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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Middle School band students to perform in Honors Bands Fourteen students from the East Troy Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade bands were selected to participate in the 49th annual University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Honors Band Festival on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Zelazo Performing Arts Center. Sara Balge-flute, Elizabeth Malicki-flute, Kinsten […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the countdown to actual adoption fast approaching, Whitewater officials continue to go through the city’s 2015 budget with a fine-tooth comb. At a meeting Nov. 6, the Common Council looked through several components of the proposed budget, which hovers around $9.47 million. The departments reviewed […]
By Tom Ganser Correspondent With winter quickly finding its way to Whitewater one might wonder how best to handle the cold wind. The cast and crew of Whitewater High School’s upcoming performance of “The Drowsy Chaperone” most likely would suggest a night out. The WHS Players will present the completely […]
Officials remain tight lipped, citing privacy laws By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A 20-year city utility worker claims she endured six months of harassment from her supervisors before being fired last week. At a special meeting Nov. 3, the Delavan Common Council terminated the employment of utility billing clerk Patricia […]
Members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ROTC Battalion listen to speakers, including community members and alumni student veterans during Tuesday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the university’s James R. Connor University Center. Following the program inside the center attendees went outside for the ceremonial firing of three volleys and the playing […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
