Nelson’s Bus Service teamed up with Whitewater FFA, the Whitewater Unified School District and other community partners to generate nearly $7,500 and 6,630 pounds of food and supplies for the Whitewater Food Pantry during its Stuff the Bus event on Oct. 27. The cash donation included $5,000 from Commercial Bank […]
Author: Heather Perkins
City to address runoff in Bloomfield Acres
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent New infrastructure aimed at mitigating the prevalence of storm water runoff in sections of Whitewater will soon be installed. The project carries a price tag of up to $38,000. The Common Council on Oct. 21 voted to enlist the services of engineering firm Strand Associates for […]
Inside the kegs
Library to host program on barrel making Nov. 13 Gary and Jim Hess, the grandsons of Frank J. Hess Sr will give a presentation on The Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. A cooper is a […]
Ghouls galore
The Wildermuth family takes their shenanigans to the uptown business district in Whitewater Oct. 30 for Ghouls Night Out, an event allowing local kids to visit businesses for treats, games and a few tricks. (Bob Mischka Photo)
Partnership brings laptops to local charter school
More than 108 fourth and fifth grade students at LINCS Inquiry Charter School in Whitewater will have individual access to Chromebooks this year thanks to fundraising efforts by LINCS Inquiry Charter School’s Governance Council and the LINCS Family Teacher Partnership, according to a press release issued by the school. In […]
City mulls formal commitment to multi-use streets
Ordinance would ensure bike and pedestrian accommodations By Dave Fidlin Correspondent An ordinance formalizing Whitewater’s commitment to bicyclists and pedestrians on city streets could soon be presented to elected officials for consideration. Matt Amundson, parks and recreation director, came before the Common Council on Oct. 21 and discussed a proposed […]
Referendum sails to victory
School District gets approval to exceed revenue limit Whitewater Unified School District voters overwhelmingly supported a referendum Tuesday to exceed the state’s revenue limit through the 2018-19 school year. The referendum allows the district to exceed the limit by $1.2 million each year beginning with the 2015-16 school year. The […]
UW-Whitewater to honor veterans next week
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Veteran and Military Service member Committee invites the greater community to join in celebrating Veteran and Service member Recognition Week. Activities for the week are set to begin Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. with the Veteran Recognition football game (UW-Whitewater vs. UW-Stevens Point) at Perkins […]
Strong at state
Coach pleased with performance of Whippet pair in state meet By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Both Sarah Ziolkowski and Andrea Sandoval ran with purpose under a sunny sky Saturday at the 122nd annual WIAA State Cross Country Meet. The day was seasonally cool, so much so that the event was […]
Girls team bows out at top of its game
Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater girls volleyball team charged into Big Foot Oct. 25 with momentum on its side in the WIAA regional final. Not only had the Whippets taken out the No. 2 seed in an earlier round, the girls had taken Big Foot to task in a […]
