By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a lengthy series of reviews and discussion, Whitewater officials have backed an ordinance that will take the needs of pedestrians and bicyclists into consideration as future street improvements are eyed within the city. While a few wordsmithing changes are expected, the Common Council on Jan. […]

Cultural Arts Center features variety of art Art by Varla Bishop and Alison Meschke, of Johnson Creek, and Susan Kotur and Trisha Sloan, of Watertown, will grace the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center Feb. 6 to Feb. 22. The show, featuring a variety of forms from paper to canvas […]

Within hours, Town Board votes to pursue legal action By Heather Ruenz Editor In a matter of hours this week, the Palmyra Village Board voted to accept the annexation of 740 acres requested by Standard Process and the Palmyra Town Board responded by voting to take legal action in an […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Whitewater Common Council is about to get a facelift. Aldermanic districts 1, 3 and 5 are up for grabs this spring, as is one of the city’s two at-large seats on the council. But the shuffling does not stop with the city’s routine staggered two-year […]

A Madison man was scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 2 on felony charges that stem from allegedly stabbing a woman at her Whitewater apartment in November. Jason L. Grant, 27, was charged Nov. 25 in Walworth County Circuit Court with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, strangulation and suffocation and false imprisonment, […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Former Whitewater council member James Winship’s 3rd District aldermanic seat will stay warm through this spring with a newcomer to city politics. Winship’s six elected colleagues on Jan. 20 voted to appoint resident Brienne Diebolt-Brown to represent the 3rd aldermanic seat through the April general election. […]

‘Aladdin’ to take stage at UW-Whitewater’s Young Auditorium Feb. 7 Casting for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of Aladdin will be held on Monday, Feb. 2 beginning with registration at 3 p.m., casting from 4 to 6 p.m. and the first rehearsal from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Young Auditorium, […]

There are several indoor activities slated at Irvin L. Young Memorial Library over the next week. • 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Kick-Off – Saturday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m. invites caregivers and children to share a book each day. The event will include a fun-filled story time, a craft and a […]

By Heather Ruenz Editor A fire that is believed to have started in the basement of a two-story home on Cottage Street in Whitewater last Friday quickly spread to the first and second floors causing floors to collapse and the structure to be compromised. “The floor failed while we were […]