Likely successor working as special prosecutor in DA’s office By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff District Attorney Dan Necci resigned from the Walworth County DA’s office before the end of his tenure, and his likely replacement has been appointed as a special prosecutor in the office. After deciding not to seek […]
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School district levy to drop
State aid numbers released; taxpayers to see about 11 cent drop on this year’s mill rate despite potential passage of referendum By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff General state aid numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction were released Oct. 15, as required by state statute, and according to officials […]
Terrorizing for a cause
Area man to put on haunted house to benefit Walworth County Alliance for Children By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff While some are out picking up bags of bite-sized treats in preparation for the hordes of ghosts and ghouls that will be flocking to the streets in just a few weeks, […]
District hosting informational sessions on referendum
Two-part school district referendum calls for $22.9 million for district projects By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area School District is hosting three coffee chats at Friends on the Square in Elkhorn with Superintendent Jason Tadlock in the coming weeks. Sessions will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. […]
City contracts with firm for flex spending benefits
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are moving forward with a plan to contract with a third-party firm to assist employees with the menu of benefits options before them. The Common Council on Oct. 4 approved an agreement with Hartland-based Diversified Benefit Solutions Inc. to oversee municipal employees’ flexible spending […]
Farm fresh
People gather at The Black Sheep for Farm2Feast, a farm-to-table event held Oct. 13 to support the Whitewater City Market. The event included those presentations by Kris Paape, who provided the chickens and chef Tyler Sailsbery, who prepared the meal. Noah Hittner adds ambience with his guitar. […]
Special events permit policy adopted
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After an extensive review process, a new Whitewater ordinance is on the city’s books. It is aimed at striking a balance between equitably funding municipal operations and accommodating festivals and similar gatherings. The so-called special events permit ordinance has been under the microscope the past three […]
Officials consider changing city hall hours
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater residents, contractors and other persons conducting municipal business at city hall might have a longer window of opportunity to do so each day as part of a recently floated plan. City Manager Cameron Clapper discussed with the Common Council the prospect of tweaking general operating […]
Arts Alliance’s annual meeting Oct. 25
Artists and art-advocates invited to review this year, plan for next The Whitewater Arts Alliance will celebrate 2016 at its annual meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St. Whitewater. The meeting will feature a review of 2016, election of board members, […]
Thrift Shoppe to celebrate 50-year anniversary
The Thrift Shoppe of Whitewater will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 22, with an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All members of the community are invited and encouraged to stop by for food, music, prizes, shopping and fun, according to event organizers. “For 50 […]
