Nacel Open Door is looking for families to host foreign exchange students in the area. Students from France and Spain are coming for a three-week stay this summer for two sessions – July 10 to 31 and July 31 to Aug. 21. They will also need accommodations. Host families in […]
Sports & Other News
All that jazz
The East Troy Middle School Jazz Band, under the direction of John Rash, performs at the Last Blast XIV concert May 27. The concert featured the Middle School and High School jazz bands who performed for an audience of more than 250, seated at tables and served food and beverages […]
Whippets notch four top-10 finishes at state
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent It was finally time for the state track meet and three members represented Whitewater High School at the big gig last weekend. Though no state records were broken, all had performances they should be proud of. Keagen Stonewerth qualified on the height of his pole-vaulting […]
Whippets fall to Grafton on close call
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whippets girls soccer team had a very successful 2015 campaign, finishing the regular season 15-2-2, the girls earned themselves a No. 1 seed and home field advantage to begin the playoffs. Unfortunately, they fell in the second postseason game. In Whitewater’s first round match […]
That’s a wrap
Bailey Meyer (above) is unable to get a force-out at third base in the game against Catholic Memorial June 2 in the first round of WIAA playoff action for Whitewater as the runner arrives too quickly. Tyler Hill (below) had a strong showing on the mound, allowing just run before […]
‘Public education is at a crossroads’
Area districts join forces against proposed education budget By Tom Ganser Correspondent In an unprecedented joint effort, leadership from 12 area school districts hosted a news conference last Friday in Milton to release an 11-point statement sharing their collective concerns regarding public school policy embedded in the Wisconsin legislators’ Joint […]
City’s financial health good, per audit report
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The amount of money on the City of Whitewater’s tax rolls has increased slowly, but steadily, as new property development continues to move on a similar upward trajectory. The revelation the city collected $3.07 million in taxes in 2014 — up from the $2.85 million in […]
Fran Achen photo competition approaching
Amateur and professional artists are invited to exhibit their photography at the Sixth Annual Fran Achen Photography Competition to be displayed from July 9 to July 26 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center on 402 W. Main Street in Whitewater. Entries are due June 18 though entries received […]
Whitewater Creek restoration project moves forward
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of receiving a grant from a state agency, Whitewater officials have announced plans to restore sections of Whitewater Creek. The Common Council on May 19 voted to enter into a contract with Fort Atkinson-based Valia Excavation for a so-called streambank restoration project. The […]
Local man is dead following abduction, police pursuit
He told victim she had broken his heart A “heartbroken” 24-year-old Burlington man killed himself while fleeing from police Monday after allegedly abducting a woman from a Walmart in Mukwonago, according to authorities in Eau Claire. The suspect, Mitchell F. Owens, 24, was found dead Tuesday in a wooded area […]
