In cooperation with the UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist club, the UW-W Student Fishing club and with the support of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, persons of all ages are invited to attend an upcoming fishing event. A quick look at the numbers reveals the following: there are 15,085 inland lakes; 2,700 […]
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Overhaul of city’s fire and EMS agency possible
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Whitewater Common Council could soon begin digging into a possible overhaul of the city’s fire and emergency medical services (EMS) agency. City Manager Cameron Clapper presented members of the Common Council with an update on the review on May 6, which is being undertaken by […]
Police make arrests on child sexual assault and arson
Officers and detectives from the Whitewater Police Department arrested a person for 1st degree sexual assault of a child and repeated acts of sexual assault to the same child and arrested two people for arson recently, according to a press release from the department. On May 6, officers received a […]
Zoning rewrite adopted by council
Editor’s note: A story in last week’s Whitewater Register about the extensive zoning rewrite review incorrectly stated it was passed May 6 on a 5-2 vote. The final vote was May 20 and the ordinance passed unanimously. The story that follows is designed to further clarify two separate zoning issues […]
Summer fun for all ages slated at library
A variety of summer programs will be offered at Irvin L. Young Memorial Library beginning with a kickoff event slated 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., Friday, June 13. The event will feature The Figureheads, a hip-hop band from Milwaukee so all are welcome to listen to the music and dance, have […]
Special guests
Kyle Hough, recipient of the American Legion Scholarship and Kassandra Yeazel, recipient of the VFW Scholarship and the American Legion Americanism Award, participate in Whitewater’s Memorial Day parade May 26. (Bob Mischka photo)
Police seek vandalism suspects
Whitewater police are reporting that on May 16, at approximately 2 a.m., two individuals in their early 20’s vandalized the Birge Fountain, located at 402 W. Main St. in Whitewater. Video surveillance revealed that a female wearing a light blue or green colored top and dark shorts with her hair […]
City’s 2015 budget process in the works
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the halfway mark of 2014 fast approaching, Whitewater officials are beginning to ramp up discussion of the city’s municipal budget in 2015. City Manager Cameron Clapper briefly discussed the budget-building process with the Common Council at their most recent meeting May 20. A previously drafted […]
Students celebrate the positive impact they’ve made
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Apr. 28, Whitewater Middle School students celebrated a variety of projects and activities they had participated in throughout the school year to make a positive difference at their school, in the Whitewater community and in the world. “Make a Difference Day was started in 1990 […]
Whitewater PD to mobilize for Click It or Ticket
The Whitewater Police Department has begun to mobilize, along with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin, for the annual Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement campaign which kicked off May 19 and will run through Sunday, June 1. Whitewater police officers are on the lookout day and night for […]