By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The youthful Whitewater Whippets football team took a step in the right direction Friday night at Perkins Stadium in a 56-20 loss to Beloit Turner. The running game doomed the Whippets for the second week in a row as both Beloit Turner’s Ethan Burns and […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Take the Spirit Tour
Chamber of Commerce’s annual guided event set for Oct. 8 The Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 3rd annual Spirit Tour from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8. Tickets are now on sale but there are limited spaces available. The $35 per person price includes appetizers and […]
City inks deal with startup company
POLCO a new tenant at the Whitewater Innovation Center By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Technology-inclined residents within the City of Whitewater will soon have an opportunity to weigh in on specific issues through a smartphone app and website. Plans are in motion to soon rollout software from a new startup company, […]
JEAN J. HERMSEN
Jean Jessie Hermsen passed away Aug. 29, 2016, at Fairhaven. A woman who so loved Whitewater that she moved to the community three times over the course of her life, first in 1946-49 as the young bride of Leon (Hermie) Hermsen, the love of her life, while he […]
Council adopts updated parking ordinance
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s lengthy review of parking regulations has come to a close — for now, at least. Early this summer, the city’s Plan and Architectural Review Commission began digging into an ordinance outlining a series of changes. Most of the review focused around the downtown area. The […]
Days of fun
Joanna and Jason Baker (standing), of Whitewater, and their children, Malcolm, Milena, Silas and Calvin take a lunch break near the chamber office during Maxwell Street Days Aug. 5. The two-day event featured sidewalk sales and deals at businesses throughout the city. (Heather Ruenz photo)
WUSD Board moves forward on referendum
$23.5 million in projects includes upgrades at all district schools By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whitewater Unified School District is proposing a referendum that will improve buildings throughout the district and will be up for a vote on the Nov. 8 ballot. The referendum is for $23.5 million. The […]
Lady Whippets wrap up busy week in tennis
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls tennis team has been busy the past week, and on Aug. 17, the Whippets participated in the 2016 Whitewater Quad. It was the team’s third meet in three days, and they finished second out of the four schools, going 2-1 […]
Still going strong
Dee Burkey (left) checks out the goods being sold by vendor Karl Knuteson at the Whitewater Farmers Market Aug. 20, the 28th anniversary celebration of the local market. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays through Nov. 5, in the Whitewater True Value parking lot, 1415 […]
Officials revisit single-family housing issue
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Neighborhood development and preservation of single-family housing stock — issues that have been contentious in the past — were revisited recently by Whitewater officials as long-range planning efforts continue. The Common Council on Aug. 16 reopened its review of the issue, though no formal directives were […]
