By Kellen Olshefski Editor The ballot for the April 7 election will include not only contested races for the Village of Sharon Board of Trustees, but also Walworth County’s Branch 3 Circuit Court Judge. Village of Sharon seats In the Village of Sharon, incumbents Lawrence Diderich, 186 Martin St., Pam […]
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Two contested races on Tuesday’s ballot in Elkhorn
School District referendum questions ask for $25 million By Kellen Olshefski Editor The ballot for the April 7 election will have contested races for both the Branch 3 Walworth County Circuit Court Judge and City of Elkhorn Aldermanic District 2 seats. City aldermanic seats Michael Kluck, 38, of 1408 E. […]
Checking out the take
Sisters Scarlett Wenzel (left), 2, and Savannah Wenzel, 3, from Williams Bay, take a break to sift through the eggs they gathered during the Annual Easter Egg Hunt held at Williams Bay Lions Park Saturday. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Just ‘Around the Corner’
John McGivern returns to East Troy April 13 for premiere Milwaukee Public Television will host a screening of the episode of “Around the Corner with John McGivern” featuring East Troy. The East Troy episode premieres at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16. A preview of the episode can be see […]
The Easter Bunny is coming to town
Annual event slated April 4, rain or shine, at middle school The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club will host the annual Easter Egg hunt on April 4 at 11 a.m. on the grounds at Whitewater Middle School, 401 S. Elizabeth St., weather permitting. Inclement weather will move the event inside […]
Two vie for city’s District 2 seat
Incumbents in districts 1 and 5 running unopposed By Kellen Olshefski Editor Two candidates are facing off in the April 7 election in hopes to either gain or maintain the city’s District 2 Aldermanic seat. Alderman Gary Payson, Sr., representing District 2, is running for re-election in the upcoming election […]
City clarifies wastewater digester project
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While Whitewater officials are working vigorously to plan for an upgrade of the city’s aging wastewater treatment facility, an outright replacement of the existing bio-digester is not expected to be part of the process. Tim Reel, Whitewater’s wastewater superintendent, said the city is not planning to […]
Schools aim to clarify referendum questions prior to election
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn Area School District is welcoming and aiming to clarify any questions regarding the district’s two-part referendum on the April 7 ballot prior to the election. The two-part referendum calls for two sums of money: the first being a total of $20.42 million to address safety […]
A desire to make a difference
Group aims to help curb hunger, around the world and locally By Heather Ruenz Editor In October, a group of Whitewater residents traveled to Delavan to volunteer for something that they had never done before – MobilePack, an international dry food-packaging event and service project. The group of 10 from […]
Man charged with OWI after fight with girlfriend
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for March 25 for an Elkhorn man charged with an eighth drunken driving offense. Scott R. Liebnow, 57, was charged March 16 in Walworth County Circuit Court with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, eighth offense. According to the criminal […]
