met in the fifth week of the season and the Warhawks were handed its first loss of the year, at UW-Oshkosh, 10-7. The Warhawks have won six of […]
Water rates may increase 3 percent
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater residents could experience a 3-percent water rate increase early next year as part of a plan floated recently by city officials. Finance Director Doug Saubert came before the Common Council on Dec. 1 with details of the water utility’s so-called simplified rate case, or SRC, […]
Badger boys split two
Girls lose to Tremper By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School boys basketball team won its Southern Lakes Conference opener against Union Grove on Dec. 4 but lost a non-conference match-up with Division 2 powerhouse Seymour on Saturday. The Badgers (1-2, 1-0 SLC) beat the Broncos 57-48 despite […]
Badger ag teacher selected for educator award
Candice Franks, agricultural educator at Badger High School in Lake Geneva, is one of six individuals nationwide who received the Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award, given at the National Association of Agricultural Educators annual convention in New Orleans on Nov. 19. The National Agriscience Teacher of the Year award […]
