By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of discussion, Whitewater officials have minted the city’s 2016 operating budget, which reflects in a 1.5-percent increase in the property tax levy and a 3.12-percent increase in the overall operating budget. Compared to prior years — when the city’s participation in Janesville’s Innovation Express […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Hanging on
This female cardinal catches her balance in the blustery winds that blow in Sunday following the first snowstorm of the season Nov. 20 and 21 with amounts between 7 and 12 inches reported in southeast Wisconsin. (Bob Mischka photo)
At the touch of a button
Area company partners with IBM to make customized sensors By Rumasa Noor Correspondent In 2003, a small manufacturing company in Wisconsin, known as DuckCo, was rebranded and became iButtonLink. Five years later, the company caught the eye of computer technology giant, IBM and the two have been collaborating ever since. […]
City’s financial health good, per audit report
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The amount of money on the City of Whitewater’s tax rolls has increased slowly, but steadily, as new property development continues to move on a similar upward trajectory. The revelation the city collected $3.07 million in taxes in 2014 — up from the $2.85 million in […]
Fran Achen photo competition approaching
Amateur and professional artists are invited to exhibit their photography at the Sixth Annual Fran Achen Photography Competition to be displayed from July 9 to July 26 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center on 402 W. Main Street in Whitewater. Entries are due June 18 though entries received […]
Whitewater Creek restoration project moves forward
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of receiving a grant from a state agency, Whitewater officials have announced plans to restore sections of Whitewater Creek. The Common Council on May 19 voted to enter into a contract with Fort Atkinson-based Valia Excavation for a so-called streambank restoration project. The […]
Trial set for Madison man charged with stabbing Whitewater woman
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A final pretrial hearing is scheduled for Aug. 5 for a Madison man who allegedly stabbed a woman at her Whitewater apartment in November. A jury trial is scheduled for Aug. 10 to 12 for Jason L. Grant, 28, who was charged Nov. 25 in […]
City explores adding additional green space
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For years, it’s been loosely referred to throughout the city as the “Bridge to Nowhere.” A group of Whitewater residents recently came before city officials with a request to make that bridge, located at the intersection of Walworth Avenue and Indian Mound Parkway, a transition to […]
Three Whippets to compete at state track meet
By Heather Ruenz Community Editor Whitewater competed at East Troy in the Division 2 Sectional Track and Field Meet last Friday night and three team members qualified for the state meet in La Crosse this weekend – Kailey Reynolds, Sarah Ziolkowski and Keagan Stonewerth. Leading the charge was Reynolds, who […]
Lady Whippets win first round of regionals
Whitewater set to host Grafton Saturday afternoon By Heather Ruenz Community Editor The No. 1 seeded Whitewater High School girls soccer team delivered an 8-0 shutout to North Fond du Lac Thursday night in the first round of playoffs. Leading up to the regional action match, the Lady Whippets had closed out […]
