By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A group of concerned Whitewater citizens are not planning to welcome a local restaurateur into the neighborhood. City officials are in the process of reviewing a rezoning request from applicant Tyler Salisbery, who is seeking approval to convert a parcel at 319 W. James St. from […]
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Tax levy to increase 1.76 percent
Two percent wage increase proposed to offset healthcare costs By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are in the midst of a line item-by-line item review of the city’s 2014 budget. Several members of city staff and the Common Council have described the document as “status quo” in recent deliberations. In […]
Local man faces OWI homicide charges
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A Whitewater man is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 27 on three felony charges in connection with an Oct. 13 crash that killed a Whitewater woman and injured a 14-year-old girl. Craig M. Seefeldt, 50, was charged Oct. 16 in Walworth County Circuit Court with […]
Family restaurant to become nanobrewery
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The family-themed Whitewater Street Restaurant will soon be overhauled and renamed the Second Salem Brewing Company, following a recent decision by members of the city Plan and Architectural Review Commission. Applicant Christ Christon of CC Property Development LLC came before commissioners earlier this month and announced […]
School district honored for wellness commitment
Fort HealthCare announced last week that area community organizations have been awarded the health system’s Commitment to Corporate Wellness award including the Whitewater Unified School District. In addition to WUSD, other honorees were: Fort Atkinson School District and the Cambridge School District/Cambridge Activities Program. Mike Wallace, President and CEO of […]
UW-W students create interactive map
Students at UW-Whitewater have combined their skills in geography, information technology and website design to create an important online map of state economic development projects. The interactive map was produced for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation by Pangea Studios, the university’s nonprofit center that provides mapping services for clients. “This […]
Rocky Rococo’s supports PTO
Last week, a local restaurant offered a little extra support to the Whitewater Middle School Parent Teacher Organization. Ken Dahnert, owner of Rocky Rococo of Whitewater, donated 20 percent of the restaurant’s sales earned between 4 and 8 p.m., Oct. 14 – for a total donation of $350. “We are […]
Fall family fun offered
The 10th annual Harvest Family Fun Fair at First English Lutheran Church, Whitewater, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. and will offer a variety of fun that the entire family can attend. New this year will be a barn and farm toy display […]
UW-W student’s teen driving program launched
Teen Grasshopper, a company founded by UW-Whitewater students to prevent teen driving accidents, has signed an exclusive partnership with Wisconsin-based driving school Just Drive. Teen Grasshopper offers a real time notification service that allows following drivers to contact the parent of the driver they are following. In 2011, drivers aged […]
Don’t miss Maker Monday
The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library will hold its second Maker Monday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Oct. 28 and will feature a monster-themed paper craft. The library will be firing up its new Cricut die cutting machine and creating monster shapes that attendees can use for cards, book covers, decorations or a […]
