The Wildermuth family takes their shenanigans to the uptown business district in Whitewater Oct. 30 for Ghouls Night Out, an event allowing local kids to visit businesses for treats, games and a few tricks. (Bob Mischka Photo)
Sports & Other News
Council sends pool change orders back to committee
Change orders will bring cost of pool over projected $3.5 million By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of sending three change orders for the Sunset Park Pool project back to committee Monday night, with plans to discuss them further with the project engineer […]
Partnership brings laptops to local charter school
More than 108 fourth and fifth grade students at LINCS Inquiry Charter School in Whitewater will have individual access to Chromebooks this year thanks to fundraising efforts by LINCS Inquiry Charter School’s Governance Council and the LINCS Family Teacher Partnership, according to a press release issued by the school. In […]
City mulls formal commitment to multi-use streets
Ordinance would ensure bike and pedestrian accommodations By Dave Fidlin Correspondent An ordinance formalizing Whitewater’s commitment to bicyclists and pedestrians on city streets could soon be presented to elected officials for consideration. Matt Amundson, parks and recreation director, came before the Common Council on Oct. 21 and discussed a proposed […]
Referendum sails to victory
School District gets approval to exceed revenue limit Whitewater Unified School District voters overwhelmingly supported a referendum Tuesday to exceed the state’s revenue limit through the 2018-19 school year. The referendum allows the district to exceed the limit by $1.2 million each year beginning with the 2015-16 school year. The […]
UW-Whitewater to honor veterans next week
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Veteran and Military Service member Committee invites the greater community to join in celebrating Veteran and Service member Recognition Week. Activities for the week are set to begin Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. with the Veteran Recognition football game (UW-Whitewater vs. UW-Stevens Point) at Perkins […]
Strong at state
Coach pleased with performance of Whippet pair in state meet By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Both Sarah Ziolkowski and Andrea Sandoval ran with purpose under a sunny sky Saturday at the 122nd annual WIAA State Cross Country Meet. The day was seasonally cool, so much so that the event was […]
Girls team bows out at top of its game
Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater girls volleyball team charged into Big Foot Oct. 25 with momentum on its side in the WIAA regional final. Not only had the Whippets taken out the No. 2 seed in an earlier round, the girls had taken Big Foot to task in a […]
25 in a row
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks football team traveled to UW-Platteville Nov. 1 for a battle for first place in the WIAC Conference. The Warhawks notched their 25th straight victory, beating the Pioneers 17-7 to take sole possession at the top of conference standings. Running back Jordan Ratliffe, shown in a […]
Whippets splash to six medals
Foucault wins medley at Southern Lakes Conference meet By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Whitewater swimmers captured six medals – including one conference title by Sara Foucault in the 200 individual medley – at the Southern Lakes Conference Meet in Lake Geneva Saturday. While Foucault also finished third in the […]
