By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After sidestepping all the glass left over from last week’s record breaking performances, the Whitewater High School boys swim team headed to Elkhorn to participate in a dual meet. The Whippet varsity squad lost to Elkhorn 92-75, while the JV also fell, 85-59. While not […]
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Entities look to acquire hundreds of acres around lake
DLSD administrator envisions massive park system in buffer zone By Vicky Wedig Editor Entities with an interest in Delavan Lake are embarking on a project to create a buffer zone around the lake that one local official believes could be as significant as the $40 million lake drawdown of 1989. […]
iButtonLink moves into Whitewater
Company set to bring new technology to city, university By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A local research and manufacturing company is the latest to make its foray into the burgeoning Whitewater University Innovation Center facility. With promises of working with the city and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, leaders behind iButtonLink have signed […]
Whitewater’s offense explodes, can’t pick up a win
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent If there was consistency among the Whitewater High School boys’ 2014 season, it was that the defense would hold teams down while the offense struggled. This past week, the opposite was true as the Whippets put up their highest two scoring outputs of the season, […]
4-H Kids’ College set for next Saturday
4-H Kids’ College will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Government Center, 100 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. The event is designed to get Walworth County youth thinking, doing, and creating. Whether youth are enrolled in 4-H, thinking about 4-H, or not currently involved […]
Pool coming along swimmingly
Proposals are in and city staff was set to interview candidates Thursday By Kellen Olshefski Editor Requests for proposals for the Sunset Pool project have been returned and city staff were looking to complete interviews of three candidates Thursday afternoon. According to City Administrator Sam Tapson, RFPs […]
Caring for the furry side of the family
Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic treats animals of all sizes from across the region By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor When the Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic was formed back in 1920, it was common practice for a veterinarian to make house calls in order treat animals. Nearly a century later, that hasn’t changed. […]
2013 Independent Athlete of the Year: Jake Stilling
Elkhorn grad sets standard for athletic program By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent There is no more simple way to put it. Wrestler Jake Stilling set the standard for Elkhorn Area High School individual achievement in athletics in the calendar year 2013. That is why he is the Elkhorn Independent’s […]
Lady Whippets winning because of defense
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Whitewater leading scorer Brooke Trewyn returned to action and scored seven points in a conference crossover game last Friday night. Using their defense to lead the way, the Lady Whippets are now on a seven game winning streak after defeating Clinton 44-28. It might just […]
Standard Process mourns loss of company matriarch
Sylvia DuBois leaves behind a legacy of compassion and generosity With heavy hearts, Standard Process Inc. shares the passing of Sylvia Rose DuBois, company vice president and part owner of the whole food supplement manufacturer based in Palmyra. DuBois died Dec. 30, 2013 at the age of 84. Born on […]
