By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of conducting reviews, studies and interviews, the results of a much-anticipated wage and classification study in the City of Whitewater have been unveiled. While no formal action has been taken, the results reveal the community could adjust its salary structure in the years ahead. […]

Teyanna Loether, Wisconsin’s 68th Alice in Dairyland, speaks in fellowship hall at Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater on Sept. 11. Loether presented “Celebrating America’s Dairyland” to attendees and also answered questions about her position that sees her travel throughout the state to make appearances in a variety of settings. (Tom […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of ramping up efforts to market the community, Whitewater’s economic development panel has backed a proposal to work in tandem with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The city’s Community Development Authority on Aug. 26 voted to move forward with a plan to participate […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of reducing the likelihood of pollution and improve water runoff, Whitewater officials have backed a plan to construct a wet detention basin on the northwest side of Cravath Lake. The Common Council on Sept. 1 voted to enter into a $197,000 contract with […]

By Heather Ruenz Editor What began as a somewhat typical rescue call in the Kettle Moraine area turned into an 8-hour affair Monday night when a mountain biker was injured in an area of thick brush off of the Emma Carlin Trail. According to James Small, Palmyra Police Chief and […]

Clockwise from above: Lauren Rollette, Jeannine and Felicity Volbright and Andrew Rollette work on their artistic masterpiece in the street at Whitewater’s Main Street Festival Sept. 12; Sam Hansen fills the two-block area with music; Michael Lynes of MSL Metals, Milton – and one of several vendors at the event […]

Discover Whitewater Series set for Sunday By Heather Ruenz Editor An event that has greatly benefitted the Whitewater community in its first two years – by way of $51,000 distributed to local organizations – is set to descend upon the city for the third time Sunday. Last year’s event featured […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s extensive zoning rewrite project was formally adopted a little more than a year ago. But the process of making additional tweaks to the vast collection of ordinances continues — a fact represented during a recent spirited discussion about changes to the municipal code. The Common […]

The League of Women Voters, Whitewater Area will host its fall kick-off meeting Thursday, Sept. 17 in the Whitewater City Hall Chambers and is open to the public. From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., that night a social hour will be held providing the opportunity for league members and guests to […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As with all municipalities across the state, Whitewater officials are about to start digging into the city’s 2016 budget. As a prelude to the intensive process, a line item-by-line item review of capital improvement projects took place at a Common Council meeting Sept. 1. Most of […]