Updated 7/3/25 @ 10:30 a.m. to add the student who was named to the Chancellor’s List.
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its Chancellor’s List, honoring those with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for the Spring 2025 semester.
Students from this area who earned the 4.0 grade-point average include:
Whitewater, WI
Eloise Rohloff, Dairy Science BS
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announces its Dean’s List, honoring those full-time students who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 and above in the spring 2025 semester.
Students from this area on the Dean’s List include:
Whitewater, WI
Courtney Meyer, Management BBA Eloise Rohloff, Dairy Science BS Samantha Sullivan, Industrial and Systems Eng BS
Wisconsin visitors and residents alike know that the Fourth-of-July is Wisconsin’s busiest and best boating holiday. It’s also a great time to remember that whether you’re paddling, fishing, jet skiing or boating, you can help protect lakes and rivers from aquatic invasive species. During the annual Clean Boats, Clean Waters Landing Blitz, June 30 – July 13, watercraft inspectors will be at boat launches to remind you that the power to protect our water resources is shared by all of us who love Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers. Several landings in Jefferson County are included in this effort including on Lake Ripley and Rock Lake.
Wisconsin’s AIS program launched the first Landing Blitz campaign in 2008 and, thanks to the energy and commitment of our Clean Boats, Clean Waters participants, the outreach event was a great success! Fellow water-rich states took notice. In 2018, the event became a collaborative education effort among all the Great Lakes states and provinces.
For those who use social media, you can help spread the word about the importance of aquatic invasive species prevention by posting photos and messages using #CleanBoatsCleanWaters.
Invasive plants and animals, like Eurasian watermilfoil, spiny water fleas, and zebra mussels, can spread easily by hitching a ride on boats and other equipment, including trailers. They can also hide in the water in livewells, bait and fish buckets, and motors, so it’s important to drain them and to pull the plugs to drain your boat. Because many invasive species can also be hidden in mud, it’s vital to clean off anchors. Always take the following simple steps before leaving a boat landing:
Inspect boats, trailers and equipment for attached aquatic plants or animals. Remove all attached plants or animals Drain all water from boats, motors, livewells and other equipment Never move live fish away from a waterbody Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash Buy minnows from a Wisconsin bait dealer Only use leftover minnows when either 1) fishing with them on the same body of water or 2) on other waters if no lake/river water or other fish have been added to the container.
Jefferson County Land and Water Conservation Department Courthouse, 311 S Center Avenue, Room 113 Jefferson, WI 53549-1701 920-674-7110
Following these steps also helps boaters comply with Wisconsin state law, which prohibits the transport of aquatic invasive species. To learn more about invasive species and their impacts to Wisconsin’s waters and economy, visit DNR.wi.gov and search “Invasive Species.”
Editor’s note: The above press release was received from Jefferson County Land and Water Conservation Department.
Egg Harbor, WI – Dante Baker, a talented young musician from Delavan, WI, spent the past two weeks in Door County, Wisconsin studying at Birch Creek Music Performance Center. Baker, a student at Whitewater High School, was among 18 musicians from throughout the country to attend the Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music session at this prestigious academy whose unique mission is to provide intensive, performance-based instruction to promising young musicians by immersing them in a professional, mentoring environment.
Birch Creek celebrates its 50th concert season in 2025 and continues to support a student-to-faculty ratio of approximately 2:1. This provides students with an abundance of personal attention from their faculty mentors, who represent top music educators and performers from around the country. Students are given the opportunity to hone their technical skills and learn all the aspects of life as a professional musician firsthand. During their two-week residency this summer, students attending the Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music session performed seven concerts alongside their teachers in front of paying concertgoers.
Dr. Dan Moore is the Program Director of the Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music session. 2025 marks his 27th year on faculty at Birch Creek, and 10th year as Program Director. He is a Professor of Percussion and Director of the award-winning percussion program at the University of Iowa. Dr. Moore is an internationally known musician, composer, and educator.
Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor, WI is a residential summer music academy for advanced young musicians. With a performance emphasis, students are taught by nationally known performers and educators during the day, and perform in concerts alongside them at night. Four sessions focus on Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music; Symphony, and Big Band Jazz. 2025 concert and session dates are posted at BirchCreek.org/Tickets.
2025 Concert Schedule Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music: June 19-21, 26-28 Symphony: July 3-5, 10-12 Big Band Jazz (Two Sessions): July 16-19, 23-26 | July 30-August 2, August 6-9
According to a press release from the Janesville Police Department, “In February of 2025, the Janesville Police Department received information that a juvenile was receiving inappropriate messages from an adult. Numerous search warrants were served on electronic service providers and Carter J. Powers, a 26-year-old Janesville resident, was developed as the suspect.
Powers was arrested on June 9th, 2025 in the 4100 block of Kennedy Road in the City of Janesville. Officers from the Janesville Street Crimes Unit and detectives from the Janesville and Whitewater Police Departments assisted in his arrest and a search warrant at his residence.”
