Some of the UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club elves gather around Santa at last year’s Breakfast with Santa event. This year’s event will take place 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 in the Esker Dining Hall, 420 N. Prairie St. on the UW-W campus. Santa, Mrs. Claus, Frosty the Snowman and […]
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Engineering firm to address flood concerns
Pavement reconstruction, utility improvements slated for 2015 By Dave Fidlin Correspondent An area prone to flooding within Whitewater is expected to receive a little TLC next year. The city is enlisting the services of Milwaukee-based engineering firm Strand Associates, following a decision Nov. 18 by the Common Council. Strand’s services […]
City unveils crime location map
Alcohol-related offenses top list in 28 categories that can be searched By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the use of the latest mapping technology, Whitewater officials recently unveiled an electronic map that plots where specific crimes are occurring within the community. City Manager Cameron Clapper and Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher discussed […]
Ring in the season at UW-Whitewater Gala
Glorious music will fill the air on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. as the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Music Department presents the annual Gala Holiday Concert in Young Auditorium. This holiday tradition will be filled with joyous sounds from nearly every ensemble, taking place throughout the facility in the lobby, […]
Budget results in property tax increase
Bump in wastewater utility rates put on back burner temporarily By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several months of review and deliberation, city officials have minted Whitewater’s 2015 budget, which totals $9.47 million and results in a nearly 1-percent increase in property taxes. The Common Council on Nov. 18 adopted the […]
Get on board
Openings available on several city committees The City of Whitewater invites community members to continue to make Whitewater an “exceptional community in which to live, work and play in,” according to a recent press release from City Clerk Michelle Smith. Below is a list of the committees with openings, a […]
Sweet sounds
Members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chamber Singers, under the direction of Robert Gehrenbeck, fill the sanctuary with melodious sounds at First United Methodist Church in Whitewater Sunday. The group is a select ensemble by audition with a repertoire that embraces everything from Renaissance madrigals to masterworks of the eighteenth […]
‘Bursting at the seams’
Innovation Center fully occupied, receiving inquiries weekly By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As it heads into its fourth year of operation, the Whitewater Innovation Center enters a pivotal milestone: It is fully occupied. “We’re bursting at the seams,” Interim Director Mark Johnson said at a Common Council meeting Nov. 6. “We’re […]
Horn players descend upon university
16th annual festival celebrates the French horn in all its splendor By Tom Ganser Correspondent Whitewater was well represented at the 16th Annual University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Fall Horn Festival Nov. 1 by three Whitewater High School students – Michael Hilliger and Caty Strait – along with local resident Anne Coburn. […]
City to increase social media presence
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Plans are in motion to ramp up the City of Whitewater’s social media presence, following a recent decision by officials. The Common Council on Nov. 6 voted to amend an existing policy. Changes will give department heads more latitude in sharing communications through mediums such as […]
