By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls tennis team is on quite a roll. Fresh off a perfect 3-0 mark in Altoona over the weekend, the Trojans posted three more victories at a home quadrangular Monday afternoon. East Troy, which has won its last nine dual meets, […]
Sports & Other News
Man ordered to pay back Elkhorn company
A Maine man was ordered to pay $12,000 restitution Aug. 4 to an Elkhorn company after taking money for equipment that he failed to deliver. Mark C. Bates, 45, of Gorham, Maine, pleaded guilty to theft of more than $10,000 by false representation and was sentenced Aug. 4 to pay […]
Officials revisit single-family housing issue
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Neighborhood development and preservation of single-family housing stock — issues that have been contentious in the past — were revisited recently by Whitewater officials as long-range planning efforts continue. The Common Council on Aug. 16 reopened its review of the issue, though no formal directives were […]
Whippets shut out Elks in first half but lose steam
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Soccer season kicked off on Aug. 23 for the Whitewater Whippets’ boys team against Elkhorn on the road. The Whippets’ start of the 2016 season could be seen as a difficult one, as its first match was against Elkhorn, a Division 2 opponent. The Whippets […]
Warhawks look to return to top of their game
Sting of last season the motivation on both sides of the ball By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team looks to get back to familiar territory in 2016 – not only back to the WIAC conference title, but also the National Championship game in Salem, Virginia. The […]
Whitewater loses to Jefferson to start season
Coach says team is young and will continue to learn as they go By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Jefferson Eagles offense proved to be too much for the Whitewater Whippets on Friday night as the Whippets football team started off its 2016 campaign with a 41-6 loss. Both the […]
Midyear budget shows ‘considerable improvement’
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Revenues in Whitewater are up, and expenses (for the most part) are down. This was the overarching theme trumpeted by Finance Director Doug Saubert as he discussed Whitewater’s municipal budget at the mid-year point at a Common Council meeting Aug. 2. Much of his analysis focused […]
Library a community gem for 25 years
By Kristen Burton Correspondent The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library – a staple in the Whitewater community for a quarter of a century – celebrated its 25th anniversary on July 28 with flowers, refreshments, souvenir pencils, and a Harry Potter party. The library officially opened in June of 1991 but […]
Respect key to balancing sports with life
For Bullis family, competitiveness a given but respect comes first By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent On an October day in 1996, Kathy Bullis was coaching a volleyball game in Durand. That’s not surprising, but the fact that she knew prior to the game she was going into labor may surprise some. […]
Serving as role models
Elkhorn, East Troy to participate in pilot of Youth in Government program By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of participating in the Youth in Government pilot program at its Aug. 15 meeting. Elkhorn will join the Village of East Troy in […]
