Local group to deliver petitions to Madison Whitewater YES for Education representatives will present a petition, signed by more than 1,200 people, to the Assembly Committee on Education Thursday at the State Capitol in Madison. Assembly Bill 481/Senate Bill 355, if signed into law, would restrict the ability of school […]
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UW-Whitewater winter commencement Saturday
More than 840 students will march across the stage to receive their degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2015 winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 19 with the ceremony set to begin at 10 a.m. in the Kachel Fieldhouse. Roger Pulliam, emeritus assistant vice chancellor of academic support services and former director […]
East Troy police looking for attempted robbery suspect
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Village of East Troy Police Department is investigating an attempted armed robbery of Salon Reneu on the East Troy village square at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to a Facebook post from the Police Department, the suspect entered the salon, which is only identified […]
Ho, ho, hot cakes
The Benhart family of Whitewater, Thia, Flora, Lucas and Adair have fun with Frosty the Snowman at the UWW/Community Optimist Club’s annual Breakfast with Santa Dec. 5. (Tom Ganser photo)
Changes to residential zoning under review
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Changes to zoning requirements for residential housing near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus could be on the horizon, but city officials are asking for a panel’s input before any decisions are made. At a Common Council meeting Dec. 1, council member Christopher Grady proposed making changes […]
Set to sing and string on stage
Fourth grade students take part in a cello lesson in preparation for the Whitewater Orchestra Concert set for 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at Whitewater High School. Set to take the stage are students in fourth through 12th grades in four orchestras. There are 87 students involved in the district’s […]
A pride of unhappy Lions
Village Board president apologizes for comments By Tracy Ouellette Editor A large number of East Troy Lions Club members attended the Dec. 7 meeting of the East Troy Village Board to voice their concerns with the future of the East Troy Lions Public Library building and to correct recent statements […]
City to switch banks
Banking services to be handled by Associated Bank By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 5-0 in favor of a motion to switch its banking services from JP Morgan Chase Bank to Associated Bank during it’s meeting Dec. 7 meeting. Alderman Tom Myrin, branch manager for […]
Officials support study of local lakes
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of keeping Whitewater’s two waterways navigable and low in sediment, city officials have backed a plan to undergo a study of Cravath and Trippe lakes. As a precursor to the actual study, the Common Council on Dec. 1 green lit a request by […]
Elected officials to receive pay bump
Raise would bring alderman to parity with others By Kellen Olshefski Editor Several aldermanic positions will receive a bit of a pay raise after the 2017 spring election, closing a pay gap between those three positions and the others on the council after councilmen voted in favor of the raise […]
