Coach credits 68-47 win to girls’ ability to put pressure on opponents By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When the Big Foot girls basketball team is clicking, the Chiefs push the pace on both ends of the floor and make their opposition uncomfortable. And that certainly was the case last week for […]
Sports & Other News
Boys fall to Brodhead
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For 18 minutes Tuesday night, the Big Foot boys basketball team was right with visiting Brodhead. But the last 18 belonged the Cardinals – and that was the difference. Brodhead led by just four points at the intermission before it outscored the Chiefs by 11 in […]
Spring election process underway
Candidates able to circulate nomination papers as of Dec. 1 By Kellen Olshefski Editor Parties interested in running for an elected position in the villages of Walworth, Sharon, Fontana and Williams Bay were able to begin circulating nomination papers on Tuesday. In the Village of Walworth, the seats of Village […]
Warm holiday welcome
Santa and Mrs. Claus enjoy unseasonably warm temperatures while riding in their sleigh for Whitewater’s annual Christmas parade Dec. 5
Whippets finding their groove on the court
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After going 5-18 a year ago, the Whitewater Whippets’ 2014-15 boys basketball season started off with a 62-46 loss to Union Grove at home. Following the defeat, the Whippets got a chance to get its first win against Jefferson, and did so, on Dec. 3. […]
Sentry will close its doors Monday
‘We were begging someone to come in here’ By Chris Bennett Correspondent A requiem is underway as you read this for the Daniels Foods Sentry, 1260 W. Main St in Whitewater. The store is closing on Dec. 14, and Whitewater – a community of almost 15,000 people with a university […]
Lady Whippets add to winning record
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Following a 3-1 start to the 2015 season, the defending state champion Whitewater Whippets’ girls basketball team had a pair of games in a back-to-back format on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, the team travelled to play Delavan-Darien and came out victorious, 65-42. Despite the […]
Sweet sound of strings
Alpha Gamma chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma of Whitewater, the professional women’s educational organization, hosted a successful benefit concert recently at the Bassett House. More than 50 were in attendance for the UW-Whitewater Chancelor’s String Quartet and $1,150 was raised to put towards UW-W scholarships for women […]
Rezone approved for new tech park tenant
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A portion of Whitewater’s University Technology Park is being rezoned to accommodate a new anchor tenant within the development. The Common Council on Nov. 17 voted to rezone an 11-acre lot within the site to the technical designation of general manufacturing. The decision is in response […]
Council awards stormwater consulting contract to Strand
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are enlisting the services of consultants to make a series of recommendations aimed at improving local waterways in and near the Rock River. The maneuver is loosely tied to a new state mandate. The Common Council on Nov. 17 voted to award a contract, […]
