Downtown Whitewater, Inc. has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for their outstanding accomplishment […]
Sports & Other News
Partnership between county and conservancy groups off to a strong start
White River County Park among parks benefiting from partnership’s first year By Kellen Olshefski Editor Representatives of the Geneva Lake Conservancy and the Kettle Moraine Land Trust provided Walworth County’s Park Committee with an update of progress made at county parks over the past year on May 18, as well […]
School District’s food service program at risk
By Tracy Ouellette Editor If the East Troy School District can’t get its lunchtime meal participation up and its costs down, the district-run food service program may be at risk. This was the warning nutrition consultant Susan Peterman gave the School Board at the May 11 meeting when she presented […]
Softball rebounds from loss to Wilmot
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Going up against the top team in Division 1 and another consistently mentioned within the top-10, the Delavan-Darien High School softball team was tested heading into the final stretch of the regular season. On May 18, the Comets played Wilmot Union, which is 9-3 overall. After […]
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater chancellor named
Beverly A. Kopper has been named the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved Kopper’s appointment Tuesday, following the recommendation made by a selection committee. Kopper will step into her new leadership post on July 1. Kopper has served as provost […]
Learn how the pros barbecue
LD’s to host ‘how to’ event Sunday By Tracy Ouellette Editor LD’s BBQ, 1880 Highway ES, East Troy, is holding a barbecue class from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. LD’s owner Leon Davis said he’s holding the event for a second year in a row to […]
Fatal crash results in homicide charges
A motion hearing is scheduled for June 30 for an Elkhorn man charged with homicide in the death of a man in the Town of Delavan in January. Aaron M. Gillett, 27, allegedly had chemicals from Dust Off, an aerosol cleaner, in his system when the car he was driving […]
Finishing strong
Baseball team wins two over rival Elkhorn By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Entering last week, the Delavan-Darien baseball team had two games to play against Elkhorn Area High School. By the week’s end, the Comets gave themselves a two-game boost to the win total, moving the team’s overall record to 10-11 […]
Badger boys win SLC track title
Girls team settles for second by a single point By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys and girls track teams finished first and second at the Southern Lakes Conference meet May 19. The boys won the event with 188 points as Westosha Central finished second with 141.16. […]
City amends special assessment policy
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After extensive debate in recent months, Whitewater officials have come to a consensus and are moving forward on a plan to specially assess property owners in limited instances as infrastructure improvements are made. The Common Council on May 19 made a series of tweaks to the […]
