Window display featured local WWII vets killed in action By Heather Ruenz Staff writer Dave Saalsaa said the idea to create a display honoring local World War II heroes who had been killed in action began at the visitation for a local veteran last fall. “I went to (John) Jack […]
Sports & Other News
Softball team comes within two games of winning state
Comets make first trip to championship, pitcher sets tournament record By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School softball team was two wins away from a state title last week, kicking off play against Northwestern on June 9 at Goodman Diamond in Madison. Delavan-Darien was 24-6 on the season heading […]
Badger athletes earn SLC recognition
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent All-Southern Lakes Conference awards were issued last week for spring sports. Several Lake Geneva Badger athletes were recognized. Badger golf led the way with four of its top players being recognized and with Luke Bourneuf being named SLC Athlete of the Year for golf. The […]
American Legion 16U team wins first four games
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva American Legion Post 24 baseball team won its first four games of the summer season last week. “The team pitching and defense were very good in our first week and several hitters got off to a hot start,” Coach Ken Johnson said. […]
ATC to clear cut easement on Fellow Mortals property
Wildlife rescuers say company shows no regard for environment By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent American Transmission Co. is planning to cut down most of the trees on an easement it owns in Walworth County this summer including a path through the Fellow Mortals Animal Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital at W4632 Palmer […]
Love Monkeys at East Cycling Classic
Professional racing event returns for fifth year The largest competitive cycling event in the United States, the Tour of America’s Dairyland, will make its fifth stop in East Troy on Friday, June 17. The East Troy Cycling Classic begins at 10:45 a.m. with nearly nine hours of high-energy professional cycling […]
Comets senior Speth established new state strikeout record
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer After weather stopped play at the WIAA Division 2 state softball semifinal June 9 in Madison, Delavan-Darien senior Jennah Speth had 17 strikeouts, but when the game ended the next day, she set a new state tournament record with 22 strikeouts. “On Thursday when I […]
CDA approves grant, loan to startup company
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A nationally recognized startup company known for intermingling crowd-sourcing technology with political poling will soon be headquartered in Whitewater as part of a plan announced recently. To help facilitate the transition, the city’s Community Development Authority on May 26 voted to issue a grant and loan […]
‘Make this world a better place’
Whitewater High School hands out diplomas to 152 graduates By Tom Ganser correspondent More than 150 members of the Whitewater High School Class of 2016 were awarded their diplomas on June 5 in the high school gym to the cheers of family and friends. After the processional march accompanied by […]
District Administrator applicants narrowed to three
Board on schedule to name Runez’s successor late this month By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The next educator to helm the Whitewater Unified School District could be named by the end of the month, officials confirmed this week. WUSD’s current district administrator, Eric Runez, announced in mid-April he was resigning to […]
