Ordinance approved by 4-3 vote, will go into effect in 30 days By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of passing an ordinance Monday that will make it more difficult for convicted sex offenders to move into the Elkhorn area. The city has been […]
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Oktoberfest in Elkhorn
Lenox Gillam, 4 from Elkhorn, holds still as he gets a skeleton painted on his face at Elkhorn’s ninth annual Oktoberfest celebration Oct. 18. Andrea Juarez, from “Happy Faces” face paint from Madison, had a constant line of children during the day. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Boys third, girls second in grassy run
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whippet boys cross country team had a good run on the grass during a conference meet last Thursday. Joe Zidmars took third place with a 17:45 time, just 22 seconds off of first place, helping Whitewater a third place overall finish. “(Joe) absolutely attacked […]
Whippets take out Delavan in first round
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent On Tuesday night, the Whitewater High School girls volleyball team had one goal in mind: extend the season. The Whippets, a No. 7 seed going into the first round of regional play, accomplished that mission by beating No. 2 seeded Delavan in three out of […]
Swimmers record 37 personal best times
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls swim team came away with five wins against the Burlington Co-op team in the latest dual meet, falling 106-64. It wasn’t the way the team hoped to send out the seniors competing in their final home match but as has […]
Seniors say goodbye; team sets sights on 2015
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School football team had a tough season, finishing the 2014 slate with a 28-6 loss to Edgerton. The lone Whitewater scoring highlight in the game came on a 5-yard touchdown toss from Daniel Fuller to Bryan Parker late in the third quarter. […]
Officials: referendum won’t impact tax levy
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 […]
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 […]
