Runners making strides; football team shuts out Parkview By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After an up and down beginning to the season, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team is starting to believe that they can be a factor in the conference championship. A good test was in front of […]
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Swimmers strong at season’s first dual meet
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The lady Whippets swim team absolutely crushed the competition at their first dual meet of the season, coming in first place in 10 of the 11 races. Winners included: 200 Medley Relay – Madeline Kuhl, Anna Yeazel, Sara Foucault, Sydney Zimdars; 200 Freestyle – Sydney […]
Land of the free
Students, parents, staff and members of the community recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the gymnasium at Lincoln Inquiry Charter School in Whitewater during the Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Celebration last Friday. The event featured speakers, special presentations by students including facts about, and the history of, the Star-Spangled Banner as […]
Runners set to hit the Whitewater’s streets Sunday
New addition of Kids Korral adds to the family-friendly event The Greater Whitewater Committee will feature its 2nd annual Discover Whitewater Series half-marathon, half-marathon relay and 5K events on Sunday. In conjunction will be Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3) Fit Kid Shuffle – a free, one-mile fun run geared for […]
Lavelle plans another large expansion
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A growing rubber manufacturer is planning to create a third expansion to its Whitewater facility. Representatives with Lavelle Industries, 1215 E. Universal Blvd., came before the Community Development Authority and Plan and Architectural Review Commission on Sept. 15 to discuss the latest round of growth efforts. […]
Trojans shut out by Brodhead-Juda
Homecoming game is tonight against Whitewater By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s matchup with state-ranked Brodhead-Juda figured to be a bit of a tall order for the East Troy High School football team to handle. And it was. The Cardinals, perennially one of the state’s top Division 4 teams, took […]
Girls volleyball dominates at tournament
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent As a defending state champion, it’s pretty difficult to sneak up on anybody. But in the case of the East Troy High School girls volleyball team, that may have been the case, at least a little bit, last weekend. East Troy, currently ranked No. 2 in […]
It’s Homecoming in East Troy
East Troy High School is celebrated Homecoming this week, wrapping up with the annual football game tonight and dance on Saturday. The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Outer Space.” Students and staff dressed up for Spirit Week starting Monday with “PJ Day,” Tuesday was “Out of this World Day,” […]
A spiral to hell on heroin’s highway
Woman is determined to reclaim a normal life after hitting bottom By Annette Newcomb Staff Writer Just hours after giving birth to her first daughter, Eva Lawson knew immediately she liked the way the pain medication made her feel. A lot. “I knew I was addicted to the feeling right […]
Colt Field improvements receive go-ahead
City to split cost of rehab with the school district By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of approving improvements to Elkhorn’s Colt Field, located near the high school, as part of an intergovernmental agreement with the Elkhorn Area School District. […]
