Public listening session slated Tuesday night By Heather Ruenz Editor School districts throughout the state continue to face structural deficits as a result of state-imposed revenue limits and the Whitewater Unified School District is no exception. In an effort to maintain its current services, the district has placed a $1.2 […]
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Tour of the arts
Resident artist Bob Hohf, who restores pianos, plays a song for visitors at the Hohf Studio during the Kettle Moraine Studio Tour – featuring 14 artists at four studios – on a Bösendorfer piano that was built in Vienna in 1955 and completely restored by Hohf after he found it […]
D-DHS shut out in final game of season
Waterford locks share of SLC title By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School football team was dealt a 28-0 loss to Waterford last Friday night, with the Wolverines locking up a share of the Southern Lakes Conference title with the win. The Comets finish 4-5 overall and 2-5 in […]
Community ‘goes big’ for Callope
Local teacher to represent state nationally By Heather Ruenz Editor Whitewater Middle School teacher Diana Callope hardly had time to take in the news that she was one of four teachers chosen in Wisconsin when she learned that had been chosen to represent the state at the national level. The […]
Man who exposed priest sex abuse inducted into WSD Hall of Fame
1968 grad is among 20 honored for sports, service By Vicky Wedig Editor A Wisconsin School for the Deaf graduate who was a victim of and helped expose sexual abuse by an Archdiocese of Milwaukee priest was among 20 people inducted into WSD’s Hall of Fame on Saturday. Arthur Douglas […]
District poverty second in state
65 students listed as homeless By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Sixty-five students in the Delavan-Darien School District are listed as homeless according to an internal database the district keeps. That number is up from 50 homeless students last year, Sara Halberg, the district’s director of student services and special education, […]
Comets win regional soccer championship
Delavan-Darien advances to sectional with 4-1 win over St. Anthony’s By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School boys soccer team won the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional champion title Oct. 16 with a 4-1 win over St. Anthony School of Milwaukee. St. Anthony’s ousted the Comets from the No. 3 spot […]
City finalizes purchase of property
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Plans to purchase a dormant Elkhorn Road property that has been locked in foreclosure proceedings have been finalized, following a decision last week. The Common Council on Oct. 7 voted to partially fund the purchase by borrowing from the city’s wastewater equipment fund to purchase the […]
Library prepares for three-county program
The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library in Whitewater announces that trio – a tri-county program featuring libraries in Dodge, Jefferson and Washington counties – will be launched Nov. 20. The program will allow the local library, and its patrons, access to more than 1.5 million items within the three counties. […]
In her memory
Second annual AvieFest is Oct. 25 at LDs BBQ By Tracy Ouellette Editor LDs BBQ, at the East Troy BP gas station on the corner of highway ES and 20, will hold the second annual AvieFest starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, to raise money for the Avielle […]