Cory Gentry, Alexis Gaytan and Aaron Katzman stand by clay bowls students created at Washington Elementary School to be given away at the Feb. 20 Soup-er Arts Night event at the school. The all-you-can-eat soup dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. will kickoff the night; the student art gallery will […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Home destroyed by fire
By Heather Ruenz Editor A fire that is believed to have started in the basement of a two-story home on Cottage Street in Whitewater last Friday quickly spread to the first and second floors causing floors to collapse and the structure to be compromised. “The floor failed while we were […]
Whitewater home destroyed by fire
The Whitewater Fire Department was called to 267 S. Cottage St. for a structure fire just before 9 a.m. this morning for what eventually turned into a seven-alarm fire, according to comments posted on the Walworth County Fire/EMS Scanner Facebook page. No one was home at the time of the fire, according […]
Whitewater police investigate bank robbery
On Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 4:43 p.m., City of Whitewater police officers responded to a robbery at Fort Community Credit Union, 203 E. Milwaukee St. in Whitewater. The suspect robbed the bank of an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect was carrying a black attaché type bag. The suspect implied […]
DOA: Standard Process annexation in public interest
By Heather Ruenz Editor Adding a new twist to the nearly two-year issue of Standard Process, Inc. wanting to bring its entire operation into the Village of Palmyra, the state Department of Administration recently issued an opinion that the annexation is in the public interest, a flip from the opinion […]
Area home destroyed by fire
Nearly 100 firefighters battle five-alarm blaze By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer A fire that began in a wood stove destroyed a home on Pine Drive in the Town of Palmyra Nov. 14. The homeowner, who was home alone at the time, was able to escape safely, along with three pets. […]
Deer herds strong despite harsh winter
Officials say population stability and some increases should make for a successful hunt By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Area residents will join hundreds of thousands of other hunters throughout the state in pursuit of white-tailed deer as Wisconsin’s annual nine-day gun season opens Saturday. It would also be advisable that […]
A time and place to grieve
GriefShare offers holiday seminar, support groups for those suffering a loss By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer The holidays can often be stressful, from the cold weather and treacherous roads to the hustle and bustle of shopping and financial worries. Add to that the death of a loved one and the […]
In memory, honor
Members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ROTC Battalion listen to speakers, including community members and alumni student veterans during Tuesday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the university’s James R. Connor University Center. Following the program inside the center attendees went outside for the ceremonial firing of three volleys and the playing […]
Phyllis L. Tiggemann
Phyllis Lucille Tiggemann, 92, of Genoa City, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. The former Phyllis Lucille Katzenberg was born on April 9, 1922 in Genoa City, the daughter of the late Harry John and Nina Augusta Jacobson Katzenberg. Phyllis has been a lifelong […]
