It includes a detailed map that outlines where offenders can live By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several reviews, Whitewater officials have put in place an ordinance pertaining to registered sex offenders and residency. The Common Council on Oct. 5 held a second, and final, reading of the ordinance, which includes […]
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Grand opening set for Waters Edge
Ceremony will be the same day as Oktoberfest in the Town of Delavan Construction on the new Waters Edge event and convention venue in the Town of Delavan is complete and a grand opening ceremony is slated to take place right before the Oktoberfest event at Delavan Community Park. Groundbreaking […]
OWI Court celebrates 10th anniversary
Program helps repeat offenders maintain drug- and alcohol-free lives Oct. 11 marked the 10-year anniversary of the Walworth County OWI Court, a four-phase intervention program for adults who have pled guilty to third or fourth Operating While under the Influence penalties and are struggling with sobriety. The program arrived at […]
Walking to end hunger
The 31st annual Whitewater CROP walk was held Oct. 3. It kicked off at Fairhaven Senior Services and ended at the Whitewater Armory. There was a stop along the route representing the little food pantry at Irvin L. Young Memorial Library. The CROP Hunger Walk is a nationwide movement sponsored […]
SMILES to host 5K, breakfast
Special Methods in Learning Equine Skills, Inc. will host Miles for SMILES 5K Fun Run/Walk and Breakfast at the Barn on Oct. 23 at the SMILES facility in Darien. Breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. and be served until noon; tickets will be available at the door. The 5K will […]
Former athletes reunite
Last week, a group of Southern Lakes Conference athletes from the late 1950s gathered in Elkhorn for a reunion. From the left, listed with the high school they attended are: (front) Jim Miles, Elkhorn; Bill Riese, Elkhorn; Bob Klitzkie, Elkhorn; Tom Kraus, Whitewater and Delavan; Jim Merrill, Delavan, Roger Van […]
Storytelling Festival debuts this weekend
It will feature a variety of crafts and activities in Whitewater The Whitewater Area Chamber has an addition to its annual calendar of events in the community. The chamber’s brand-new Whitewater Storytelling Festival, a celebration of the art of storytelling, is happening the weekend of Oct. 15 and 16. The […]
Whitewater could allow ATVs in rural areas
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Recreational vehicles could be permitted in a small portion of Whitewater, based on a proposal that is still in its infancy. Council member Greg Majkrzak has asked for consideration of an ordinance that would allow ATVs and UTVs in the sliver of Whitewater’s city limits that […]
Sugar Creek residents oppose gravel pit
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Town of Sugar Creek residents are banding together to oppose a rezone request and conditional use permit that would pave the way for a proposed gravel pit off of Highway H. According to the Town of Sugar Creek Plan Commission agenda for the Thursday, Oct. 14 […]
Former Comet wins pro fighting debut
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delavan-Darien High School graduate Miguel Sanson, 22, won his Mixed Martial Arts professional debut against top prospect Aupuni Pagaoa on Sept. 24 at the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh. Sanson competed in the flyweight 125-pound division in his first professional fight. Sanson graduated from DDHS […]
