For years to come, people will admire the Limelight Hydrangea tree planted at LINCS Elementary School in late August thanks to the Marti Schultz Memorial Committee, including, from the left: Kim Monk, Kathy Ponyicsanyi, Bonnie Bronson-Hefty and Sue Halbach – all friends and former co-workers of Schultz, who loved teaching […]
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Dog found shot eight times near White River Trail
A dead dog – shot eight times and wrapped in a blanket – was found Sunday in the White River Trail parking lot of Highway NN in the Town of Geneva. The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department responded to the lot at about 12:45 p.m. where two people had discovered […]
East Gateway project delayed a month
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The end date of Whitewater’s extensive East Gateway project is being pushed out a month, due to several unforeseen circumstances. Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell came before the Common Council on Sept. 2 and shared an update on the extensive project, which has carried a more […]
‘Democracy Today’ lecture series kicks off
Free talks at Fairhaven Retirement Community open to the public By Tom Ganser Correspondent Jane Gottlick, a lecturer in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, kicked off the Fall 2014 Fairhaven Lecture Series Tuesday with a talk entitled, “Challenges to the Democracies of Great Britain, India and Nigeria.” From […]
Council reviews capital improvement plans
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With budget-building season about to get into full swing, Whitewater officials are kicking off the extensive review with a run-down of the city’s long-range capital improvement plans. At a Common Council meeting Sept. 2, City Manager Cameron Clapper and Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell met with […]
Annual Rock River Recovery meeting scheduled
By Clare Carlson Contributor Learn about the health of waters in the Rock River Basin and ongoing water quality improvement projects at the Rock River Recovery meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UW-Whitewater campus. The Rock River Basin covers 3,750 square miles in […]
Funding the schools
School Board approves preliminary budget By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Board of Education voted in favor of accepting the 2014-15 preliminary budget at its meeting Monday night. The vote was unanimous, but School Board member Chris Smith was not in attendance. East Troy Community School District business manager […]
UW–Whitewater presents Music Mosaics Series
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Music Department kicked off the fall season with guest artists the Bent Frequency Duo Project Thursday. Next on the docket is the first Music Mosaics Series concert of the season – to benefit the department’s scholarship fund, for students with exceptional talent and academic excellence – […]
Charges result from blast that injured friends
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 9 for an East Troy man charged with causing an explosion that burned his friends. Kevin A. Budzien, 25, was charged Aug. 8 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts each of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and […]
Patients set own fees at new Elkhorn chiropractor
Frustration with insurance companies leads him to try new approach By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor Chad Schleiger has been treating patients in his chiropractic office in Delafield since 2012, but has grown frustrated with insurance companies dictating each patient’s care. So, in March, when he opened his new pediatric and […]
