Second Whitewater store set for early 2022 opening By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A still-growing Lacrosse-based gas station and convenience store known for its private label products and hot foods is moving forward on plans to open a pair of stores in Whitewater. Kwik Trip is scheduled to cap off this […]

WHS Players gearing up to present ‘Summer Shorts’ By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater High School Drama Department will be staging the spring musical, “Summer Shorts,” on May 21, at 7 p.m., and May 22 and 23, at 2 p.m., at the new Cravath Lakefront Amphitheater. This will be the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Health insurance rates – for the Whitewater Unified School District itself and employee benefactors – are set to decrease for the upcoming fiscal year, based on a plan in motion. The WUSD School Board on April 26 voted in favor of a pair of agreements with […]

The Whitewater City Market kicked off in April and was held Tuesdays in the parking lot next to the Depot (pictured). It’s now being held in the traditional street and grassy area near the Depot. The hours for the market, which is held on Tuesdays, is 4 to 7 p.m. […]

Whitewater High School’s FIRST Robotics Team earned the honor Ferradermis, Whitewater High School’s FIRST Robotics Team, has been named the skills competition finalist – for second place in their group of 30 teams and a world ranking of No. 71 out of 1,302 teams. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A new task force within the Whitewater Unified School District will explore ways of attracting — and retaining — students, officials have announced. The group is being formed at a time when WUSD is grappling with enrollment declines. Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty announced an informal, pilot effort […]

Whitewater Kiwanis’ pancake breakfast a drive-thru event The Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club’s 64th Annual Pancake Breakfast will be on Saturday, May 8, from 6:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. (or until the pancakes run out). All are invited to bring their appetites and drive through the lot at the Old Armory, […]

League of Women Voters brings Whitewater area experts together By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For many, it seems like an unfathomable problem. But it is real, and could be exacerbated in the coming months as efforts to dig out of the pandemic and resume regular life take hold. A cross-section of […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After multiple reviews and robust discussion in the first quarter of this year, Whitewater officials have moved forward on a plan to enact smoking and vaping prohibitions in some of the city-run parks. At a meeting April 8, the Common Council, on a 6-1 vote, approved […]

Chancellor Dwight C. Watson recently announced the appointment of John Chenoweth as the next provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. “I am so glad that Dr. John Chenoweth has agreed to serve as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UW-Whitewater. Over the […]