Upgraded criminal charges including first-degree recklessly endangering safety have been filed against a 21-year-old Elkhorn woman who was rescued from her car after crashing into a natural gas line in the Town of Waterford May 26. In addition to the two counts of reckless endangerment, Vada Wirtz is now […]
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Sheriff seeks help finding missing man
Authorities focused searches in Kettle Moraine State Forest The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department Aug. 12 continued to seek help from the public in finding a man who has been missing since mid-July. Russ Delorme was last seen in the Elkhorn area on July 13, according to a press release issued […]
Rotarians hear success of school programs
By Tom Ganser CORRESPONDENT Ramon R. Ortiz, Jr., was the featured speaker at the July 22 meeting of the Whitewater Rotary Club at the Whitewater Country Club. Ortiz, Executive Director of Pre-College Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, provided an overview of several programs aimed at middle school and high […]
Council approves several zoning changes
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT “Zoning” was a word used frequently when the Whitewater Common Council held its most recent meeting. Several properties throughout the city were granted new zoning designations. On the heels of a recommendation by the Plan and Architectural Review Commission, the council on July 15 changed the […]
Cultural diversity expert to speak at UW-W
A nationally recognized expert on cultural diversity and disabilities is leading an upcoming the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater seminar for educators. Gloria Campbell-Whatley, an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will lead the 2014 Summer Institute Series, “Culturally Responsive Instruction and […]
Wisconsin Street to undergo parking changes
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Parking along portions of Wisconsin Street is being tweaked as two separate city initiatives take hold. The Whitewater Common Council on July 15 amended an ordinance to parking along one of the city’s more prominent roadways. As part of its amendment, the council voted to remove […]
Where did the money go?
Funds donated to former Palmyra fire department are in question By Heather Ruenz EDITOR Several months before disbanding in late 2011 in a bitter dispute over local fire services, members of the Palmyra Volunteer Fire Department collected nearly $6,000 in private donations to buy a thermal imaging camera and other […]
Speaker to address Master Plan for library Monday
Rick McCarthy of Library Vision, Inc. will present the Visioning and Master Plan for the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library on Monday Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the library. Changes have been occurring in today’s society creating a need for a vision and a new […]
McGMO raises money for cancer research
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The 17th annual McGMO charity golf event took place Friday at Delbrook Golf Course in Delavan and raised more than $52,000 toward the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. Co-founder Mike Grover said the event might set another record for […]
City’s staffing, wages to be reviewed
Council allocated $20K in budget to pay for the analysis By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT A top-to-bottom review of staffing and wages within Whitewater’s municipal government will soon take place, following a recent decision by the Common Council. Officials on July 15 voted to enter into a contract with Milwaukee-based public […]
