Slight rate increase to account for added operating expenses with full season By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of an increased fee schedule for Sunset Pool’s 2016 season at a special council meeting March 14. Under the new fee schedule, the price […]
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East Troy to be first in state to have SmartLabs
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District will be the first in the state to offer SmartLabs in its schools. The Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to purchase the labs for Prairie View Elementary and East Troy Middle schools. School District Administrator Chris Hibner […]
Getting ready for Easter
Beckett Jenski, of Williams Bay, tries on his paper plate bunny mask for size during the Williams Bay Recreation Department Easter Egg Hunt last weekend. Egg dying and painting was one of numerous crafts and activities including the egg hunt, bunny masks and egg maracas. (Kellen Olshefski photo)
Area schools earn Title I recognition
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Two area schools were recognized as Title I Schools of Recognition for the 2015-2016 academic year at a ceremony Monday in Madison. Both Reek Elementary School and Sharon Community School were recognized at the ceremony for their accomplishments. According to a release from the Wisconsin […]
Battle of the Books
Lakeview Elementary School team members Josie Treder (from the left), Izzy Dieter, Jazmin Cederberg and Tyler Wright battle their way to a fourth-place finish in the elementary school State Battle of the Books competition recently that featured 215 teams through the state. Due to a number of […]
Egg hunt set for Saturday
A bonafide sighting of the Easter Bunny will happen Saturday in Whitewater when the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club hosts its annual Easter egg hunt. The event is scheduled for 11 am at the Whitewater Middle School grounds, 401 S. Elizabeth Street, weather permitting. Inclement weather will move the […]
WMS math whizzes
Whitewater Middle School seventh graders easily take first place with 1,116 points in the recent Math 24 competition, comprised of: Crystal Chan (front row, from the left), William Hofmann and Kevin Dieter; Denver Isbell (back), Peter Zimdars, Young Liang and Carson Ellenwood. Chan won first with 318 […]
Council backs plan to replace DPW vehicles
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After receiving a report on challenges with some of the public works department’s fleet of vehicles, Whitewater officials have approved a plan to begin taking steps toward replacing aging equipment. The Common Council on March 1 backed a plan to allocate $66,322 from an equipment replacement […]
Officials continue review of municipal ordinances
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The city of Whitewater’s ongoing comb-through of its municipal ordinances continues, and one of the more technical issues — impervious surface threshold calculations — is the latest component to receive extra special attention. At its core, the thresholds relate to stormwater maintenance in the city. A […]
New DTWW director introduced at meeting
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Courtney Nelson, introduced as the new director for Downtown Whitewater, and an annual report presented by Dave Saalsaa, president of the executive board who will be stepping down from that position next month were the highlights at the organization’s annual meeting March 10. Kristine Zaballos, […]
