By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls soccer team is focused and tearing up the standings as they notched wins six, seven and eight last week. On senior night, the Whippets put up an 8-spot on the visiting Eagles and set the tone in the conference with […]
Author: Heather Perkins
CDA awards $50K to development company
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A Whitewater-based company will soon receive a renewable loan in exchange for adding to the city’s employment base under terms of an agreement that was approved recently by officials. The Whitewater Community Development Authority on April 22 voted to award a $50,000 community development block grant […]
VIRGINIA SHERMAN
Virginia “Ginny” Sherman passed away on May 9, 2015, at Season’s of Life Hospice House, after standing up to ovarian cancer for four years. Ginny was born on January 19, 1943, to Irma and Willard Van Saun in Janesville. She attended Janesville public schools and graduated from the University of […]
LOELLA H. NILES
Loella Helen Frederick Niles, 91, died May 7, 2015, at Three Pillars Nursing Home in Dousman. Born in West Allis on Sept. 7, 1923, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Donald Niles Sr. She is survived by her children, Douglas (Christine) of Delavan, Donald Jr. […]
WAYNE BROCKWELL
Wayne “Buck” Brockwell, 62, of Darien, died at his home May 6, 2015. He was born in Brinkley, Ariz., on Aug. 11, 1952, to John and Lillian (Davis) Brockwell. He was the owner and operator of Buck’s Asphalt and Sealcoating for more than 30 years. He married Sandra Hammerstad on […]
SHIRLEY M. WEGNER
Shirley M. Wegner, 86, of Whitewater died of Alzheimer’s on May 4, 2015, at Hearthstone in Whitewater. She was born in Avalon, Rock County, on Jan 15, 1929, the daughter of George and Mae (Funk) Dodge. She was a Lima Township resident most of her life, moving to Janesville in […]
LESLIE E. KIEHL
Leslie E. Kiehl (Nee Esche), 53, of Eagle, died April 29, 2015. Beloved wife of Richard; loving mom of Chelsea and Zachary; daughter of Edward Esche and the late Norma (nee Holman); sister of Edward (Rosalind) and Jason (Martha) Esche; daughter-in-law of Jeanette and the late Wallace Kiehl. Also survived […]
FLORENCE B. DELHEY
Florence B. Delhey, 91, died on May 1, 2015. She was born Oct. 11, 1923, in Omaha, Neb., to Charles and Ella (Krueger) Britt. She was a graduate of Creighton University and was employed as a stewardess for United Airlines before marrying her husband of 49 years, J. Donald (Don) […]
Family Fun Night set for May 1
Washington Elementary School in Whitewater will hold its annual Family Fun Night on Friday, May 1. Sponsored by the Washington PATT, the event will feature food, raffles, games and a silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m. This year’s new feature will be a photo booth from Flash Creative Wisconsin. […]
Officials review emergency plan
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of staying current with disaster preparedness efforts, Whitewater officials recently reviewed and revised the city’s emergency operations plan. While the city has long had such a document in place, city staffers recently went through the document with a fine-tooth comb and updated the […]