By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The ongoing discussion of the future of Whitewater’s wastewater treatment plant reached a new chapter last week when a potential public-private partnership for one component of the project bubbled to the surface. While city officials capped off 2015 with a plan to allocate $20.7 million toward […]
Author: Heather Perkins
‘It’s a good lesson… being hungry’
Local youth team up for hunger awareness event By Heather Ruenz Editor About 30 kids from local church youth groups teamed up recently to bring hunger awareness to the streets of Whitewater, literally, in a 30-hour famine event. The teenagers collected food and money for the Whitewater Food Pantry and […]
Council supports lakes study
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s two local bodies of water — Cravath and Trippe lakes — could receive some tender loving care this year after city officials have backed a series of proposals. The city had unsuccessfully sought grant dollars from the state Department of Natural Resources to study the […]
LOWELL KASTEN
Lowell “Luke” Kasten, 88, Delavan, died March 21, 2016, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. He was born in Freeport, Ill., Jan. 31, 1928, to the late LeeRoy and Mabel (Huber) Kasten. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and returned to the Midwest to study dairy […]
‘Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible’ to perform
Looking for something a little bit out of the ordinary to do this April Fool’s Day? Come to Young Auditorium on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. to see the “amazing talent and stage antics” of Tomas Kubinek as he “provokes hearty laughter” and smiles during his “Certified Lunatic and […]
School board candidates discuss district’s strengths, challenges
By Heather Ruenz Editor There are two seats on the April 5 ballot in the Whitewater Unified School District, and two candidates – incumbent Brian Brunner and former, longtime board member Jim Stewart. The candidates shared their view on the strengths of the district, what they see as upcoming challenges […]
Five on the ballot for four council seats
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Mar. 12, four candidates appearing on the April 5 ballot for the Whitewater Common Council participated in a forum sponsored by the Whitewater Area League of Women Voters. Forum participants included: Aldermanic District 1 incumbent member Patrick Wellnitz and challenger Kenneth Kienbaum along with incumbent […]
Classic performances
Whitewater High School Whippets track and field members participate in the Nelson-Daniel Classic at UW-Whitewater March 4 to open their season with a strong showing against 23 other schools. Miranda Reynolds (above) earned second in the high jump; Xhonatan Shahollari (below) placed first in the triple jump and fifth in […]
Battle of the Books
Lakeview Elementary School team members Josie Treder (from the left), Izzy Dieter, Jazmin Cederberg and Tyler Wright battle their way to a fourth-place finish in the elementary school State Battle of the Books competition recently that featured 215 teams through the state. Due to a number of […]
Egg hunt set for Saturday
A bonafide sighting of the Easter Bunny will happen Saturday in Whitewater when the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club hosts its annual Easter egg hunt. The event is scheduled for 11 am at the Whitewater Middle School grounds, 401 S. Elizabeth Street, weather permitting. Inclement weather will move the […]
