By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT An app-based electric scooter company’s years-long agreement with the City of Whitewater is poised for another six-month renewal as part of a recurring agreement between the company and municipality. But with another term about to begin, several members on the Common Council have expressed interest […]
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What DEI means at the local level
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the latest drawing of battle lines over diversity, equity and inclusion by the federal government, the Trump administration announced last week that all K-12 school districts must certify they are following federal civil rights law and end any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices. While […]
Recap of Tuesday’s election results
Several referendums were on Tuesday’s ballot, with a school referendum in Whitewater passing, while Elkhorn’s failed. Whitewater Unified School District, with all votes in from Walworth, Rock and Jefferson County, passed its referendum with 3,012 “yes” votes and 2,755 “no” votes. Elkhorn’s, meanwhile, failed, with 4,057 “no” votes and 3,446 […]
School Board approves new WUSD summer school classes
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Whitewater Unified School District officials were entertaining warm weathered thoughts at this week’s School Board meeting as a presentation on new components of this year’s summer school program took place. Justin Crandall, athletic director, and Jason Bleck, an equitable multi-level system of support specialist, gave […]
Motion hearing now set in Richards’ trial
By Jennifer Eisenbart editor A motion hearing has been set for Feb. 18 in Walworth County Circuit Court for a 23-year-old man accused of killing a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student athlete in August. Chad T. Richards was in court for a status conference Jan. 23, where Judge Estee Scholtz went […]
Commission votes to rezone library land
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Land encompassing the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library in Whitewater is being rezoned at a time when the venerable public institution is undergoing an expansion. The city’s Plan and Architectural Review Commission on Jan. 13 gave a favorable recommendation to rezone the library parcel and […]
Area couple’s Christmas village is 35 years in the making
By Jennifer Eisenbart staff writer Call it a second home of sorts – the village and home of the dreams of Cyndi and Ben Lentz. At the lowest level is a fishing dock, complete with fishermen, buoys, seagulls and a nautical store. At the highest level sits a lighthouse, one […]
City of Elkhorn to purchase ladder truck
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent In a reconsideration of its previous decision, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of two separate motions Monday night after some discussion, opting to both drop the interest component from the city’s memorandum of understanding with the towns provided fire service by the […]
WPD sworn staff to increase
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT More than a decade-and-a-half has passed since the Whitewater Police Department has added a sworn member to its force. But in the year ahead, that hard-and-fast number will be changing. At a Police and Fire Commission meeting on Dec. 2, Police Chief Daniel Meyer discussed […]
Elkhorn Fire Department now houses Wisconsin’s second baby box
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In March of 2023, a horrific discovery in a field in Whitewater made many wonder just what had gone wrong. The newborn infant boy, hidden in a box in the field shortly after his birth and death, was discovered by police. The story of his mother […]
