By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After sidestepping all the glass left over from last week’s record breaking performances, the Whitewater High School boys swim team headed to Elkhorn to participate in a dual meet. The Whippet varsity squad lost to Elkhorn 92-75, while the JV also fell, 85-59. While not […]
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iButtonLink moves into Whitewater
Company set to bring new technology to city, university By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A local research and manufacturing company is the latest to make its foray into the burgeoning Whitewater University Innovation Center facility. With promises of working with the city and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, leaders behind iButtonLink have signed […]
Whitewater’s offense explodes, can’t pick up a win
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent If there was consistency among the Whitewater High School boys’ 2014 season, it was that the defense would hold teams down while the offense struggled. This past week, the opposite was true as the Whippets put up their highest two scoring outputs of the season, […]
4-H Kids’ College set for next Saturday
4-H Kids’ College will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Government Center, 100 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. The event is designed to get Walworth County youth thinking, doing, and creating. Whether youth are enrolled in 4-H, thinking about 4-H, or not currently involved […]
Lady Whippets winning because of defense
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Whitewater leading scorer Brooke Trewyn returned to action and scored seven points in a conference crossover game last Friday night. Using their defense to lead the way, the Lady Whippets are now on a seven game winning streak after defeating Clinton 44-28. It might just […]
Standard Process mourns loss of company matriarch
Sylvia DuBois leaves behind a legacy of compassion and generosity With heavy hearts, Standard Process Inc. shares the passing of Sylvia Rose DuBois, company vice president and part owner of the whole food supplement manufacturer based in Palmyra. DuBois died Dec. 30, 2013 at the age of 84. Born on […]
Run, Hide, Fight
WHS students learn to be, and stay, safe By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Jan. 10, Whitewater High School students and staff participated in the most recent component of an extensive school safety initiative for the Whitewater Unified School District. This was the first time that the active training has been […]
Take down!
Max Reid, 138# class on the Whitewater High School varsity squad, wrestles his way to a victory in last Thursday’s meet at Evansville. Four WHS wrestlers won on the day but as a team, the Whippets fell to Evansville, 54-19.
Public meeting set
Downtown East Gate Way project plans on agenda The City of Whitewater will hold a public meeting Jan. 16 to present the reconstruction of the Downtown East Gate Way, a project slated for 2014. On Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Cravath Lakefront Community Center, 341 S. Fremont St., the city […]
Movin’ and Losin’
Fort HealthCare offers wellness program for families Fort HealthCare clinicians will offer a new session of Movin’ and Losin’, a family-based wellness program that targets weight, nutrition, and activity in both children and parents, beginning next week. The program builds on the strength of the family while encouraging families to […]
