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 […]
Sports & Other News
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 […]
Grocery co-op update presented to Rotarians
Results of surveys, highlights from conference shared By Tom Ganser Correspondent At last month’s Rotary meeting, Brienne Diebolt-Brown and Stephanie Goettl provided members with an update of the efforts underway to explore the opening of a food co-operative in Whitewater. Diebolt-Brown and Goettl, along with Patrick Cannon and Lacey Reichwald […]
Change is good for Elk runners
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls cross country teams are gearing up for a healthy dose of change this season. The Elkhorn girls are dealing with the loss of four of the squad’s top five runners, and will struggle to maintain last season’s third-place […]
Elks look to rebound from soccer stunner
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The 2015 season for the Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team ended in Elks-like fashion. The issue, though, is Fort Atkinson forced the Elks a dose of their own medicine. Under BZ Kayser, in his seventh season as head coach, the Elks’ reputation is that […]
Appeals to short-term rentals rules denied
Board of Adjustment finds applicants violated county’s zoning ordinance By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Walworth County Board of Adjustment voted Aug. 11 to deny 23 appeals to violations of the county’s zoning ordinance against short-term rentals. At the board’s July 13 appeal hearings, numerous county residents showed up to […]
City fixing elevator at City Hall
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn is in the process of repairing the elevator at City Hall. The Finance and Judicial Committee approved repairs to the elevator at its Aug. 8 meeting because of the urgency of the matter. The full Common Council approved repairs Aug. 15. […]
Village Board approves full-time police officer
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board approved Monday night, the hiring of another full-time police office in the village at the request of Chief Alan Boyes. The approval is conditional on having the money in the 2017 budget, but the board members said if the money […]
