Amateur and professional artists are invited to exhibit their photography at the Sixth Annual Fran Achen Photography Competition to be displayed from July 9 to July 26 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center on 402 W. Main Street in Whitewater. Entries are due June 18 though entries received […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of receiving a grant from a state agency, Whitewater officials have announced plans to restore sections of Whitewater Creek. The Common Council on May 19 voted to enter into a contract with Fort Atkinson-based Valia Excavation for a so-called streambank restoration project. The […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A final pretrial hearing is scheduled for Aug. 5 for a Madison man who allegedly stabbed a woman at her Whitewater apartment in November. A jury trial is scheduled for Aug. 10 to 12 for Jason L. Grant, 28, who was charged Nov. 25 in […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For years, it’s been loosely referred to throughout the city as the “Bridge to Nowhere.” A group of Whitewater residents recently came before city officials with a request to make that bridge, located at the intersection of Walworth Avenue and Indian Mound Parkway, a transition to […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff writer A Whitewater man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of extended supervision for first-degree sexual assault of a child causing great bodily harm. A jury found Larry M. Shannon, 43, of Whitewater, guilty Feb. 12 of that offense, 10 other felony offenses […]

Cal and Kelsey Servi and their dogs run through Cravath Lakefront Park in the May 30 Whitewater Police Department-sponsored 5K/10K run/walk event that kicked off with a one-mile Kiddie Sprint. Nearly 200 people entered the event despite the cold, wet weather. (Heather Ruenz photo)

The Whitewater Breakfast Kiwanis gave away its 10th iPad recently to local student Allie Prince thanks to a generous donation by Matt Bowditch of Burtness Chevrolet. Angela Palmer, Speech-Language Pathologist for the Whitewater Unified School District, spoke to members of the Kiwanis Breakfast Club about Prince being a candidate for […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As Whitewater officials begin turning their attention toward the $20.7 million plan to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant, discussion about raising user rates — and by how much — is also taking place. The Common Council on May 19 heard a report from Nathan Cassity with […]

Downtown Whitewater, Inc. has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for their outstanding accomplishment […]

Beverly A. Kopper has been named the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved Kopper’s appointment Tuesday, following the recommendation made by a selection committee. Kopper will step into her new leadership post on July 1. Kopper has served as provost […]