By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls volleyball team continues to have a stranglehold on the Rock Valley Conference’s North Division. East Troy rolled to a pair of 3-0 wins last week to improve to 16-5-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play. The Trojans hosted Evansville Monday […]
Sports & Other News
Nature’s Classroom will host Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday
Nature’s Classroom Institute and Montessori School, W1802 Highway J, Mukwonago (three miles west of The Elegant Farmer), will host its annual Harvest Festival for the community from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, on school grounds. Highlights of the festival include: pumpkin decorating, bouncy houses, hayrides, tours […]
A ducky day
Cole McPherson (left) and Joe Blake wait for the small ducks from the Kiwanis Club’s duck race on Saturday. The annual event attracts families and businesses from all over East Troy to the yard of Nick and Robin Stuht to watch the plastic ducks float down the stream, racing against […]
Perseverance key to success in all walks of life
First female African-American major general shares inspiring message By Tom Ganser Correspondent Major General Marcia Anderson concluded the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater “Women in Higher Education Leadership” event Aug. 27 with her speech titled, “My Personal Journey of Service and Patriotism,” in Timmerman Auditorium. Anderson is the Army’s first female African-American […]
Judge denies plea deal in attempted murder case
Trial set for February for man who allegedly stabbed girls in 2012 By Vicky Wedig Staff writer A judge denied a plea agreement last week in the case of the stabbing of two girls in Whitewater nearly two years ago, according to online court records. Larry M. Shannon, 42, of […]
Council accepts reimbursement payment on foreclosure
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Foreclosure proceedings for a property near Milwaukee Street and Elkhorn and Bluff roads could soon come to an end, based on a recent decision by the Whitewater Common Council. After meeting in closed session Sept. 2, council members voted to accept a reimbursement payment from Walworth […]
Street sweeper axed in budget cuts
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Much of Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy Village Board was spent cutting items from the proposed 2015 budget to get it to balance. One of the things cut in Department of Pubic Works Director Mike Miller’s budget revisions was the new street sweeper purchase […]
‘Up, Up and Away’
Kite auction set for Sept. 28 at Cultural Arts Center Don’t miss out on the last chance to bid on one of the unique and colorful kites that graced downtown Whitewater this summer. On Sunday, Sept. 28 at 5:30 p.m., 58 one-of-a-kind kites will be auctioned off to the highest […]
Reception for Depot Museum exhibit Sept. 24
The Whitewater Historical Society is pleased to announce a public reception for its new temporary exhibit, ‘At Home on the Job: Women’s Work 1830-1930,’ beginning at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24 in the Depot Museum, 301 W. Whitewater Street. Nikki Mandell, Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, […]
Lady Whippets take second at quad event
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School girls tennis program has had a busy few weeks, playing four matches since Sept. 4, and playing a string of good programs. First on the docket was Big Foot, in which Whitewater won four matches to Big Foot’s three. Serra Anderson […]
