Letters from student given to veteran during return trip of Honor Flight By Kellen Olshefski Editor Thanks to the help of students of West Side Elementary School, a local veteran of the Korean War recently received a pleasant surprise while returning home from Washington, D.C., on this spring’s Stars and […]
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K9 run/walk May 30
Officer Boomer set to cheer on participants The Whitewater Police Department is set to host its 3rd Annual K9 5K/10K Run/Walk event – where participants are encouraged to run/walk with their dog – on Saturday, May 30, with proceeds to benefit the department’s K9 unit, including officer Boomer. The race […]
East Troy gets busy Memorial Day weekend
Corn and brat roast, community-wide rummage return The East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s 39th annual Corn & Brat Roast will return on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-25, on the East Troy village square. The event, featuring roasted sweet corn, brats, hot dogs, burgers, soda and beer, as well as […]
Future Business Leaders on path to success
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) celebrated the many accomplishments during the past year of its 43 members and faculty adviser, Cynthia Teal, at an awards banquet Monday. Participation Awards were presented to 32 members. Active Membership Awards were […]
City reviewing special assessments policy
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Should the city of Whitewater continue a longstanding policy of specially assessing property owners for infrastructure improvements or shift the costs onto the municipal budget? This is a looming question officials are grappling with in the aftermath of criticism raised by a group of residents early […]
Finance committee kicks off budget process
Discussions begin on last year’s process and plans for this year By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee began discussions Monday night on the budget process for the upcoming year, discussing what worked well last year and what could be done this year to further […]
For a good night’s sleep
Girl Scout Troop 4283 members Ella Rondeau (front from left), Morgan Bartlett, Alliso Slusar, Kylie Moker; back row: Kaylee McFarland, Lizi Malicki, Megan Mast, Sophia Heimos, Jenna Gulig, Krystal Loebsack, Sierra Wojciechowski, Sami Biesterveld, and Allyson Gebauer with the sleeping bags they recently completed in an 18-month community service project. […]
Blood drives slated in county
The BloodCenter of Wisconsin will have the following blood drives in Walworth County: East Troy – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 15 at Wisconsin Oven, 2675 Main St.; Darien – 1 to 5 p.m. May 18 at the Darien Fire Department, 602 Gerry Way; Whitewater – 10:30 a.m. to […]
Three honored as Citizens of the Year
Walworth, Fontana and Williams Bay residents’ receive prestigious volunteer award By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Three area locals were recognized as the Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce’s Citizens of the Year at its 41st annual awards ceremony held last Wednesday at Abbey Springs Country Club. LaMarr “Sparky” Lundberg, of Williams […]
City to flush hydrants next week
The City of Whitewater Water Utility’s semi-annual water main and hydrant flushing program is set to begin Monday, May 18 and conclude Friday, May 22. According to a press release from Water Superintendent Rick Lien, flushing of the water mains is necessary in order to continue to deliver clean safe […]
