Rocky Rococo’s to host fundraiser Monday Members of Whitewater Girl Scout Troop #3336 have planned a 10-day educational trip to London, Paris, Rome and Florence in July 2015 through EF Tours For Girl Scouts. The troop has much of their itinerary set up including visits to Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A warehouse facility has been given authority to expand, following approval by the Whitewater Plan and Architectural Review Commission. Representatives of Sassy Shirts, 218 Elkhorn Road, have proposed a 2,400-square-foot addition to the company’s existing facility to accommodate storage for the growing business. All of the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The City of Whitewater’s wastewater utility plant is expected to undergo an overhaul in the near future. But before plans proceed, the expertise of an outside engineering firm is being tapped to study the plant’s future needs. The Common Council at its Nov. 19 meeting voted […]

Making Democracy Work awards presented By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Dec. 1, Marge Fischer, Sandra Heyer, Jorge Islas and Anjie Kokan were honored at the Whitewater Country Club as the recipients of the Whitewater Area League of Women Voters 4th annual Making Democracy Work award. Fischer, Heyer, Islas and Kokan […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a fair amount of preliminary resistance, a plan for a Whitewater restaurant in an area largely populated with single-family homes is moving forward. In October, business owner Tyler Salisbery came before the Whitewater Plan and Architectural Review Commission with a request to rezone a building […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a busy couple of months, entailing departmental meetings and line item-by-line item reviews, the City of Whitewater is entering 2014 with a balanced budget. The Common Council last week voted, 6-0, in favor of the city’s $9.37 million budget. Slightly more than $3 million in […]

Dec. 7 event to include photos, coloring, music The UW-W/Community Optimist Club will once again host an important community event – Breakfast with Santa, slated 8-11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Esker Dining Hall on the UW-Whitewater campus. Children, young and not so young are invited to attend this […]

Amount requested for service to continue falls short By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After extensive deliberation, Whitewater officials last week decided to provide a financial contribution toward the regional Innovation Express bus service in 2014. But the level of service within the city remains murky. The ride-share program, established in 2012, […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The rules and responsibilities governing members of the Whitewater Police and Fire Commission are in the process of a thorough review by the current appointed body. At the commission’s meeting Nov. 6, members reviewed policies concerning oaths of office, code of ethics, commissioner responsibilities and expectations, […]