Girls drop game to Clinton By Dan Truttschel Correspondent East Troy High School girls basketball coach Jeff Brown tried a bit of a different tactic when his team traveled to Clinton last week. And for a half, that strategy – to slow the game down to a snail’s pace – […]
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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 […]
City reaches agreement on next phase of Prairie Village
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As work on the third phase of the Prairie Village residential project gets underway, an agreement between the developer and the City of Whitewater has been hammered out. Prairie Village, situated north of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s prairie preservation site, is overseen by Fairhaven Senior Services. […]
Shared-ride taxi service begins Jan. 3
The Walworth County Transportation Coordinating Committee will launch a shared-ride taxi service throughout the county beginning Jan. 3. The service will offer transportation to all county residents for any purpose. Hours of operation will be from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. to 6 […]
Girls fall to No. 3-ranked Whitewater
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The talent possessed by the Whitewater girls basketball team hasn’t been a secret for a while now. And that doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon. Whitewater, which won the WIAA Division 3 state title two years ago and currently is ranked third, jumped […]
Special dinner
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 […]
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 […]
