A team of assessors from the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group will examine all aspects of the Whitewater Police Department’s policy and procedures management, operation, and support services beginning June 23. As part of the onsite assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments by […]

Gag order keeps details under wraps By Heather Ruenz Editor The two people in charge at the Village of Palmyra Fire and Rescue Department are on administrative leave though the details behind that decision are being kept quiet. Village officials – under orders from their labor attorney Jim Macy – […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With last year’s extensive East Gateway project all but a memory, Whitewater officials are turning their attention toward another issue impacting the downtown area: parking. Chris Muntz-Pritchard, neighborhood services director, announced at a Common Council meeting June 2 that a series of efforts will take place […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Downtown Whitewater is looking greener after a coordinated effort between civic leaders and city staffers. Streets superintendent Chuck Nass came before the Common Council on June 2 with an update on recent tree plantings that have taken the place of at least a half-dozen ash trees […]

Stressing the importance of offering nutritious meals to children during the summer months, the Whitewater Unified School District will sponsor the Summer Food Service Program beginning June 22. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is administered by the Wisconsin […]

Bids come in at $200K higher than anticipated By Dave Fidlin Correspondent George Street, the seemingly unassuming residential corridor near Whitewater’s Armory building, has generated a significant amount of discussion in recent months as officials have reviewed plans to reconstruct roadway and install infrastructure. The city’s plans, which were met […]

By Tom Ganser Correspondent Last Sunday, 130 teenagers crossed a threshold from being Whitewater High School seniors to becoming WHS alumni during the Class of 2015 commencement program – in about the same amount of time it would takes to watch a couple episodes of “Big Bang Theory.” When Principal […]

In 2012, artist Stasia Wilson, like so many across America, was overcome with emotion and grief at the news of the innocent children who died during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. As a way to deal with the emotions Wilson painted a portrait of each […]

Area districts join forces against proposed education budget By Tom Ganser Correspondent In an unprecedented joint effort, leadership from 12 area school districts hosted a news conference last Friday in Milton to release an 11-point statement sharing their collective concerns regarding public school policy embedded in the Wisconsin legislators’ Joint […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The amount of money on the City of Whitewater’s tax rolls has increased slowly, but steadily, as new property development continues to move on a similar upward trajectory. The revelation the city collected $3.07 million in taxes in 2014 — up from the $2.85 million in […]