Whitewater Police Chief Dan Meyer confirmed to The Whitewater Banner that “a minor residing in Whitewater was a victim in this case.”
Powers has been charged with five counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a felony. He was released from the Rock County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond., with conditions of no intentional contact with any minors, not to possess any electronic device that can access internet, and not to be on any social media websites.
The following individuals from your area have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Spring 2025 semester. UWM is the second largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with more than 22,800 undergraduate and graduate students.
Whitewater, WI
Ghati Binagi, Letters & Science Undergrad Myia Cobbs, Nursing Undergraduate Kymora Kimbrough, Letters & Science Undergrad Skylar Staebler, School of the Arts-Undergrad
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Loras College has announced the names of students who achieved Dean’s List status for the 2025 spring semester. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized.
The Universities of Wisconsin recently announced the selection of the 2025–2026 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars.
This year’s Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) participants include 21 faculty and instructors from the Universities of Wisconsin’s 11 comprehensive universities, nominated by Provosts for their excellence in teaching and learning.
The WTFS program provides UW faculty and teaching academic staff a unique opportunity to collaborate with other exceptional teachers from across the Universities of Wisconsin and from various disciplines. In addition to discussing effective evidence-based teaching and learning approaches, participants are guided through systematic research focused on improving student learning through a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project. The yearlong program begins in May and will culminate with a research presentation in Spring 2026.
Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars is one of three signature programs offered by the Universities of Wisconsin’s Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID). OPID supports the Universities of Wisconsin’s’ 13 Centers for Teaching and Learning in fostering a culture of teaching and learning excellence in Wisconsin. Together they offer professional development programs that seek to enhance student learning in face-to-face, online, and blended learning environments. Fay Akindes is the OPID Director.
The Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars program is directed by two faculty leaders, Valerie Barske, a history professor at UW-Stevens Point, and Heather Pelzel, a biological sciences professor at UW-Whitewater.
The two 2025-26 Teaching Fellows & Scholars selected from the UW-Whitewater faculty are:
Steve Girard, Associate Professor, Chemistry Lauren Zepp, Assistant Professor, Special Education
Gov. Evers Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Milwaukee Police Department Officer Kendall Corder
Gov. Tony Evers today issued the following statement on the passing of Milwaukee Police Department Officer Kendall Corder and ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff immediately in honor of Officer Corder, who was killed in the line of duty on June 29, at the age of 32.
“Officer Corder was responding to a shots fired call last week and ran toward danger when he was shot in the line of duty and ultimately passed away from his injuries. Our hearts break for Officer Corder, his family, loved ones, colleagues at the Milwaukee Police Department, and the greater Milwaukee community, and we join Milwaukeeans and Wisconsinites in honoring the life of this dedicated public servant,” said Gov. Evers. “Kathy and I will continue to keep his family and loved ones and all those who knew Officer Corder in our thoughts and our prayers as they mourn his loss and this merciless tragedy.”
Gov. Evers is also ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to half-staff across the state immediately until sunset on Tues., July 1, 2025, as well as the date of Officer Corder’s interment, which has not yet been announced. An executive order will be forthcoming.
The following area students were named to the UW-Whitewater Dean’s List for the 2025 spring semester. [Unless otherwise noted the student is a Whitewater High School graduate.] These students have demonstrated their academic abilities by receiving a grade point average of 3.4 or above in a single semester.
“We’d like to congratulate all the students who were recognized on our Dean’s List for the spring semester,” said Robin Fox, UW-Whitewater’s interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “Making the Dean’s List is a tremendous honor and a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students – their success is paramount to the strength of our university.”
The university’s Registrar’s Office reports 3,506 students were selected for the Dean’s List for the spring semester. More than 11,700 students are currently enrolled at the university’s Whitewater and Rock County campuses.
Michelle Abarca Madelynn Buehler Canyon Caputo Lucas Castro-Huempfner Anders Clarksen Christopher Cortes Sebastian Cuellar Meza Alejandra Diaz-Gallegos Charlie Eckert [Milton High School] Jaciel Flores [Delavan-Darien High School] Brock Grosinske Reagan Hammons Jake Hintz Cali Kopecky Andrea Kuhl Niles Long Aiden Murray Lexi Nelson Emily O’Donnell Brianna Ophime Johan Perez Charlotte Pham [Milton High School] Mel Prince Yovanni Rojas-Reyes Cody Rupke Tyler Schneider [Delavan-Darien High School] Holly Shannon [Milton High School] Connor Sharlow Jazmin Soto [Palmyra-Eagle High School] C.J. Tomomitsu Dejaney Valles Tania Verduzco Emma Wade Molly Wade Carter Waelchli
Editor’s note: This press release was received from UW-Whitewater. This link leads to a section on the UW-Whitewater website where you can find information such as the major of each student, and in some cases, there is also a photo.
