ALDI will open its Mukwonago grocery story at 111 E. Wolf Run on Thursday, Dec. 10, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Following the ceremony, the first 100 shoppers will receive a golden ticket, each containing ALDI gift certificates of various amounts. Customers […]
Sports & Other News
City to form public arts committee
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of the recent adoption of an ordinance pertaining to public artwork throughout Whitewater, city officials have unveiled plans to form a committee dedicated to addressing issues under the broad topic. The Common Council adopted the actual ordinance in August and, as a next […]
Path to citizenship challenging
Undocumented student to graduate from UW-Whitewater By Chris Bennett Correspondent In spirit, Brenda Rodriguez is as much a Wisconsinite as anyone. The 2012 Whitewater High School graduate claims Walworth County as her home since arriving from Mexico with her mother when she was 6 months old. The letter of the […]
Swimming to win
Whitewater High School’s Benny Liang (right) outswims his competitors in two events – the 100 Butterfly and the 100 Breaststroke; Andrew Gildner (left) also won two races – the 200 and 500 Freestyle events. Milton won the swim meet over the Whippets, 87-73. (Bob Mischka photo)
Lady Whippets balanced against Edgerton
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Entering the Dec. 1 game at 2-1 overall after winning a state championship a season ago, the Whitewater Whippets’ girls basketball team continued to show why they’ve had so much recent success. The Whippets played (1-0) Edgerton and jumped out to a 33-14 lead at […]
Season begins
Santa, played by Bob Ryan, hands out candy to children in Tower Park on Friday after the lighting of the Christmas tree in the park. Alderman Ryan Schroeder address the crowd Friday in the absence of Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis, who is recovering from surgery. Schroeder said Friday […]
Badgers lose shootout to Verona
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent In a re-match of last year’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional game that ended Badger High School’s season, Badger lost to Verona 102-88 on Saturday in the first game of the season for both teams. The Badgers demonstrated offensive firepower including the ability to shoot […]
Woman charged in crash that killed passenger
A Genoa City woman appeared in court Tuesday on a homicide charge in connection with a May drunken driving accident that killed a passenger in the car she was driving. Deidra M. Dawley, 35, pleaded not guilty Oct. 1 to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and homicide by […]
Stone hearth catches fire at Lake Lawn
By Vicky Wedig Editor Combustible structures that hold together a stone fireplace at Lake Lawn Resort caught fire Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to the resort at 11:10 Saturday morning for fire “where there shouldn’t have been” in the gas fireplace, said Delavan police and fire Chief Tim O’Neill. The […]
Warhawks football advances to quarterfinals
Men’s and women’s basketball teams move up the ranks By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team advanced to the quarterfinals – and will play UW-Oshkosh – after defeating Wheaton (Ill.) last Saturday, 31-17. The Warhawks led 31-14 at halftime, and then the defense took over from there. […]
