Girls Cross Country takes fifth By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team came away with a split at last weekend’s Janesville Craig Tournament. Big Foot fell 3-1 to Craig in the opener, but bounced back for a 5-2 victory over Westosha Central. The […]
Sports & Other News
Whippets tennis team holding its own
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The rain from last week played havoc on the tennis courts as a scheduled Tri-angular match turned into a dual meet against Columbus for the Whippets who went on to claim victory 5-2. “What I was most pleased with was the improvement I saw out […]
Quality remains a priority for city’s EMS agency
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While several questions still remain, pieces of the puzzle are coming together on the long-term future of Whitewater’s fire emergency medical services (EMS) agency. Throughout 2014, an appointed Whitewater Fire and EMS Task Force has been meeting to discuss the organizational structure of the growing agency. […]
Village and former administrator agree on terms
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Village of East Troy has agreed to pay and former village administrator Judy Weter $42,983.20 in back wages after reaching a settlement agreement with Weter through mediation. Weter’s position of village administrator was eliminated on Nov. 4, 2013. At the time, Village Board President Randy […]
Most area schools score above average on ACT
Delavan-Darien marks lowest score in at least five years By Vicky Wedig Staff writer and Tracy Ouellette Editor All but four area high schools, including East Troy High School, scored above the state average on the 2013-14 ACT test, according to results released Aug. 20. East Troy had an average […]
Whippets holding their own in the pool
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whippets began a new season in the pool and put up a fourth place finish at conference relays this past week. This is a big development because the team has lost a lot of experience with most of its leaders graduating after last season. […]
Rain doesn’t dampen WHS Alumni race
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Things seemed very familiar to those in Whippets gear as the WHS hosted a cross country Alumni meet last week. On the shortened track (2.5 miles), things went well as Sarah Ziolkowski and Andrea Sandoval have seen progress after a summer full of training. Carolina […]
Whitewater students score well on ACT
School is second in area; officials attribute success to focus on preparation By Heather Ruenz Editor Whitewater High School students finished second in a ranking of area schools for ACT test performance last school year, but also had the lowest percentage of students taking the college preparatory exam in the […]
Williams Bay High School goes green
Energy-efficient renovations are expected to save district 20 percent By Kellen Olshefski Editor With students off and about for the summer, Williams Bay School District officials took the opportunity to make some big changes at the high school – renovations that are expected to open up funds for other district […]
Town of Sharon awaits plans to repair bridge
By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor The Town of Sharon plans to repair a bridge on Peters Road that has a 5-ton weight limit, but is waiting to hear the best way to go about opening the bridge to all traffic. Town Board Chairman Rich Brandl met with Wisconsin […]
