By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT In recent history, the Whitewater Police Department has sought technological assistance from other agencies for several serious incidents – including a case involving a missing juvenile and another seeking a suspect who fled the scene of a crash while brandishing a weapon. Drone technology has […]
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Promoting mental health by getting outside and getting physical
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent In honor of Mental Health Month, folks are invited to don their green attire and step away from their desks and cubicles for the lunch hour on Wednesday, May 24, for a Wednesday Wellness Walk at noon around Veteran’s Park. Elkhorn Area School District Community Resilience […]
Dissolution of town’s Communication Committee supported by some, questioned by others
By Callie Koehne Correspondent The struggle over the Town of East Troy’s Communication Committee and the fight for transparency dates back to 2020 when the world, and the town had the unprecedented challenge of learning how to cope in a post COVID-19 world. Then the Town Board was made up […]
Delavan-Darien High School looking to add two new sports
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien School Board approved adding one new sport at the high school for next year and is looking to add a second. The school will add bowling as a club sport and may join a co-op lacrosse team based in Elkhorn. Lacrosse was just […]
School District works to keep health insurance costs down
By Callie Koehne CORRESPONDENT Balance was the focus of Monday night’s East Troy School Board meeting. After the board was given all of the updated information in regards to the health insurance benefit options for the 2023-24 school year proposed at the last informational meeting they voted unanimously in […]
Families Anonymous chapter offers help with substance abuse
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR As Ed Scaro explains, substance abuse and addiction is the “unspoken topic” in any family. Scaro knows, as he and his wife, Christine, dealt with an addiction in their own family. Now, he has helped develop a Families Anonymous chapter in Elkhorn that is open to […]
Just a simulation: Mock crash gives students look at dangers of drunken driving
By Tom Ganser CORRESPONDENT Although the early afternoon weather outside Whitewater High School on April 19 was cold, rainy, and glooming, it proved to be sadly appropriate for a Mock Motor Vehicle Accident, commonly referred to as a “Mock Crash.” The simulation event, last staged in 2016 and […]
Walworth to pull out of shared services agreement
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT Due to a failed referendum on April 4, the Village of Walworth will be pulling out of a shared services agreement with the Village and Town of Darien and the Village and Town of Sharon on Feb. 15, 2024. The Town of Walworth […]
Starbucks set to come to Whitewater
Starbucks has submitted plans to the City of Whitewater for a coffee shop with a drive-thru on the west side of town. The Starbucks proposed location is the current site of the Whitewater Quick Lube at 1280 W. Main St. The existing building will be torn down and […]
East Troy’s outgoing Village Board president recognized
By Callie Koehne CORRESPONDENT The first order of business on the agenda for the Village of East Troy’s Board at their Monday night meeting was recognition of one of their most dedicated servants. After the pledge of allegiance and the roll call Matt Johnson read an official proclamation written […]