The Whitewater High School girl’s softball team defeated Jefferson in both games of a doubleheader last Thursday night winning the first game 5-3 and the second game 8-1. In the first game on May 7, the Whippets scored runs in the first and second inning to take a 2-0 lead. […]
Sports & Other News
Kickers keep Edgerton scoreless in 6-point win
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent After spending a week beating opponents badly enough to end games early, the Lady Whippets soccer team was a bit more challenged. Although it was not a perfect week, they did not lose and their move toward a conference championship is still very much in […]
Finance major appointed to council
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A 19-year-old Lake Geneva native will fill a missing gap on the Whitewater Common Council amid the elected body’s final stage of transformation. James Langness III was appointed to represent the city’s second aldermanic district at a council meeting May 5. Langness succeeds council member Stephanie […]
Post Office asks residents to help Stamp Out Hunger
On Saturday, May 9, the National Association of Letter Carriers, United States Postal Service, Feeding America and other partners are asking local residents to help Stamp Out Hunger. The annual food drive has grown into a national effort that provides assistance to the millions of Americans struggling to put food […]
Students receive Day of Difference awards
Whitewater High School students Tommy DuVal and Daniela Porras were awarded at Mercy Foundation’s Day of Difference event April 15 at the Geneva National Golf Course in Lake Geneva. A boy and a girl from each Walworth County high school who are making a difference in Walworth County by giving […]
Council ups manager’s emergency fund limit
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater City Manager Cameron Clapper, and any of his successors, will have greater flexibility in using municipal dollars in emergency situations, following a recent decision by officials. The Common Council on April 21 heard a second reading, and made a final decision, on an ordinance provision […]
Soccer beats Wilmot, loses to Burlington
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Heading into the week, the Delavan-Darien girls soccer team had been up and down throughout the early stages of the season. At 3-3-1 overall, the Comets had conference games last week against Wilmot and Burlington, and the flashy, yet inconsistent play, continued. The first game featured […]
Baseball loses three straight games
Comets’ offense struggles against Waterford By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent After starting the 2015 season 5-3 overall, the Delavan-Darien baseball team has now lost three straight games – two of them last week against the Waterford Wolverines. On April 28, the Comets hit the road to play Waterford in the first […]
101-year-old building gets overhaul
Brick Street Market to expand in renovated space By Vicky Wedig Editor Building and business owners will soon remove the plywood masking the sights and sounds of construction at the 101-year-old Van Velzer building in the 100 block of East Walworth Avenue. “It’s going to be really dramatic when we […]
Spring Fling
Community invited to fundraiser at LINCS Lincoln Inquiry Charter School welcomes the community to its Spring Fling, slated 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., on Friday, May 15, a family-friendly event that will feature games, hair and face painting, bingo, a photo booth, raffles, a cake walk and more. The Spring Fling […]
