By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Lady Whippets are peaking at the right time while McFarland is falling to the back of the pack late in the race for the Rock Valley North Conference Championship. At the moment, McFarland and Whitewater (both 9-2) are technically tied for first place, however […]
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Lecture Series explores Lincoln’s legacy
Joint effort between Fairhaven and UW-Whitewater Fairhaven Senior Services and UW-Whitewater’s Office of Continuing Education announce “The Legacy and Lessons of the Age of Lincoln” as the theme for its spring community lecture series. For more than 30 years, UW-W faculty members have delivered more than 600 lectures to an […]
A gem for genealogists
The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. This means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available. FamilySearch is the world’s largest repository of free genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake […]
Discover Whitewater Series CARA Certified
The Greater Whitewater Committee, Inc., recently announced that the 2nd Annual Discover Whitewater Series Run. Walk. Fun. Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay, 5K and Fit Kid Shuffle will be held Sept. 21. The committee also announced that the event will be a Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) Certified Race, a […]
Water meter upgrade project underway
Information about installers posted on city’s website By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In an effort to stay in compliance of standards set by the Public Service Commission and state Department of Natural Resources, Whitewater officials recently announced plans to upgrade a fraction of the water meters throughout the city. Water Superintendent […]
Badger wrestlers take second at conference
Swim places first at SLC meet By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School wrestling team has had an up and down season. They were up on Saturday taking second behind a strong Burlington team at the Southern Lakes Conference meet at Union Grove. After making its second consecutive […]
Girls get first conference win of season
Comets take down Westosha Central by 22 By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent Shooting 55 percent from the field helped lift the Delavan-Darien High School girls’ basketball team to its first Southern Lakes Conference win as the Comets beat Westosha Central 59-37 Feb. 3. In another conference game, the Comets lost to […]
D-DHS celebrates good behavior
Delavan-Darien High School celebrated its first-semester Comet Code accomplishments with an assembly Friday. The Comet Code is the local language for PBIS, which stands for Positive Behaviors Interventions and Supports – a U.S. Department of Education initiative to help schools develop school-wide disciplinary practices. At D-DHS, the Comet Code sets […]
Walworth Village Board continues along path to form second municipal court
By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor The Walworth Village Board continues spending money as it goes forward with creating a second branch of the municipal court, a decision the board made on Jan. 13, even though the new court may run pretrial negotiations in the same manner as the current branch. […]
Teamwork key in fighting egg farm fire
By Heather Ruenz Staff writer The Jan. 31 fire at S&R Egg Farm, N9416 Tamarack Road in the Town of LaGrange was a four-alarm blaze. Thanks to the quick mutual aid from numerous departments – as well as a firewall that did its job – the fire was contained to […]
