Patricia Ann Saunders, 78, passed away Dec. 13, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. Patricia was born on Oct. 7, 1939, in Elkhorn to Charles and Helen Jean (Thomson) Coe. She was a lifetime resident of Whitewater graduating from College High School. She was a member of the Congregational United […]
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Reaching 1,000
Whitewater native Brooke Trewyn was honored Tuesday at the Warhawks game for becoming the 16th player in the history of the women’s basketball program at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to reach 1,000 points in the game that night against Milwaukee School of Engineering. She was joined by her parents Scott […]
Ganser appointed to School Board
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF By a unanimous vote, 27-year Whitewater resident Tom Ganser was appointed by the Whitewater Unified School Board to fill a vacancy. Ganser and another longtime resident, Jean Linos, applied to fill the role that was left vacant by Gretchen Torres’ resignation. Ganser was appointed in […]
City, DOT refreshing Highway 59 environmental study
By Dave Fidlin SLN Correspondent The City of Whitewater is working with the state Department of Transportation in updating a study pertaining to environmental impacts at Highway 59 and Newcomb Street. The area has been eyed as a site of improvements for years, as evidenced by a 2008 study of […]
Whippets make ‘A Pool’ at Watertown
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent The Whippets wrestlers competed in the 16-team, three-division Tom McGarvie Earlybird Scramble and finished with impressive results. The scramble last Saturday was at Watertown. In the scramble format, wrestlers compete in two rounds and are then placed in pools based on their performances. Three […]
Palmyra-Eagle’s Stefanczyk signs to MSOE
By Ryan Spoehr SLN Staff Before her teammates, her coach and members of the School District, Palmyra-Eagle’s Lauren Stefanczyk signed a letter of intent in a ceremony recently to play softball at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. “I just feel like it’s good to be a representative of our […]
Whippets fall to Beloit Turner
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent Winning the first two games of the season on the road boosted the confidence a little bit for the Whitewater boys basketball team entering their home opener against Beloit Turner in a Rock Valley Conference matchup on Tuesday. The Trojans took control of the […]
City to create code of conduct manual
For members of boards, committees By Dave Fidlin SLN Correspondent A code of conduct manual for members of Whitewater’s various boards and committees will be created as an outgrowth of a recent series of discussions of what constitutes good governance in the city. Council member Chris Grady […]
Whippets riding high after start of December
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent The Whitewater girls basketball team is right where they need to be after the first full week of December. The Whippets are creating their own identity instead of comparing themselves to teams in the past. And they are navigating this journey together, letting the […]
Whitewater Middle School receives another threat
UPDATE: Three juveniles have been arrested as a result of the incident. The names of the individuals have not been released. For the second time in less than two weeks and for the fourth time in five weeks on Thursday, a Whitewater school received a threat that put the entire […]
