City recognizes young-at-heart residents with proclamation By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater is arguably best known for its revolving door of young adults by virtue of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. But the head of the city’s senior center implored officials to take a moment and consider residents on the other […]
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Good deed doers
Members of Girl Scout Troop #3336 recently visited all of the Little Free Libraries in Whitewater to replenish them with books the troop members donated from their own collections, clockwise from the front: Maggie Jay, Kathryn Donner, Abby Wildenberg, Abbey Weeden, Madelynn Newmann and Elizabeth Katzman, who are also all […]
Hands on at the library
Makerspace program offers residents a chance to roll up their sleeves and get dirty By Tracy Ouellette Editor One of the newest trends in community library programing is to create a “dirty space” for hands-on, do-it-yourself learning. The East Troy Lions Public Library embraced this concept last year when it […]
Highway 67 project in Williams Bay to begin in July
DOT project to consist of a mill and overlay, road to be open throughout most of project By Kellen Olshefski Editor Representatives from the Wisconsin DOT met with residents of Williams Bay Tuesday night for an informal session to discuss the details of a maintenance project on Highway 67 through […]
District referendum discussion slated Oct. 16
On Nov. 4, Whitewater Unified School District voters will be asked to vote on a referendum to exceed the state imposed revenue limit and the League of Women Voters will host a State of Whitewater’s Unified School District discussion next week. The referendum is a four-year, nonrecurring referendum for $1.2 […]
Therapeutic
Fairhaven resident Jean Hermsen, Fairhaven Board President, Jim Caldwell and general contractor, Scott Ehlert, take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the facility’s Therapy Department expansion and renovation Sept. 24. An open house event, featuring refreshments and the opportunity to explore the new area will be held 3 to […]
Help spread the warmth
Cub Scouts collecting winter coats for kids in need East Troy Cub Scout Pack 92 is holding a coat drive until Oct. 16 to help spread warmth this winter. The boys are looking for coat donations from infant sizes through adult. Donations can be placed in collection barrels located within […]
Warming hearts and homes
Komfort Heating and Cooling continues giving tradition in the area By Kellen Olshefski Editor With temperature’s starting to tumble, Elkhorn’s Komfort Heating and Cooling has once again stepped up and joined forces with Lennox to provide a needy area family with the warmth and comfort to help them pull through […]
UW-W cop charged with leaking information
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Monday for a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater police officer who leaked information about an investigation to a Facebook friend a year ago. Janelle L. Latsch, 24, of Helenville, was charged Sept. 10 in Walworth County Circuit Court with misconduct in office. According to the criminal […]
Councilmen look to work together on ordinance
Common Council to consider further options on sex offender ordinance at meeting next week By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council agreed Monday night on meeting next week to further discuss possible options other than a sex offender residency restriction ordinance. For nearly two years now, according […]
