Recipient with disabilities known for cheerfulness, helpfulness By Vicky Wedig Editor John Fleming is known for his cheerfulness and his eagerness to help other people despite being born with cognitive disabilities. “He’s as happy as can be,” said his sister, Dottie Bruno, of Delavan. Bruno gets a phone call from […]
Sports & Other News
Plungers will be ‘Freezin’ for a Reason’ Saturday
Whitewater’s annual Freeze Fest supports Special Olympics, local seniors Whitewater’s annual Freeze Fest will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Cravath Lake Park, 341 S. Fremonth St. The celebration of all things cold will have the annual Polar Plunge, a chili cook off and other winter-related […]
Whippet swimmers fifth with two wins by Liang
DuVal, Soto wrestle to championships; O’Hara breaks three records By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Feb. 6, the Southern Lakes Conference Swim Championships were held and out of seven total teams, Whitewater High School placed fifth. The Whippets totaled 229 points, while the meet’s winner, Lake Geneva Badger, garnered 519. […]
Lady Whippets add two more wins to record
By Kevin Cunningham sports correspondent The defending state champions had quite the scare on Feb. 4, as the Whitewater High School girls basketball team (18-1) defeated Edgerton (11-8), 35-28 on the road. The Whippets were described as playing uncharacteristic by head coach Judy Harms, and she said the team just […]
City staff set to review contractor bids for 2016
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Spring construction season might still be several months away, but Whitewater officials are already working behind the scenes and planning the logistics of several projects on this year’s capital improvement list. One of those items went under the microscope Jan. 19 when the Common Council approved […]
Considering their options
Brickbusters continue to work on milk carton recycling The St. Peter’s School Brickbuster robotics team visited Perkins Engineering in Sussex Jan. 25, during a teacher in-service day when they had off of school. The team went to Perkins Engineering to learn what kind of materials and cost would be involved […]
Zoning agency reviewing possibility of ‘wedding barns’
Agency sending out letters to townships to gauge interest in allowing farm-families to rent out barns for family events By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Walworth County Zoning Agency is reviewing the possibility of allowing farm-families in the agricultural 1 and 2 zoning districts the ability to rent out their barns […]
TIF amendment approved by council
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After deliberation by a number of different governing bodies, a plan to amend the scope of one of Whitewater’s tax-incremental financing (TIF) districts has been set in stone. The changes are designed to spur additional development on the city’s northeast side. After receiving a strong recommendation […]
Vehicle purchases met with opposition
Purchase of new public works truck sent back to committee level By Kellen Olshefski Editor Purchases for three new vehicles were met with opposition from some alderman at Feb. 1 City of Elkhorn Common Council meeting. The first vehicle purchase that came out of last week’s Finance and Judicial committee […]
City officials approve utility rate hike
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The long and winding road toward a user rate formula for Whitewater’s wastewater treatment plant and the sanitary sewer utility has come to a close. After extensive deliberation throughout 2015, the Common Council on Jan. 19 adopted a new user rate structure and a connection fee […]
