Members and friends of VFW Post 5470 of Whitewater are all smiles after a Christmas dinner at Jessica’s, in recognition of the post’s successful year. A few of the projects in the past year included: Buddy poppy distribution in the fall, a recent donations to the Zablocki […]
Sports & Other News
Wrestling team looking to find its groove
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The early road has been a bit bumpy for the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling squad. Big Foot opened the season with a 69-5 non-conference loss Dec. 8 at Shoreland Lutheran, followed by a pair of setbacks at Saturday’s Edgerton Invitational. The Chiefs fell 66-12 to […]
City reviewing parking lot ticketing, towing procedures
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Several changes within the state’s statutes have reopened a frequently thorny issue within Whitewater: ticketing and towing vehicles unlawfully parked within private and public lots. The Common Council on Dec. 6 delved into the issue with Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher, City Attorney Wally McDonell and other […]
Organizations involved in ‘Twelve Charities of Christmas’
Santa Cause, a super charity that supports other charities in Walworth County, will conduct “The Twelve Charities of Christmas” and perform random acts of kindness throughout the county through New Year’s Day. Each charity involved in The Twelve Charities of Christmas, will create a themed winter wonderland by decorating a […]
Chiefs improve to 3-2 after defeating Jefferson
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent There were plenty of positive moments to draw from last week for the Big Foot boys basketball team. Not only did the Chiefs have to withstand a charge by visiting Jefferson in Friday’s Rock Valley Conference contest – they put a win on the board […]
DLK Enterprises donates $50K to school district
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Last week, DLK Enterprises, Inc., announced that it is donating $50,000 to the Whitewater Unified School District (WUSD) to help further education development in the school district. DLK Enterprises and the Kachel family have had a long commitment to improving education at both WUSD and the […]
Warhawk women improve to 7-0 start
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Reilly Stewart, Malia Smith, and Andrea Meinert helped the Warhawks get to a 7-0 start to the season this week. Stewart posted a career high 21 points in the 79-73 win on Saturday over Coe College. UW-Whitewater got out to a 13-5 run in the […]
Teachers vote down union representation
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy Community School District Administrator Chris Hibner informed the School Board the teachers in the district failed to certify a collective bargaining agreement for the 2017-18 school year. Of the 113 eligible voters in the East Troy Education Association, only 44 cast their votes […]
UW-Whitewater winter commencement Dec. 17
More than 813 students will march across the stage to receive their degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2016 winter commencement. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Kachel Fieldhouse. This year’s commencement speaker is Susan Huss-Lederman, UW-Whitewater professor of languages and literatures, who works to ensure […]
Taxicab rates to increase next month
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After weighing several issues — including a small decrease in state and federal funding — Whitewater officials have set in motion plans to increase fares for the taxicab service in 2017. The Common Council On Dec. 6 adopted a plan to essentially increase each fare by […]
