Free talks at Fairhaven Retirement Community open to the public By Tom Ganser Correspondent Jane Gottlick, a lecturer in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, kicked off the Fall 2014 Fairhaven Lecture Series Tuesday with a talk entitled, “Challenges to the Democracies of Great Britain, India and Nigeria.” From […]
Sports & Other News
UW-Whitewater football loaded with locals
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent After tying a school record with 10 touchdowns in a 73-7 season-opening victory over Waldorf (Iowa), defending national champion UW-Whitewater has the talent to win its sixth NCAA Division 3 football national championship in nine years. And there’s plenty of local talent leading the charge […]
Council reviews capital improvement plans
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With budget-building season about to get into full swing, Whitewater officials are kicking off the extensive review with a run-down of the city’s long-range capital improvement plans. At a Common Council meeting Sept. 2, City Manager Cameron Clapper and Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell met with […]
Annual Rock River Recovery meeting scheduled
By Clare Carlson Contributor Learn about the health of waters in the Rock River Basin and ongoing water quality improvement projects at the Rock River Recovery meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UW-Whitewater campus. The Rock River Basin covers 3,750 square miles in […]
Funding the schools
School Board approves preliminary budget By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Board of Education voted in favor of accepting the 2014-15 preliminary budget at its meeting Monday night. The vote was unanimous, but School Board member Chris Smith was not in attendance. East Troy Community School District business manager […]
UW–Whitewater presents Music Mosaics Series
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Music Department kicked off the fall season with guest artists the Bent Frequency Duo Project Thursday. Next on the docket is the first Music Mosaics Series concert of the season – to benefit the department’s scholarship fund, for students with exceptional talent and academic excellence – […]
Over the net
Whitewater High School’s No. 1 Doubles girls tennis team of Sally Hixson, top, and Alli Sedmak, play during the Sept. 4 dual meet against Big Foot High School. (Bob Mischka photos)
Trojans still looking for a win
Turnovers, penalties rack up and football team records another loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In many respects, the East Troy High Schol football team showed plenty of improvement Friday night in its Rock Valley Conference contest with visiting Clinton. But the Trojans still couldn’t quite overcome critical mistakes that came […]
Sports shorts
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls finished fifth and the boys were sixth in Division 3 at last week’s Verona Invitational. East Troy’s girls’ squad had 129 points, while the boys recorded 147. Team standings in the girls’ race were Edgewood with 28 points, Aquinas with […]
Charges result from blast that injured friends
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 9 for an East Troy man charged with causing an explosion that burned his friends. Kevin A. Budzien, 25, was charged Aug. 8 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts each of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and […]
