By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials recently received a piece of good news amid ongoing overtures to grow the city’s economic base. But the news comes with a challenge as well. Jeffrey Knight, chair of the Whitewater Community Development Authority, revealed the next step in filling a newly created economic […]

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor’s String Quartet will be featured in a benefit concert to raise funds for educational scholarships at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at the historic Bassett House, 708 W. Main St., Whitewater. Tickets are $20 donation per person and are tax deductible. The program will include […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Several economic developments, at various stages of the completion spectrum, are moving forward or evolving in Whitewater with the assistance of grant dollars and through the purchase of public property. One proposal, involving Elkhorn-based DP Electronic Recycling, is on track after a few snags. The Whitewater […]

  Local youth take famine awareness to the streets By Heather Ruenz Editor It was obvious that a group of local youth were cold – they were shivering and jumping up and down in place – but after just a few minutes spent talking with them, another thing quickly came […]

Girls basketball game leads to cancellation of school board candidate forum The League of Women Voters–Whitewater Area will host a candidate forum Saturday, March 7 in the Whitewater City Hall Council Chambers. A forum for Whitewater Common Council candidates will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. All registered candidates […]

Two deemed invalid due to insufficient and illegible signatures By Heather Ruenz Editor The Palmyra-Eagle Area School District Board voted to deny five detachment requests last Wednesday, just two days after the Mukwonago Area School District Board had voted to accept them. Now, according to Eagle resident Stephanie Schroeder, who […]

Jolly Emrey, associate professor and chair of the UW-Whitewater Department of Political Science presents “May It Please the Court to Remember the Ladies: Women on the Supreme Court’ at the Feb. 16 Fairhaven Lecture. Emrey spoke about the first woman appointed to the court, Sandra Day O’Connor, and the three […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Law enforcement officials within the Whitewater Police Department and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s separate law enforcement agency have announced a collaborative effort during a recent round of emergency preparedness training. One of the most visible ways the two agencies are working in tandem is through the […]

Whitewater Police Department officers took a 21-year old man suspected of burglarizing a home in Whitewater into custody Feb. 17, according to a press release from the department. David A. Luciana, of Whitewater, is suspected of taking a pair of Beats headphones and a credit card from a home in […]