Soft lockdown as a result of Janesville robbery suspect By Ryan Spoehr Staff Writer The Whitewater Unified School District, like most other southeastern Wisconsin school districts, were under a soft lockdown for several days as a result of the unknown whereabouts of a man suspected of robbing a Janesville […]
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Golf team opens season at Hawk’s View
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent After the first meet of the season for the Whitewater golf team was postponed, the Whitewater High School golf team opened its 2017 season in an invitational held at Hawk’s View Golf Club. Despite having to wait until April 10 to start the team’s season, of […]
Suspicious person reported near Middle School
Report comes as district was under soft lockdown By Ryan Spoehr Staff Writer In what was already a state of heightened alertness, a suspicious person was reported in the vicinity of Whitewater Middle School with a weapon in his waistband during school hours. The Whitewater Police Department reported on […]
Baseball team outscores opponents by 31 runs in 3-game road stretch
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team recently played three games in two days at Woodside Sports Complex in central Wisconsin, which led to the Whippets outscoring their opponents 44-3. The games played, which were at Woodside Sports Complex, started with a matchup against Saint Croix Central. […]
Reaching 1,000
Rebekah Schumacher was recognized this past week for recording her 1,000th point in her high school career. She is shown with (from left) her parents Dave and Brenda Schumacher and her coach Judy Harms.
Tweaks planned for city’s comprehensive plan document
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In a nod to the changing and evolving community, Whitewater officials are in the midst of freshening up a so-called comprehensive plan document that touches primarily on the city’s various land use designations. The city has brought in outside expertise to assist with the project. Jackie […]
UWW Police Department to swear in K-9 Hawk
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Police Department will swear in its newest K-9 officer in a public event at the University Center. Everyone is invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of K-9 Hawk, the newest member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater police department. The event is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. […]
Swimming team earns 14 individual best times, 1 first-place finish
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whitewater boys swimming head coach Kayla Martin is looking at the positives out of recent dual meet at Fort Atkinson despite coming up short in scoring. The meet, on Jan. 20, ended in a loss for Whitewater, but the team had one first-place finish with Seth […]
DPI nominates Washington Elementary for award
By Ryan Spoehr Editor Washington Elementary was one of eight Wisconsin schools to be nominated for the National Blue Ribbon Award, an award that recognizes overall academic excellence or progress in student achievement. State Superintendent of Schools Tony Evers announced last Friday that he nominated Washington Elementary and seven other […]
Whippets fall to East Troy
Whitewater faces Palmyra-Eagle tonight By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The Whitewater Whippets boys basketball team grinded through a game against East Troy, coach Dan Gnatzig said, but it was not able to get the win. “I thought we got out of the first half well without the foul trouble, and then […]
