By Tom Ganser Correspondent When the curtain opens for the Whitewater High School Players production of “Once Upon a Mattress,” tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Whitewater High School Auditorium, the audience will find itself riding back to the Middle Ages as they view a 15th-century stone castle where the […]

Fifth graders Hallee Peters (top photo from the left), C.J. Tomomitsu and Claire Tourdot toot their horns during the first concert of the season at Lakeview Elementary School Oct. 15. Director Josh Barrett (above) leads the band at Lincoln Inquiry Charter School Oct. 13. Washington Elementary School also held its […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Six unincorporated townships will continue to receive ambulance service through the City of Whitewater’s fire and rescue department in 2016, as part of a plan adopted recently. The Whitewater Common Council on Oct. 20 issued contracts for ambulance service in the towns of Cold Spring, Johnstown, […]

    Two goldfinches, displaying their darker, fall/winter colors, share a drink of water together over the weekend in the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest just outside of Whitewater. (Bob Mischka Photo)

Petition with 2,000 signatures presented to council By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Citing a concern swaths of trees could potentially be lost to future development in Whitewater, a former city council member recently implored officials to consider enacting an ordinance outlining their removal on private property. Jan Bilgren-Craggs, who presently oversees […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As a prelude to formal adoption of the budget, Whitewater officials recently took one last comb-through of the city’s 2016 proposed operations plan, which could include a 1.5-percent increase in the property tax levy. At a Common Council meeting Nov. 3, officials reviewed specific budgets for […]