Team will face McFarland Friday night at Whitewater High School By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team is now riding a six-game winning streak after defeating Big Foot and Evansville this past week. Against Big Foot on Dec. 10, the Whippets were at home and […]
Sports & Other News
City’s janitorial cost to increase 13 percent
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After sending an open call to prospective contractors in the fall, Whitewater officials have selected a new janitorial services company in 2016 and anticipate paying more in the years ahead. In an arrangement similar to the Whitewater Unified School District, the city has historically outsourced janitorial-related […]
Six Whippet wrestlers earn medals in tourney
Gymnastics team improves score over previous meet By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Dec. 8, the Whitewater wrestling team took to the mats and faced Janesville Craig in Whitewater. Despite being at home, the Whippets lost, 46-18. The Whippets had four wrestlers win their individual matches – Tyler Gamble in […]
Taking a stand
Local group to deliver petitions to Madison Whitewater YES for Education representatives will present a petition, signed by more than 1,200 people, to the Assembly Committee on Education Thursday at the State Capitol in Madison. Assembly Bill 481/Senate Bill 355, if signed into law, would restrict the ability of school […]
UW-Whitewater winter commencement Saturday
More than 840 students will march across the stage to receive their degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2015 winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 19 with the ceremony set to begin at 10 a.m. in the Kachel Fieldhouse. Roger Pulliam, emeritus assistant vice chancellor of academic support services and former director […]
East Troy police looking for attempted robbery suspect
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Village of East Troy Police Department is investigating an attempted armed robbery of Salon Reneu on the East Troy village square at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to a Facebook post from the Police Department, the suspect entered the salon, which is only identified […]
Ho, ho, hot cakes
The Benhart family of Whitewater, Thia, Flora, Lucas and Adair have fun with Frosty the Snowman at the UWW/Community Optimist Club’s annual Breakfast with Santa Dec. 5. (Tom Ganser photo)
Changes to residential zoning under review
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Changes to zoning requirements for residential housing near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus could be on the horizon, but city officials are asking for a panel’s input before any decisions are made. At a Common Council meeting Dec. 1, council member Christopher Grady proposed making changes […]
Set to sing and string on stage
Fourth grade students take part in a cello lesson in preparation for the Whitewater Orchestra Concert set for 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at Whitewater High School. Set to take the stage are students in fourth through 12th grades in four orchestras. There are 87 students involved in the district’s […]
A pride of unhappy Lions
Village Board president apologizes for comments By Tracy Ouellette Editor A large number of East Troy Lions Club members attended the Dec. 7 meeting of the East Troy Village Board to voice their concerns with the future of the East Troy Lions Public Library building and to correct recent statements […]
