WHS students learn to be, and stay, safe By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Jan. 10, Whitewater High School students and staff participated in the most recent component of an extensive school safety initiative for the Whitewater Unified School District. This was the first time that the active training has been […]
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School Board moves toward referendum
District might seek $2 million for operating costs on April ballot By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board took the next step toward asking its taxpayers to pass a $2 million referendum this spring at a workshop Jan. 2. The board took no official action, but none of […]
Health department looks to oversee food safety in county
Some supervisors balk at adding functions state can do By Vicky Wedig Staff writer People are getting sick from eating in Walworth County restaurants, and the state is doing nothing about it, county health officials say. The Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services is proposing taking over the […]
Wisconsin Ovens breaks ground on addition
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Wisconsin Oven Corporation in East Troy recently broke ground new 30,000-square-foot addition. The facility will be suited for making massive equipment to serve the automotive, aerospace, mining, and energy industries. Wisconsin Oven has experienced record growth year after year since 2005. After a […]
UW band to perform at D-DHS
The University of Wisconsin Varsity Band will return to Delavan-Darien High School for a performance at 1 p.m. March 2. The “sweater band,” directed by Michael Leckrone, will perform in the school’s east gym. The band made its first public performance at D-DHS in January 2013. Tickets for the event […]
Public meeting set
Downtown East Gate Way project plans on agenda The City of Whitewater will hold a public meeting Jan. 16 to present the reconstruction of the Downtown East Gate Way, a project slated for 2014. On Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Cravath Lakefront Community Center, 341 S. Fremont St., the city […]
Residents might get chance to vote on special-interest funding
Referendum would oppose 2010 Supreme Court case By Vicky Wedig Editor The Delavan Common Council will decide Jan. 14 whether to put a referendum on the April 1 ballot that would give voters the opportunity to oppose Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission. Citizens United vs. the FEC is […]
Movin’ and Losin’
Fort HealthCare offers wellness program for families Fort HealthCare clinicians will offer a new session of Movin’ and Losin’, a family-based wellness program that targets weight, nutrition, and activity in both children and parents, beginning next week. The program builds on the strength of the family while encouraging families to […]
Lyric Opera to present ‘Music From the Heart’
The Lake Geneva Chapter of the Lyric Opera of Chicago will present “Music From the Heart” at noon Feb. 9 at Geneva National Golf Club, 1221 Geneva National Ave. South, Lake Geneva. This musical performance features soprano Kimberly Jones, mezzo-soprano Julie Ann Miller, tenor Cornelius Johnson and pianist Celeste Rue. […]
Township honors retiring officer
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Town of Delavan police officer Roger Clapper was honored with a brief ceremony and plaque presentation on Dec. 17. Clapper is retiring on Dec. 31 after serving the township for 35 years. Chief Phil Smith noted that the department is 100 years old so Clapper […]
