By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent There’s no other way to put it other than to say that Whitewater High School’s girls basketball team dominated the first half of its lone game last week against Delavan-Darien. The Whippets were 6-1 overall heading into the game on Dec. 22 while the Comets were […]
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Warm welcome
Zack (from the left), Jack and Morgan Hunter, and Ben Tuescher greet guests as they arrive at the free, Christmas Day Community Meal Dec. 25 at the Elkhorn Chamber of Commerce building. In addition to dinner, guests were treated to a variety of goodies and a gift […]
Parent-Tot class goes intergenerational
Preschoolers make Christmas cookies with the ‘big kids’ Behind every high school student, there’s a kid at heart. Except, this time there’s a child sitting next to them anxiously waiting to get flour and frosting everywhere once the “big kids” say the word. Big Foot Recreation District Program Coordinator Brooke […]
Boys basketball drops tough matchup vs. Lake Mills
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Through the first half of Wednesday night’s opener in the annual Lake Mills Tournament, the Big Foot boys basketball team played dead even with Lakeside Lutheran. From there, however, the Chiefs fell behind – and couldn’t catch up. Big Foot dropped a 69-47 decision […]
Local food pantries staying strong during holidays
By Ryan Spoehr Staff Writer As the season of giving has been in full swing, food pantries in Whitewater, Eagle and Palmyra have not had a shortage of people willing to give. There have been more than 530 people served at the Whitewater Food Pantry in the past year. Some […]
Changed lives
The Time Is Now To Help brings renewed faith, sense of purpose By Heather Ruenz Staff writer Sal Dimiceli knows he will help many people each year. The founder of The Time Is Now To Help, though, knows the support of others makes that help possible. “People often wonder if […]
Tyler breaks Warhawks single game scoring record
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent Whitewater Warhawk Scotty Tyler made history by scoring 45 points in a game against Ripon College, which gave him the single-game scoring record in Warhawk history. “He was great,” UW-Whitewater Men’s Basketball coach Pat Miller said. “As happy as I am about his scoring, I liked […]
City to retain Kapur and Associates
Council votes to renew contract with engineering company By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of retaining Kapur and Associates to provide engineering services for 2017 at its Dec. 19 meeting. City Administrator Sam Tapson said at the Dec. 12 Finance and Judicial Committee […]
City takes step in fixing municipal lots
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After nearly a month of not seeing any renewed progress, Whitewater officials dusted off an issue that has drawn complaints in the community — the condition of the municipal parking lots. The lots were subject to an extensive resurfacing project this summer as a part of […]
WSD students craft ornaments to adorn White House display
Ornaments by Wisconsin School for the Deaf students will dazzle President’s Park at the White House in Washington, D.C. as part of the 94th annual national Christmas tree lighting display. WSD students designed ornaments that showcase things that make Wisconsin special. The hand-crafted ornaments will adorn one of 56 trees […]
