Community mourns the loss of caring and dedicated man By Kellen Olshefski and Anne Trautner Independent Staff Vehicles of mourners lined Elkhorn’s South Broad Street outside of St. John’s Lutheran Church Monday as services in remembrance of Tim Schiefelbein unfolded. Schiefelbein, a dedicated representative on the Walworth County Board of […]
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Festival of lights
Santa waves to the crowd after arriving on a Lake Geneva Fire Department fire engine at the Festival of Lights Christmas tree-lighting ceremony Friday at Flat Iron Park. (Photo by Michael Hall)
Sweet Aroma back in business
Restaurant to open in original location Wednesday By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The legend has returned. Restaurateurs Philip Buffa and Gianni Nudo say that has been the public reaction since word leaked out that they have returned to Delavan after nine years to re-open Sweet Aroma Ristorante at its original […]
For the love of pizza
Local company taking fresh road to the top By Heather Ruenz Editor Scott Gittrich has been thinking outside of the box – pizza box, that is – for more than 20 years. And while many things have changed as Toppers Pizza has grown, one thing hasn’t – his passion. “We […]
Breakfast with Santa draws a crowd
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Dec. 7 the UW-Whitewater Community Optimist Club helped put 600 people from Whitewater and surrounding communities in the holiday mood during the 21st annual “Breakfast with Santa.” Several members of the UW-Whitewater Student Optimist Club also volunteered their time support the efforts of coordinators Carol […]
Council hears communication bridge proposal
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Seeking a happy medium between two extremes, Whitewater officials are considering a proposal to pool resources with the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department for dispatch services. Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher last week came before the Common Council with a proposal dubbed “the communication bridge.” As part of […]
AmeriCorps Farm to School adds local site
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has announced the addition of a 14th AmeriCorps Farm to School host site for the 2013-2014 school year. CESA Purchasing, Whitewater, began hosting a Farm to School member on Nov. 1. “I am happy to welcome CESA Purchasing to our program,” […]
East Gateway project enters final preliminary stages
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With construction of the much-ballyhooed East Gateway project expected to be less than a year away, Whitewater officials are in the process of putting some of the finishing touches on the preliminary work. One of the final preliminary steps is an environmental soil study of the […]
Makerspace vision shared with Common Council
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Further details about Whitewater’s recently launched Makerspace chapter were unveiled recently. Executive Director Brienne Diebolt-Brown came before the Common Council at its Nov. 19 meeting with details of the newly formed organization, which has a mission statement of “cross-pollinating ideas, becoming active and thoughtful consumers and […]
Hiring consultant in next step in pool project
Requests for proposals to be returned by end of December By Kellen Olshefski Editor City of Elkhorn officials sent out request for proposals to potential consultants Nov. 20, moving the planning process for a new swimming facility along. According to City Administrator Sam Tapson, the RFPs were distributed and have […]
