Help erase hunger with the Lady Whippets Feb. 9 The Whitewater High School girls basketball team will host a food pantry drive Tuesday, Feb. 9 when the team welcomes Evansville to WHS for a 7:15 p.m. tipoff. In addition to collecting non-perishable food items for the food pantry, the team […]
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Speaking out
Whitewater City Council Chambers overflows with people at Tuesday night’s informational meeting hosted by the city’s Community Development Authority regarding local grocery needs since Sentry closed last month. Many residents and business owners used the opportunity to speak including Marie Koch (inset) who said the owner of […]
Putting up a fight?
Whitewater Middle School student Wesley Abramson (front), teacher Stacy Johnson (back from the left), and students Brian Arrendondo, Eddie Green, Brianna Staebler, Nikole Pelot, Tia Heusinkveld, Brittany Tillet, Fletcher Crone, Mariah Odegaard, Maggie Jay and Skylah Denton have fun at PJ Day fight vs. Winter Blahs at […]
Man driving wrong way crashed into semi-truck
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A Janesville man who allegedly drove the wrong way on Interstate 43 while drunk and crashed into a semi-truck was returned on a warrant Jan. 22. Carlos Antonio Guereca Silva, 26, was charged Nov. 16 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree recklessly endangering safety. […]
City denies reimbursement for sewage issue
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Anna Bianco described it, simply, as one of the most awful experiences of her life. While out running errands on a late November afternoon last year, Bianco received an unexpected, startling call from her fiancé, Victor Lefaive. The couple, who live in a rented property in […]
Town considers applying for grant to bring new business to town
Company would make fish-counting device in Dairy Queen plaza By Michael S. Hoey correspondent The Town of Delavan is considering utilizing a state-funded community development block grant to help a new business get started in the township. The business, Pooka LLC, would manufacture a new fish-counting device that its owner […]
Cycling Classic returns June 17
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board approved the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s request Jan. 18 to have the Cycling Classic on the village square June 17, but not without some questions. Village Trustee Dusty Stanford, who said he has been an avid proponent of the […]
‘Keep calm and play louder’
Jim Athas Day a celebration of 40 years of music at local church By Tom Ganser Correspondent As is true for any organization with an extensive history, highly regarded and long-serving leaders in a church serve as an essential and dependable bridge over time. For Whitewater’s First United Methodist Church, […]
George Street project back in the mix
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater municipal officials have revisited a familiar topic — reconstructing a residential corridor near the city’s Armory building — as 2016 gets underway. The Common Council on Jan. 19 approved a plan to address infrastructure improvements and upgrades along George Street. The seemingly unassuming residential corridor […]
Bridges open at White River County Park
Friends of the White River Park to sponsor hike on newly accessible section of property this weekend By Kellen Olshefski Editor The recent completion of two new bridges at Walworth County’s White River County Park has opened up a whole new section of the park to visitors. The park, found […]
