By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While 2015 is a little more than three months old, Whitewater’s municipal staffers are already beginning to turn their attention toward 2016 when it comes to budgeting. City Administrator Cameron Clapper on March 3 discussed with the Common Council his projected timeline for crafting the city’s […]
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Innovation Center to host Pi guy
In a talk geared toward the computer, math and science buffs, the Whitewater Innovation Center will host Ed Karrels, Fort Atkinson’s Pi guy next Thursday night at a free event open to the public. Shortly after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Karrels became Google’s 56th employee (Google now employs […]
Whitewater PD inks pacts with UW and sheriff
Agreements lead to sharing of resources, services By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s municipal police department is pooling its resources with several local law enforcement agencies – including the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Police Department and Walworth County Sheriff’s Department – through a series of recently approved agreements. The Common Council on […]
A path to the future
Studio 84 aims to connect people with disabilities with community By Heather Ruenz Studio 84 in Whitewater has found a unique way to help people with disabilities express themselves, through art, after all, as Deb Blackwell, studio director said: “Everybody’s got a gift and should use that for the […]
Space Camp an out of this world opportunity
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Space Camp. The name carries an ethereal quality that speaks to new adventures, bold horizons and life-changing experiences. A trio from the Whitewater Unified School District will learn this summer what all the fuss is about. Teacher Dianna Callope and students Alisha Parboteeah and Nicole Sedmak […]
WHIPPET GOOD
By Heather Ruenz Editor It was evident from the get-go that Whitewater came into Saturday’s Division 3 state title game prepared to leave it all on the floor. When the final buzzer sounded at the packed Resch Center in Green Bay, the Whippets had made history with their […]
Local woman represents U.S. at Int’l Falconry Festival
Dianne Moller, founder of Hoo’s Woods Raptor Center near Whitewater, was a U.S. representative at the International Falconry Festival in Abu Dhabi thanks to sponsorship by Dr. Nick Fox of England and the United Arab Emirates Falconry Association. “I was able to meet and reconnect with many other raptor experts […]
Competency exam ordered for man charged with stabbing woman
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A psychological examination was ordered Feb. 3 for a Madison man who allegedly stabbed a woman at her Whitewater apartment in November. The prosecution and defense stipulated to a competency exam in January for Jason L. Grant, 28, who was charged Nov. 25 in Walworth […]
Three decades of change
With retirement approaching, Telfer takes time to reflect By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As he peers out his office window and looks onto the sprawling campus, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer cannot help but be amazed. Even in our technology-soaked society, Telfer can still recall his earliest days of employment […]
City to review special assessments
George Street residents brought attention to current policies By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For the first time in nearly two decades, Whitewater officials are putting back under the microscope a longstanding policy on specially assessing property owners for infrastructure projects. At a meeting March 3, the Common Council discussed with City […]
