By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The City of Whitewater’s wastewater utility plant is expected to undergo an overhaul in the near future. But before plans proceed, the expertise of an outside engineering firm is being tapped to study the plant’s future needs. The Common Council at its Nov. 19 meeting voted […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Lady Whippets looking to make deep run
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent In what could have turned out to have been a great season last year, the Whippet girls had to settle for second place overall in the Rock Valley North and a season ending 55-48 defeat to Milton in the WIAA Regional Final. Despite the arrow […]
Connected to the community
Making Democracy Work awards presented By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Dec. 1, Marge Fischer, Sandra Heyer, Jorge Islas and Anjie Kokan were honored at the Whitewater Country Club as the recipients of the Whitewater Area League of Women Voters 4th annual Making Democracy Work award. Fischer, Heyer, Islas and Kokan […]
Local celebrities
Whitewater’s Holly Days parade Nov. 29 included these three local celebrities, from the left: Trinity Nelson – Little Miss Whitewater, Lexi Nelson – Junior Miss Whitewater, and Abby Patrick – Miss Whitewater. (Tom Ganser photo)
Casual Joe’s 2 moves forward
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a fair amount of preliminary resistance, a plan for a Whitewater restaurant in an area largely populated with single-family homes is moving forward. In October, business owner Tyler Salisbery came before the Whitewater Plan and Architectural Review Commission with a request to rezone a building […]
Courage retreat empowers local students
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Nov. 6, about 150 students from Whitewater Middle School gathered in Hamilton Center on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus for the fourth annual “Courage Retreat” for seventh graders. The retreat is facilitated by Youth Frontiers, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that partners with schools to build […]
Municipal budget set to increase by 1.77 percent
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a busy couple of months, entailing departmental meetings and line item-by-line item reviews, the City of Whitewater is entering 2014 with a balanced budget. The Common Council last week voted, 6-0, in favor of the city’s $9.37 million budget. Slightly more than $3 million in […]
Time for Breakfast with Santa
Dec. 7 event to include photos, coloring, music The UW-W/Community Optimist Club will once again host an important community event – Breakfast with Santa, slated 8-11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Esker Dining Hall on the UW-Whitewater campus. Children, young and not so young are invited to attend this […]
