By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater residents, contractors and other persons conducting municipal business at city hall might have a longer window of opportunity to do so each day as part of a recently floated plan. City Manager Cameron Clapper discussed with the Common Council the prospect of tweaking general operating […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Arts Alliance’s annual meeting Oct. 25
Artists and art-advocates invited to review this year, plan for next The Whitewater Arts Alliance will celebrate 2016 at its annual meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St. Whitewater. The meeting will feature a review of 2016, election of board members, […]
No. 1 doubles duo medals at state
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent For most of the Whitewater High School girls tennis team, the 2016 season already concluded. But, for the Whippets’ top doubles team of Milena Maroske and Whitney Treder, the duo began its most important part of the season on Oct. 14 – the start of […]
Thrift Shoppe to celebrate 50-year anniversary
The Thrift Shoppe of Whitewater will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 22, with an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All members of the community are invited and encouraged to stop by for food, music, prizes, shopping and fun, according to event organizers. “For 50 […]
Whippet runners head to sectional meet
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Rock Valley Conference Championship race took place on Oct. 13 for the Whitewater High School cross country team and head coach Chad Carstens had a clear goal in mind. With two boys teams who were ranked in the state competing in the meet, his […]
UW-Whitewater at record enrollment
For the seventh time in eight years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is at record enrollment. Preliminary figures show 12,433 enrolled students for the fall semester, including the largest first-year class in the university’s history with 2,220 new students. UW System will release the official enrollment numbers later this month. “The […]
Juveniles flee from police, crash into field
Two juveniles were arrested Wednesday after a high-speed chase that began in the Town of Sugar Creek. A Walworth County sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a black 2008 Nissan Versa traveling west on Highway A near Highway H after the car was clocked going 87 mph in a 55-mph zone […]
New fitness equipment coming to WAC
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In one of the first visible signs of a new oversight structure, new equipment is coming to the Whitewater Aquatic Center’s fitness area. The Common Council on Oct. 4 approved a plan to purchase $98,000 worth of new workout equipment for WAC’s 12-year-old fitness center. The […]
In sync
Members of the Whitewater High School Marching Band perform at the 25th Annual Tournament of Bands in Fort Atkinson Oct. 9, finishing second in the Class A division. The band will perform at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 at the 32nd Annual WSMA State Marching Band Championships […]
Tailgate time
Event to benefit Whitewater’s historic Bassett House The Whitewater Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Emerson Club is sponsoring a Packer Tailgate Fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Bassett House, 708 W. Main St. in Whitewater. The event will consist of a tailgate lunch of […]
