Jeffrey D. Thayer, 65, of Salem, Ill., died Sept. 27, 2015, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. He was born Feb. 14, 1950, in Geneva, to Elmer Eugene Thayer Jr. and Mary Louise (Nicoson) Thayer. He married Gloria (Greinert) Thayer on Aug. 19, 1972, in Lebanon. He […]
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City amends scope of three TIF Districts
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Hoping to strengthen some of its tax-incremental financing districts, Whitewater officials are moving forward with a plan to revamp three targeted areas of the community. At the urging of the appointed Community Development Authority, the Whitewater Common Council on Sept. 15 voted to amend the scope […]
Village waits on revaluation
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Darien Village Board agreed Monday to wait until 2017 to enter into an agreement with Accurate Appraisal for a revaluation of village property. As the board considered authorizing a revaluation in 2016, board President Kurt Zipp said the village has a lot of moving […]
Scarecrow Fest 2015
August Reddy, 5, of Delavan, stand in front of the scarecrow “Mr. Big” at Third Street and Walworth Avenue in downtown Delavan during Scarecrow Fest on Saturday. (Vicky Wedig photo)
An on-site lesson in cover crops
Standard Process Inc. serves as field day location for farmers More than 80 farmers took part in the MOSES Organic Field Day event Sept. 10 on the Standard Process Farm in Palmyra, Wisconsin. The event, hosted by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), gave farmers a chance to […]
Former Brookwood students paint mustang in middle school entry
Former Brookwood Elementary School students, who are now Badger High School seniors, completed their senior projects by sprucing up the Genoa City school including painting a mural in the entryway at the middle school. Former Brookwood teacher Gerri Duros-Cooper led 10 students – Tiana Howard, Allison Johnson, Kurtis Knull, Madisun […]
Council fills vacant first aldermanic seat
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After losing a recently elected council member in August, the Whitewater Common Council is once again up to full capacity with a recent appointment in place. Patrick Wellnitz, who ran as a write-in candidate for the city’s first aldermanic district this spring, was chosen to fill […]
Badgers contain Comets
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team gave up 379 yards to the high-octane Delavan-Darien offense Friday night but still came away with a 29-15 home win. Comet quarterback Jake Benzing passed for 231 yards and rushed for 148, but was only able to find the […]
Comets lose to Badgers
Undefeated start to season ends with 29-15 loss to Lake Geneva By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Following Delavan-Darien High School’s 3-0 start, a feat the football team was a part of a season ago, the team lost to another 3-0 team, in Union Grove entering this week. The Comets’ opponent, […]
Warhawks dominate Lions in home opener
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent A week ago, fresh off an undefeated, national championship-winning season, the UW-Whitewater football team travelled to Jackson, Miss. and took on Belhaven. Sixty minutes later, the Warhawks had won its 33rd-straight game, and began the 2015 season, 1-0, departing from the state of Mississippi with […]
