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Whitewater

Bright spot

This goldfinch, with its dominantly bright yellow color, stands out among the greens and browns of a branch in the Kettle Moraine Forest near Whitewater recently. The birds can be seen in Wisconsin year-round and fly with a bouncy, undulating pattern, making them easy to spot even when flitting around. […]

Whitewater

Summer projects move forward

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As summer’s heat rages on, Whitewater officials are taking advantage of the warm weather and tending to a series of infrastructure improvements throughout the city. The Common Council on July 7 voted to move forward with four capital improvement projects that will be implemented during the […]

Whitewater

Zoning request sparks debate

  By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Whitewater zoning rewrite project that spanned several years in development and ultimately was approved a year ago bubbled back to the surface recently. A property owner’s request to rezone a parcel to a designation upping the permissible number of unrelated persons sparked a robust […]

Whitewater

Pay scale set for fire, rescue

  By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of a recent decision to move the Whitewater fire and rescue department away from its volunteer-driven roots, city officials have adopted a salary schedule for members. The Common Council on July 7 amended the city’s salary schedule to include wages for members […]

Elkhorn

School designs coming together

School board gets look at updated designs for district-wide improvements By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area Schools Board of Education received an update at the July 13 meeting, regarding school improvement projects funded by the referendum approved in April. Bob Morris of Eppstein Uhen Architects said Monday night when […]