Help erase hunger with the Lady Whippets Feb. 9 The Whitewater High School girls basketball team will host a food pantry drive Tuesday, Feb. 9 when the team welcomes Evansville to WHS for a 7:15 p.m. tipoff. In addition to collecting non-perishable food items for the food pantry, the team […]

Dan Sable (above from the left), Sharron McCarthy and Mark Dorn, along with Tom and Barb Dosemagen (right) enjoy the Whitewater Seniors in the Park holiday lunch Dec. 9. The event, in addition to lunch served to more than 60 people, included musical entertainment by the Rock Prairie Dulcimers, caroling […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With a new year on the horizon, and a minted 2016 municipal budget in place, Whitewater officials have adopted a 2016 salary schedule for all municipal employees. The Common Council on Dec. 1 gave a stamp of approval to a resolution that sets the stage for […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A civic leader who played a pivotal role in revitalizing Whitewater’s downtown commercial corridor was honored recently for her contributions as she winds down her eight-year career in the community. At a Common Council meeting Nov. 17, City Manager Cameron Clapper read a proclamation honoring Tammy […]

The League of Women Voters Whitewater-Area, in partnership with the Kiwanis Breakfast Club, announced Tuesday the top three winners of its Whitewater High School student video contest on voter registration, photo ID, and the importance of voting. Students were challenged to create a 3-minute educational and inspirational video on voting […]

Remodel to provide emergency personnel with sleeping quarters By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The City of Whitewater’s strengthened relationship with the long-independent fire and rescue department will soon have a tangible effect. The Common Council on Nov. 17 approved conceptual plans to remodel a portion of the existing municipal building to accommodate […]

By Heather Ruenz Editor It’s a way to offer “a new higher purpose for coffee cups,” Deb Blackwell, director of Studio 84 in Whitewater, said. The idea is in response to “concerns over a certain company’s unadorned red holiday coffee cups. Here at Studio 84 we decided to do something […]

Palmyra State Bank recently announced it has agreed to merge with First Citizens State Bank in Whitewater. With a more than 30-year affiliation with First Citizens, Palmyra State Bank President Mike Mikkelsen along with the Board of Directors made the announcement and said the bank will become First Citizens State […]