School district flying on wings of fiber optic By Tom Ganser Correspondent A ceremony at the Whitewater Unified School District central office late last month celebrated the first milestone reached in a technology project that will ultimately benefit the entire Whitewater community. The gathering of school district officials with representatives […]
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City Council approves 2014 budget
Centralia Water Treatment Plant is major project By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The Elkhorn City Council voted in favor of adopting the proposed 2014 budget at its Nov. 18 meeting. The budget sets the tax levy at $4.04 million, less than a .3 percent increase from last year. It has […]
Police department’s staffing structure in line
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For a community of its size and unique features, the Whitewater Police Department has a comparable staffing structure to its peers, Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher reported recently. “I think we’re in line, or perhaps a little bit low,” Otterbacher said at a Nov. 6 meeting of […]
New church to hold first service Dec. 1
A new place of worship in Whitewater – Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church – will hold its first worship service on Dec. 1, the First Sunday in Advent. Christ the Redeemer is a mission of the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC), a denomination that became independent of the U.S. Episcopal Church […]
Lectures focus on three decades of development
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The two most recent lectures in the 2013 Fairhaven Lecture Series, “Turning Point,” focused on developments that have occurred during the past 30 years representing very different yet equally profound changes to American life – the growth of the Internet and the passage and implementation of […]
County OKs budget, freezes tax levy
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The Walworth County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the 2014 county budget and set the county’s tax levy Nov. 12 at its monthly meeting. The bottom line for county property taxpayers is a tax levy that is essentially the same as it was a year […]
Ride-share program remains in the slow lane
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The future of the Innovation Express bus service within Whitewater is under review as the current contract ends next month. The ride-share program has been offered to people in Milton, Janesville and Whitewater. The three municipalities have contributed to the effort, as has Generac Power Systems […]
Milwaukee school to offer Mexican dance class at D-DHS
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The owner of the Dance Academy of Mexico in Milwaukee plans to offer a traditional Mexican dance class at Delavan-Darien High School on Saturdays from Jan. 11 to May 3. Marina Croft, who brings students to Delavan for Hispanic Heritage Days in September, presented a […]
White River Park plans advance
Board amends hunting and trapping ordinances, accepts grant By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The Walworth County Board progressed the concept of the White River County Park on Nov. 12 by accepting a $1 million grant and changing an ordinance to allow hunting and trapping in county parks. The 190-acre property […]
Planning committee to guide pool project
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Plans for a new swimming pool at Sunset Park moved forward Nov. 18 with the Elkhorn City Council discussing the possibility of putting together a pool planning committee. Mayor Howie Reynolds brought the idea to the council to help plans for the project continue smoothly. […]
