Area departments to participate in Fight for Air Climb in Milwaukee on Saturday By Vicky Wedig Editor Firefighter Frank Taylor figures climbing 94 flights of stairs carrying 70 pounds of equipment is like child birth – after the memory of the pain fades, one is willing to do it again. […]
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Local woman represents U.S. at Int’l Falconry Festival
Dianne Moller, founder of Hoo’s Woods Raptor Center near Whitewater, was a U.S. representative at the International Falconry Festival in Abu Dhabi thanks to sponsorship by Dr. Nick Fox of England and the United Arab Emirates Falconry Association. “I was able to meet and reconnect with many other raptor experts […]
Competency exam ordered for man charged with stabbing woman
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A psychological examination was ordered Feb. 3 for a Madison man who allegedly stabbed a woman at her Whitewater apartment in November. The prosecution and defense stipulated to a competency exam in January for Jason L. Grant, 28, who was charged Nov. 25 in Walworth […]
Website hampered by hosting problems
This website and several others operated by Southern Lakes Newspapers have been inaccessible from time to time over the past three days due to technical problems experienced by the company’s third-party hosting provider. We apologize for the site delays and have been assured by our hosting provider that the problem […]
Three decades of change
With retirement approaching, Telfer takes time to reflect By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As he peers out his office window and looks onto the sprawling campus, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer cannot help but be amazed. Even in our technology-soaked society, Telfer can still recall his earliest days of employment […]
City to review special assessments
George Street residents brought attention to current policies By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For the first time in nearly two decades, Whitewater officials are putting back under the microscope a longstanding policy on specially assessing property owners for infrastructure projects. At a meeting March 3, the Common Council discussed with City […]
Be well
Whitewater Wellfest event Sunday Do you ever feel like you always put your health second? Have you been meaning to buy a back massager to soothe your painful back for a while but just haven’t gotten round to it? Are you wanting to learn about different ways you can prioritize […]
Whodunnit?
Above: Harold Johnson, owner of the Breadloaf Bookstore in Lake Geneva, accuses another actor of murder during the murder mystery.
School Board accepts director of curriculum’s resignation
By Tracy Ouellette Editor With words of praise and best wishes, the East Troy School Board accepted the resignation of its Director of Curriculum and Instruction Amy Foszpanczyk Monday night during its regular board meeting. Foszpanczyk, who has been with the district for six years, tendered her resignation in a […]
Wisconsin Oven sale means expanded local operations
Dave Strand, president and CEO of East Troy’s Wisconsin Oven Corp., wants people in the community to know that last week’s sale of the company to Pennsylvania-based Thermal Product Solutions is a product of the company’s growth and local operations will be expanded. “We’re going to be adding more jobs, […]
