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Electronics recycling firm DP Recycling, of Elkhorn, has plans to build a $12.5 million facility in Whitewater that company officials say will create 100 new jobs. The developer’s agreement was jointly announced Wednesday by the firm and the City of Whitewater. See the March 3 edition of the Whitewater Register […]
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department issued the following news release in the wake of a deputy-involved shooting in East Troy Wednesday evening. The incident evolved into a high-speed chase that ended in Muskego with the suspects attempting to flee on foot. They were later caught, according to various news reports. […]
The East Troy High School Camerata and East Troy Community Choir will present their 11th annual Masterwork Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 1975 Beulah Ave., East Troy. This year’s feature works are Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Mass No. 7” (“Little Organ” mass); and […]
The Whitewater FFA Alumni will host its 24th annual Farm Toy Show, Sunday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Whitewater High School, 534 S. Elizabeth St. Members of the Whitewater FFA – the beneficiaries of money raised – help out at by assisting vendors by bringing their […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The composition of Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation Board was put under the microscope as city officials begin making changes to the new governing structure of the aquatic center. The Common Council on Feb. 2 adopted a first reading of an ordinance outlining the membership structure of […]
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater High School Players will be taking the stage in a high energy and emotionally charged production of Arthur Miller’s powerful drama, “The Crucible” next weekend. Premiering in 1953, Miller’s dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the 1692-93 Salem witch trials is a mainstay of […]
Both Tasch and Sunset to now have two tee-ball fields By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of park improvement plans for Tasch and Sunset parks Feb. 15 that include a total of four grass tee-ball fields between the two at a cost […]
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board member discussed Feb. 15 having holiday lighting and/or decorative banners installed on the village square and the four corridors leading into the square. The idea has been brought up at various times over the years by different trustees and again […]
A team from Northside Intermediate School in Milton jumps into the water during the Polar Plunge as part of Whitewater’s annual Freeze Fest event Feb. 13. In addition to the plunge the event featured a chili cook-off at Cravath Lakefront Park and sled dog rides at Irvin L. Young Memorial […]
A sex offender was expected to return to Whitewater Feb. 16, according to the Whitewater Police Department and the state Department of Corrections. The offender, who is not named in the press release from the departments, is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed […]
