The 2nd Annual Discover Whitewater Series event, held Sept. 21 and featuring a Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay, 5K and Fit Kid Shuffle events brought 723 participants and more than 450 volunteers together for a good cause. As a result, $26,000 was distributed to five local charities. At the banquet, […]
Sports & Other News
National Novel Writing Month to feature Writers Night Nov. 18
The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library will participate in National Novel Writing Month with a Writers Night @ the Library on Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 6 to 8 pm. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is celebrating its 16th year of empowering diverse voices, supporting writers in the classroom, and building […]
Stranded in North Korea
Elkhorn veteran spent three years as a prisoner of war after deployment to North Korea in 1950 By Kellen Olshefski Editor When Grant McMillin of Elkhorn volunteered for deployment to North Korea, he never expected to be spending more time there than he had originally anticipated. McMillin. X, moved to […]
Whitewater’s K9 officer awarded vest
The Whitewater Police Department’s K9 Boomer will be receiving a ballistic vest thanks to the “Occasions” campaign for Groupon Grassroots that raised more than $335,000 to outfit K9s with bullet and stab protective vests. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. was the nationwide nonprofit organization and charity partner […]
Whitewater man dies in crash in East Troy
A 36-year-old Whitewater man is dead after a head-on collision on Highway 20 in East Troy Nov. 6. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, Titus J. Greenwood was eastbound on Highway 20 when his 2011 Honda Insight crossed the centerline and entered the westbound lane […]
City removes bus funding from budget
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The future of a transit service aimed at linking passengers to Whitewater, Milton and Janesville is in limbo, following a recent vote by Whitewater officials. During an ongoing discussion of the city’s 2015 budget, the Whitewater Common Council voted not to allocate funds toward the Janesville-Milton-Whitewater […]
Athletes honored
The Whitewater High School’s cross country team held its awards banquet Monday night to honor several student-athletes for their achievements during the recent season. Athletes recognized and their awards, from the left, included: Jimmy King, Most Improved and Heart & Soul; Jack Downs, Most Improved; Jon Zimdars, Most […]
Two Whippet swimmers to compete at State
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Sara Foucault and Sydney Zimdars will head to the WIAA State Swim Meet Friday after the Whippets places fifth as a team at the sectional competition last weekend. Things started well at the sectional meet for Whitewater with the Medley Relay team of Sydney Zimdars, […]
Winning ways
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks football team continued its march to a ninth Conference Championship in the past 10 years with a 49-17 win over UW-Stevens Point Nov. 8, the team’s 26th consecutive victory. In the game, Justin Howard, who had eight catches for 151 yards, celebrates one of two […]
Cheerleaders heading to nationals
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School cheerleading squad earned invitations to two national competitions at the Amp It Up cheerleading competition Nov. 9 at the Williams Center at UW-Whitewater. The Elks won the Small Coed Division and also won the School Division. The Small Coed Division […]
