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 […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The final day of classes for students in the Whitewater Unified School District is being extended slightly in anticipation of teachers receiving their second doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. The plan in motion includes the cancellation of school Wednesday, April 14, and tacking the missed instructional […]

First United Methodist Church of Whitewater held its Easter Sunday worship outdoors in the parking lot. It was the first time for an in-person service in nearly 400 days. Pastor Susan Bresser leads the service. See more photos in the April 8 Whitewater Register. (Tom Ganser photo)

An online virtual exhibit available beginning April 9 Art by students between the ages of 4 and 18 will be featured in the upcoming Whitewater Arts Alliance’s April exhibit online at whitewaterarts.org. The show becomes available on Friday, April 9 and runs through Saturday, April 24. The gallery at the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Whitewater Unified School District might be in the final stretch of the unprecedented 2020-21 school year, but officials are already turning their attention toward the 2021-22 school year as budget planning picks up steam. Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty and other WUSD officials discussed a series of […]