Author: Heather Perkins

Whitewater

WUSD referendum passes by wide margin

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent More than two-thirds of all residents living within the Whitewater Unified School District’s boundaries backed a referendum asking for $23.5 million toward a series of renovation projects. According to unofficial election results, 6,209 district residents voted “yes” when asked if the district can exceed its spending […]

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City, downtown organization inking new agreement

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent City of Whitewater officials are in the midst of drafting a 2017 agreement with Downtown Whitewater Inc., the nonprofit community organization that promotes businesses and other amenities in the heart of the community. Although Downtown Whitewater operates independently, the organization has long had a close working […]

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Singing (and dancing) it out

      Members of the Whitewater High School advanced and mixed choirs along with the Whitewater Middle School 8th grade choir join forces on stage at the Oct. 12 choral concert at the high school after all three groups had performed invidivually. (Tom Ganser photo)

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Employee wages part of budget planning

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Employee compensation was one of several topics to earn the spotlight during a recent review of the City of Whitewater’s 2017 municipal budget. Elected officials and administrators have been doing a line item-by-line item review of the city’s operating plan for the year ahead. When he […]

Obituaries

NORMAJEAN HIRTE

Normajean Hirte, 91, of Delavan, died Nov. 1, 2016, at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Spring Grove Cemetery in Delavan. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.