After demand softened in 2019, farm appraisers say COVID-19 will continue decline By Hope Kirwan Wisconsin Public Radio After years of remaining steady, Wisconsin farmland values have started to decline. That’s according to the latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which represents the southern, central and eastern […]

Amateur and professional artists are invited to exhibit their photography at the 11th annual Fran Achen Photography Competition to be displayed in July. The photography competition, as well as exhibition are hosted by the Whitewater Arts Alliance and will be held July 2-26. This year’s event will be an online […]

      Whitewater High School staff members delivered accolades to the Class of 2020 during a May 27 Senior Send Off parade. Science teacher Kailey Burchard offers some inspiration through a sign in the Senior Send Off parade. See more photos in the Register. (Tom Ganser photo)

Officials hold off on possible in-person ceremony By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater Unified School District officials agreed last week to stay the course and send off this year’s seniors virtually. But there is still a possibility of an in-person ceremony late this summer, if circumstances warrant such an event occurring. […]

Whitewater community honors deceased veterans By Tom Ganser Correspondent Members of the Whitewater community, including scouts from Pack 173 and their leaders, gathered together at Hillside Cemetery May 21 in recognition of Memorial Day. The recognition looked to honor deceased veterans and their sacrifices to keep America free. Prior to […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater Unified School District officials have taken a cautious approach in crafting the 2020-21 budget because of a series of unknowns, related to COVID-19. In his most recent presentation of the draft budget for the district’s next fiscal year, Business Manager Matthew Sylvester-Knudtson said he was […]

Whitewater residents participate in ‘Citizen Academy’ By Tom Ganser Correspondent First hand experiences with local police are often limited for most Whitewater residents. Those experiences include seeing officers on patrol – perhaps along a parade route or at Cravath Lakefront Park during Fourth of July activities – or talking with […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As precautionary measures against the coronavirus spill over into the summer months, Whitewater Unified School District officials have opted to go virtual for two rituals that are synonymous with warm weather. The Whitewater Unified School Board on May 4 voted unanimously in favor of holding a […]

The college looks to schedule an in-person event later The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will celebrate the achievements of its graduates at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in a virtual event, which will occur via Facebook Live on the school’s Facebook page. More than 1,700 students will receive degrees this May, […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Plans are in motion in Whitewater to borrow $5.42 million in bonds to help see through this year’s capital projects and refinance debt taken out a year ago. Finance Director Steve Hatton recently reviewed with a city panel the assorted capital improvement tasks on the docket […]