By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A deteriorating barn on city-owned land within Whitewater could soon meet the wrecking ball, though no firm decisions have been made. The Whitewater Community Development Authority on Dec. 10 discussed the merits of preserving or razing the barn, located on a once agricultural homestead along Howard […]
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All the right ‘Pitches and Notes’
Whitewater native performs with a cappella group at local church By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Jan. 13 at First United Methodist Church in Whitewater more than 100 people took in a performance by Pitches and Notes, an all-female a cappella group formed by students on the University of Wisconsin -Madison’s […]
Whitewater home destroyed by fire
The Whitewater Fire Department was called to 267 S. Cottage St. for a structure fire just before 9 a.m. this morning for what eventually turned into a seven-alarm fire, according to comments posted on the Walworth County Fire/EMS Scanner Facebook page. No one was home at the time of the fire, according […]
CDA prioritizes city’s TIF districts
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With an eye toward continued economic growth in 2015, a Whitewater panel focused on business recruitment recently discussed where to allocate resources in the year ahead. The city’s Community Development Authority (CDA) on Dec. 10 discussed Whitewater’s six active tax incremental financing (TIF) districts, and how […]
Whitewater police investigate bank robbery
On Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 4:43 p.m., City of Whitewater police officers responded to a robbery at Fort Community Credit Union, 203 E. Milwaukee St. in Whitewater. The suspect robbed the bank of an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect was carrying a black attaché type bag. The suspect implied […]
Whitewater PD’s K9 Boomer receives vest
Thanks to a nationwide Groupon event that has raised more than $335,000, Boomer, the Whitewater Police Department’s K9 recently received a ballistic vest. The “Occasions” campaign for Groupon Grassroots to outfit police K9s with bullet and stab protective vests ran Feb. 15 through March 5. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. […]
CDA looks to secure funds for economic development
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Members of the Whitewater Community Development Authority are hoping to go to bat a third time as they put in a request for additional state dollars aimed at spurring economic development within the city. CDA members on Dec. 10 adopted a resolution that formalized a request […]
Is your chili worthy?
Contestants sought for Feb. 14 Freeze Fest The requirements are simple: cook up a batch of chili for Whitewater’s Freeze Fest Chili Cook-off event in February. In addition to helping raise money for Special Olympics and Seniors in the Park, prizes will be awarded in several categories. An individual, a […]
Artist finds his voice through art
Steven Durchslag: A Retrospective 2011-2014 on exhibit this month “For only three short years Steven has been coming to Studio 84, spending an hour here one day a week. That’s all,” Deborah Blackwell, director of Studio 84 stated in a press release. “But the growth artistically he achieved in this […]
New bar-restaurant to occupy Randy’s
Design will fit most of existing layout and include a microbrewery By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A new bar-restaurant will soon replace the shuttered Randy’s Restaurant and Fun Hunters Brewery, though the exact name of the establishment has yet to be revealed. The city’s Plan and Architectural Review Commission on Dec. […]
