By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As Whitewater officials begin turning their attention toward the $20.7 million plan to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant, discussion about raising user rates — and by how much — is also taking place. The Common Council on May 19 heard a report from Nathan Cassity with […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Downtown Whitewater receives accreditation
Downtown Whitewater, Inc. has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for their outstanding accomplishment […]
BRIAN H. KILIAN
Brian H. (Buck) Kilian, 54, of Whitewater, died unexpectedly May 24, 2015. He was born June 10, 1960, at Sauk Prairie Hospital in Prairie Du Sac to Elmer and Carolyn (Heiser) Kilian. Brian graduated in 1978 from Palmyra-Eagle High School and lettered in baseball and football. He went on to […]
TED JENINGA
Ted “Theo” Jeninga, 82, of Delavan, died June 1, 2015, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. He was born in Heerlen, Netherlands, Jan. 10, 1933, to Jan and Boukje (Dykstra) Jeninga. He married Nellie Kalma July 26, 1958, in Toronto, Canada. They came to Delavan in […]
Softball rebounds from loss to Wilmot
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Going up against the top team in Division 1 and another consistently mentioned within the top-10, the Delavan-Darien High School softball team was tested heading into the final stretch of the regular season. On May 18, the Comets played Wilmot Union, which is 9-3 overall. After […]
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater chancellor named
Beverly A. Kopper has been named the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved Kopper’s appointment Tuesday, following the recommendation made by a selection committee. Kopper will step into her new leadership post on July 1. Kopper has served as provost […]
Finishing strong
Baseball team wins two over rival Elkhorn By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Entering last week, the Delavan-Darien baseball team had two games to play against Elkhorn Area High School. By the week’s end, the Comets gave themselves a two-game boost to the win total, moving the team’s overall record to 10-11 […]
Badger boys win SLC track title
Girls team settles for second by a single point By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys and girls track teams finished first and second at the Southern Lakes Conference meet May 19. The boys won the event with 188 points as Westosha Central finished second with 141.16. […]
City amends special assessment policy
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After extensive debate in recent months, Whitewater officials have come to a consensus and are moving forward on a plan to specially assess property owners in limited instances as infrastructure improvements are made. The Common Council on May 19 made a series of tweaks to the […]
Honoring sacrifice
Above: Brian Buzzell salutes a wreath placed at the Civil War Monument in the Spring Grove Cemetery during the Memorial Day observance Monday in Delavan. At right: Delavan American Legion Post 95 Color Guard marches down Walworth Avenue during Monday’s Memorial Day Parade. See page 2 for more photos from […]
