Annual fundraiser to honor Open Arms Free Clinic Keefe Kares, the charitable branch of Keefe Real Estate, invites the public to share in its Fabulous Fall Celebration at the Walworth County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30. The Fabulous Fall Celebration, which is honoring Elkhorn’s Open Arms […]
Sports & Other News
Trojans rout Whitewater
Football team tied for first place in conference By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Now that’s how you bounce back from your first loss of the season. The East Troy High School football team certainly didn’t dwell on the 56-6 thumping it took at the hands of Clinton when it hosted Whitewater […]
Down the river
Spectators watch as the small ducks make their way down the Honey Creek in the Kiwanis Club’s 18th annual duck race Saturday, Sept. 17. The winners of the small duck race were Julie Coen of East Troy, first; Kristy Jordan of East Troy, second; and Joel Parson of Waukesha, third. […]
District officials discuss referendum proposal
Numerous presentations scheduled in the area through October By Tom Ganser Correspondent Nathan Jaeger, Business Manager for the Whitewater Unified School District, presented information on the district’s $23.5 million Facilities Referendum proposal L at last week’s Johnstown’s Town Board meeting. The referendum will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. “The […]
Tennis team showing its overall depth
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Sept. 15, the Whitewater High School girls tennis team got a rematch with East Troy after defeating them earlier this season. Whippets head coach Tim Nelson knew it would be a battle this time around, though, since East Troy was missing a couple of […]
Kickers fall by one to Big Foot/Williams Bay
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After starting the season at 3-3 overall, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team lost its next three matches. The Whippets have played a difficult schedule, going against several Division 1 opponents along the way. This past week, the team participated in just one match, […]
Whippets 11th and 22nd at Angel Invitational
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Angel Invitational took place on Sept. 17, an event the Whitewater High School cross country team has competed in the invite for 39 straight seasons. The invite, which is considered to have a loaded field year in and year out, features numerous Division 1 […]
Construction projects come in over, and under budget
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Two of this year’s most notable capital improvement projects in Whitewater — reconstructing Center and George streets — resulted in two different tales when all was said and done. City officials, however, said they were pleased overall with both projects. The Center Street project, which also […]
Whippets volleyball team continues to improve
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School volleyball team played two matches in three nights this past week, starting on Sept. 13 against East Troy. Whippets head coach Kathy Bullis said the team didn’t come out victorious, but they did continue to improve defensively and served aggressively. “Playing […]
Whippets offense shows improvement in loss to East Troy
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whippets saw improvement from their passing game Friday night despite a 68-26 loss to East Troy on the road. Quarterback Daniel Fuller was 20-46 passing and threw for 329 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the game. “Daniel had a big game throwing […]
