POLCO a new tenant at the Whitewater Innovation Center By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Technology-inclined residents within the City of Whitewater will soon have an opportunity to weigh in on specific issues through a smartphone app and website. Plans are in motion to soon rollout software from a new startup company, […]
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Council adopts updated parking ordinance
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s lengthy review of parking regulations has come to a close — for now, at least. Early this summer, the city’s Plan and Architectural Review Commission began digging into an ordinance outlining a series of changes. Most of the review focused around the downtown area. The […]
Days of fun
Joanna and Jason Baker (standing), of Whitewater, and their children, Malcolm, Milena, Silas and Calvin take a lunch break near the chamber office during Maxwell Street Days Aug. 5. The two-day event featured sidewalk sales and deals at businesses throughout the city. (Heather Ruenz photo)
City looks toward weekly leaf collection for fall
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee is preparing to bring a leaf collection program to the full Common Council that it hopes will help to alleviate some concerns from previous years. In a memo to the committee, City Administrator Sam Tapson said […]
WUSD Board moves forward on referendum
$23.5 million in projects includes upgrades at all district schools By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whitewater Unified School District is proposing a referendum that will improve buildings throughout the district and will be up for a vote on the Nov. 8 ballot. The referendum is for $23.5 million. The […]
Walworth man accused of sexual assault
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 30 for a Walworth man charged with touching a 10-year-old girl’s mouth with his penis. David J. Baker, 47, was charged Aug. 16 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree sexual assault of a child and exposing his genitals. According to the criminal […]
Still going strong
Dee Burkey (left) checks out the goods being sold by vendor Karl Knuteson at the Whitewater Farmers Market Aug. 20, the 28th anniversary celebration of the local market. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays through Nov. 5, in the Whitewater True Value parking lot, 1415 […]
Village Board considers grant program for local businesses
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board discussed the possibility of creating a grant program for village businesses looking to improve facades or services on Aug. 15. The board budgeted about $6,800 for “developer’s fees” for this year, but the use of that money has been debated […]
Fire destroys storage units on Nathan Lane
Fire being investigated by Elkhorn fire and police departments as potentially suspicious. By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff A fire that ravaged Nathan Lane Storage Units Aug. 18 is being investigated by the City of Elkhorn police and fire departments as potentially being suspicious. Elkhorn Fire Chief Rod Smith said the […]
Man ordered to pay back Elkhorn company
A Maine man was ordered to pay $12,000 restitution Aug. 4 to an Elkhorn company after taking money for equipment that he failed to deliver. Mark C. Bates, 45, of Gorham, Maine, pleaded guilty to theft of more than $10,000 by false representation and was sentenced Aug. 4 to pay […]
