The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has announced the addition of a 14th AmeriCorps Farm to School host site for the 2013-2014 school year. CESA Purchasing, Whitewater, began hosting a Farm to School member on Nov. 1. “I am happy to welcome CESA Purchasing to our program,” […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With construction of the much-ballyhooed East Gateway project expected to be less than a year away, Whitewater officials are in the process of putting some of the finishing touches on the preliminary work. One of the final preliminary steps is an environmental soil study of the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Further details about Whitewater’s recently launched Makerspace chapter were unveiled recently. Executive Director Brienne Diebolt-Brown came before the Common Council at its Nov. 19 meeting with details of the newly formed organization, which has a mission statement of “cross-pollinating ideas, becoming active and thoughtful consumers and […]

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 […]