The Whippet volleyball team lost to Delavan-Darien High School in three sets last Tuesday night bringing their season to an end. “It is always hard to say goodbye to seniors who have given so much to our program. We wish we could have extended the season with a win, but […]
Sports & Other News
Tax levy to increase 1.76 percent
Two percent wage increase proposed to offset healthcare costs By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are in the midst of a line item-by-line item review of the city’s 2014 budget. Several members of city staff and the Common Council have described the document as “status quo” in recent deliberations. In […]
Local man faces OWI homicide charges
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A Whitewater man is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 27 on three felony charges in connection with an Oct. 13 crash that killed a Whitewater woman and injured a 14-year-old girl. Craig M. Seefeldt, 50, was charged Oct. 16 in Walworth County Circuit Court with […]
Harms, Ziolkowski headed to state
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent Two Whitewater High School cross country runners punched their ticket to state last Saturday at the Whitewater WIAA Division 2 sectional held at UW-Whitewater. Senior Brett Harms and sophomore Sarah Ziolkowski will represent the Whippet runners at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships held at […]
Family restaurant to become nanobrewery
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The family-themed Whitewater Street Restaurant will soon be overhauled and renamed the Second Salem Brewing Company, following a recent decision by members of the city Plan and Architectural Review Commission. Applicant Christ Christon of CC Property Development LLC came before commissioners earlier this month and announced […]
School district honored for wellness commitment
Fort HealthCare announced last week that area community organizations have been awarded the health system’s Commitment to Corporate Wellness award including the Whitewater Unified School District. In addition to WUSD, other honorees were: Fort Atkinson School District and the Cambridge School District/Cambridge Activities Program. Mike Wallace, President and CEO of […]
Museum treats
Above: Peg Williams, Lake Geneva area resident and museum volunteer dressed as an American Indian, greets Jade and Ella Rickey, sisters visiting from Kenosha. Williams’ station was one of 18 treat stops for children inside the Geneva Lake Museum on Sunday. At right: Olivia Joitke, of Elkhorn, dressed […]
Oktoberfest
Above: The German Society of Rockford Bavarian Folk Dancers, called D’Waldstadttanzer, meaning Forest City, entertained with German style dancing during the Town of Delavan’s first Oktoberfest at Community Park on Saturday. At left: An accordion player accompanies the German dancers. Below: Chelsie Borger, 6, of Delavan, points out her favorite […]
School Board adopts $18.6 million budget
By Tyler Lamb Editor The Elkhorn Area School Board of Education adopted a $18,643,943 budget Monday night for the 2014 fiscal year. District Business Manager Bill Trewyn presented the budget to the board, and following minimal conversation, it was unanimously approved. Board member Matt O’Donell was absent. The budget is […]
EAHS Drama Club presents ‘Act Your Age’
Waves of laughter will rock the audience in Elkhorn Area High School’s dramatic production of William Davidson’s Act Your Age, a comedy in three parts. Two teens, Angela Goetz (Ashley Van Lanen) and Geraldine Joyce (Brittany Bates), can barely keep their heads above water when they masquerade as “women of the […]
