The City of Whitewater has changed an ordinance, increasing fines to those who damage properties listed as local landmarks. Section 7.36.030 (b) (1): Damage to a landmark or landmark site as defined in 17.04.020 shall, upon conviction thereof, be subjected to a fine of seven hundred ($700) dollars to one […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Twenty years have passed since Whitewater’s former Franklin Middle School building was bulldozed. The status of the vacant parcel was discussed at length at a recent meeting. Members of the Plan and Architectural Review Commission on April 8 heard a status report about the dormant 3-acre […]

Sikh Temple shooting brings two men from different worlds together By Tom Ganser Correspondent On April 7, Arno Michaelis and Pardeep Singh Kaleka opened the First United Methodist Church’s Draw the Circle Wide lecture series with a program titled “The Gift of Our Wounds,” which drew an audience of more […]

      The artwork of students from ages 4 through 18, including participants from all five schools in the Whitewater Unified School District, is on display through today at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Art Center. Above; Visitor Jen Crone checks out some of the dozens of entries on display. (Tom […]

Students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Circle K group recently spoke to the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club about its many activities from the past year, which included participating in story times at the Irvin Young Public Library, creating blankets for needy children, taking bananas to Fairhaven and meeting with seniors […]

Wisconsin Makers Inc. will host its fourth annual iron pour on Saturday, April 13. Area residents are invited to this event at the regional Makerspace, located at 200 E. Clay St., across from the American Legion in Whitewater. It will be held rain or shine, with indoor activities in the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Will Whitewater land a new full-service grocer at some point in the foreseeable future? Dave Carlson, executive director of the city’s Community Development Authority, expressed optimism about the oft-discussed question when he gave a routine report to members of the appointed body at a monthly meeting […]

By Tom Ganser Correspondent Taking in a performance of Whitewater Middle School’s production of “Guys and Dolls Jr.” could be the perfect way to kick off the first month of spring. Shows are scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 11 and 12, in the Whitewater High School auditorium. […]

Waukesha County voters put nail in the coffin   By Todd Mishler Copy Editor The numbers couldn’t have been more starkly clear Tuesday night. Residents in the eastern half of the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District issued a resounding “no,” while those in the western portion couldn’t counter that big deficit […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are in the midst of combing through a revised ordinance aimed at syncing up the city’s comprehensive zoning code with recently enacted changes in state law. Members of the Plan and Architectural Review Commission discussed the changes March 11 with City Attorney Wally McDonell […]