Residents warned not to transport wood into other counties By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater is the latest Wisconsin community to have the unwelcome guest known as the emerald ash borer beetle. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (WDATCP) announced the news last week and has put a […]
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Elkhorn Police Reports: June 28 – July 2
Police reports The City of Elkhorn Police Department responded to the following reports between June 28 and July 2: Alcohol – A woman was cited for drunken driving July 1 after police received a report that she had left the laundry mat near the 10 block of North Wisconsin Street […]
Gas prices shot up 19 cents in past month
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 19.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.66 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 11.7 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
Artists invited to submit artwork for holiday card competition
The holiday card competition is back once again to help raise funds for the Whitewater Arts Alliance. WAA is seeking card art in four categories, and artists may enter all categories. The categories are: Santa Claus, snow people, Christmas floral/tree, and Christmas scenes. Also, added this year will be a […]
Paying for pick up
School Board approves expanded bus service By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Bus service within the Whitewater Unified School District could be extended this fall, following action last week by the School Board. Nelson Bus Service, the private firm that provides transportation to students throughout Whitewater Unified’s boundaries, requested the district consider […]
Weeding through the problem
Lake Management District working to control invasive species By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With summer well underway, officials in the Whitewater-Rice Lakes Management District (WRLMD) are embarking on an annual rite of passage: working to rid the bodies of water of invasive species. WRLMD, which has oversight of Whitewater and Rice […]
It’s opening night!
Catch The Little Mermaid at the high school this weekend By Tom Ganser Correspondent Sixty actors and 10 members of the technical crew of the Whitewater Summer School Playhouse will present the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid, at the Whitewater High School Auditorium this weekend. Show times are 7 p.m. […]
Here you go
Second-grader Teagan Robertson, Whitewater, feeds a turkey at the petting zoo during Whitewater’s annual Fourth of July celebration last week. (Tom Ganser photo)
Highway 12 expansion project underway
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The long-awaited Highway 12 expansion project gained some steam June 30 after Gov. Scott Walker signed an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the project into the State Budget Bill. The EIS will help the Department of Transportation determine which option is best for the improvement […]
St. Andrew’s welcomes new principal
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent St. Andrew’s Catholic School welcomed John Chovanec as its new principal as of July 1. Chovanec takes over for Julie Cadrich who left to accept a position in the Chicago area. “We are very excited and proud to have him,” School Committee member Jess Wright […]
