By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The 2016 season got off to a busy start for the Whitewater High School volleyball team on Aug. 26 and 27. The Whippets participated in a two-day tournament, the UW-W Warhawk Open, which featured 26 teams across Divisions 1, 2 and 3. The team finished […]
Sports & Other News
Whippets improve play in second game of season
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The youthful Whitewater Whippets football team took a step in the right direction Friday night at Perkins Stadium in a 56-20 loss to Beloit Turner. The running game doomed the Whippets for the second week in a row as both Beloit Turner’s Ethan Burns and […]
County fair bomb scare
Walworth County Fair shut down early after suspicious object found The Walworth County Fair grounds were evacuated late Wednesday night after a potential threat was brought to the attention of fairgrounds security personnel. According to a press release from Walworth County Fairgrounds General Manager Larry Gaffey, a suspicious looking plastic […]
Take the Spirit Tour
Chamber of Commerce’s annual guided event set for Oct. 8 The Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 3rd annual Spirit Tour from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8. Tickets are now on sale but there are limited spaces available. The $35 per person price includes appetizers and […]
City inks deal with startup company
POLCO a new tenant at the Whitewater Innovation Center By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Technology-inclined residents within the City of Whitewater will soon have an opportunity to weigh in on specific issues through a smartphone app and website. Plans are in motion to soon rollout software from a new startup company, […]
Council adopts updated parking ordinance
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s lengthy review of parking regulations has come to a close — for now, at least. Early this summer, the city’s Plan and Architectural Review Commission began digging into an ordinance outlining a series of changes. Most of the review focused around the downtown area. The […]
Days of fun
Joanna and Jason Baker (standing), of Whitewater, and their children, Malcolm, Milena, Silas and Calvin take a lunch break near the chamber office during Maxwell Street Days Aug. 5. The two-day event featured sidewalk sales and deals at businesses throughout the city. (Heather Ruenz photo)
City looks toward weekly leaf collection for fall
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee is preparing to bring a leaf collection program to the full Common Council that it hopes will help to alleviate some concerns from previous years. In a memo to the committee, City Administrator Sam Tapson said […]
WUSD Board moves forward on referendum
$23.5 million in projects includes upgrades at all district schools By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whitewater Unified School District is proposing a referendum that will improve buildings throughout the district and will be up for a vote on the Nov. 8 ballot. The referendum is for $23.5 million. The […]
Netters take win over Wilmot
Conference meets to kick off Monday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Playing a daunting early-season schedule is one way for a squad to prepare for the rest of the year. And when it comes to the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis team, that’s exactly what the Chiefs have done early in […]
