Downtown Whitewater seeking nominations for open seat Downtown Whitewater is seeking nominations to fill an open seat of its 11-seat board and the open position is for the UW-Representative seat recently vacated by UW-Whitewater marketing professor Rob Boostrom. A qualified candidate must be employed by or enrolled as a student […]
Sports & Other News
Council approves $4 million in bonds for projects
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A string of oft-discussed improvement projects officially have a funding mechanism, following a recent vote by Whitewater officials. The Common Council on May 6 voted to take out $4.28 million in general obligation bonds to see through a list of seven big-ticket items. Plans call for […]
Baseball wins three for the week
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent It was a clean sweep for the Delavan-Darien High School boys baseball team as it went 3-0 last week, beating Williams Bay in non-conference action, and taking two games from Lake Geneva Badger in Southern Lakes Conference action. May 5 the Comets (8-6, 4-4) hosted Williams […]
A drug that uses and abuses
Newspapers launch in-depth series on the devastating effect heroin is having in the area From unsuspecting high school students seeking a new buzz at a party, to middle-aged men and women recovering from painful surgery, heroin has become a vortex from which few who try the drug are able to […]
Badger softball beats Wilmot for first time since 2009
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger softball team started last week strong but could not keep up the momentum. The Badgers (5-9, 3-6 Southern Lakes Conference) started the week with an 8-3 win over Kenosha Indian Trail (5-5) on May 5 and defeated Wilmot (9-8, 3-6 SLC) […]
Girls soccer has top spot in SLC
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls soccer team has the top spot in the Southern Lakes Conference early in the season after knocking off Elkhorn, Waterford and Westosha Central. The Comets (9-3, 3-0) beat Waterford 1-0 on April 29 and then beat Elkhorn in a 1-0 overtime […]
Self defense class for women offered in Palmyra
Self Defense for Women is a two-day workshop that will be offered on Saturday, May 24, and Saturday, May 31 from 8 a.m. to noon at Kempo Goju Martial Arts School, 110 W. Main St. in Palmyra. The cost is $40 per person, which includes both days, and is payable […]
Vision for library becoming clearer
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With an eye toward harnessing all that the 21st Century has to offer, leaders and consultants behind the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library are in the midst of an extensive visioning process. Representatives of Library Vision Inc., an Elgin, Ill.-based company, discussed the extensive planning process […]
Whippets consistently doing well in track
Liz Mielke breaks 29-year-old record in track By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Liz Mielke has come close all season, yet this past Friday, the record was finally hers. Mielke broke the 29-year-old school record in the 3,200-meter run during the Fort Invite that both the boys and girls Whitewater High […]
Man bound over for trial in death of cousin
Public defender argues witnesses provided only hearsay, no testimony that crime occurred By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man was bound over for trial Wednesday in the stabbing death of his cousin. Rafael Olivarez, 39, of Delavan, appeared at a preliminary hearing in Walworth County Circuit Court in custody represented […]
