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Friday, January 17, 2025
News from the Whitewater area
Area law enforcement and business leaders reflect on the stretch of subzero temperatures. Also, the Whitewater Unified School District announces candidates in the upcoming School Board election and the Community Development Authority looks at the city’s housing issues. These stories and more appear in the Jan. 4 edition of the […]
For Cravath, Trippe lakes By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The first of multiple steps involved in ridding Cravath and Trippe lakes of unwanted invasive species is moving forward, following a recent decision. The Common Council on Dec. 5 gave Eric Boettcher, parks and recreation director, the green light to proceed with […]
Lecture continuation of ‘Scholarly Scoop’ By Tom Ganser CORRESPONDENT Eric Loepp continued his Scholarly Scoop series with “Trump’s America One Year In: Accomplishments, Failuers and What We can Expect in 2018.” “In politics, one person’s success is another person’s failure whether we are talking about cutting Medicaid or increasing taxes […]
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF Several buildings in the Whitewater Unified School District were placed on lockdown this morning because of police activity in the area of three of the district’s schools. According to a statement on the Whitewater High School Facebook page, the Whitewater Police Department requested that the […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A residential property adjacent to Starin Park will be turned over to the city later this month for potential future development. After meeting behind closed doors and discussing the matter, the Common Council on Dec. 5 agreed to the transaction, which carries an $80,000 price tag […]
By Ryan Spoehr SLN staff As a youngster, he walked right by the original Whitewater Toppers Pizza to and from school in Whitewater. Now, he is a main player in running the business. Whitewater native Adam Oldenburg grew up in the city, graduated high school in community and graduated from […]
Information comes after new study By Dave Fidlin SLN CORRESPONDENT The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library needs more space than previously thought. This was one of several big-picture messages Library Director Stacey Lunsford shared as she presented a freshened space needs analysis at a Common Council meeting Dec. 5. […]
Whitewater native Brooke Trewyn was honored Tuesday at the Warhawks game for becoming the 16th player in the history of the women’s basketball program at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to reach 1,000 points in the game that night against Milwaukee School of Engineering. She was joined by her parents Scott […]
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF By a unanimous vote, 27-year Whitewater resident Tom Ganser was appointed by the Whitewater Unified School Board to fill a vacancy. Ganser and another longtime resident, Jean Linos, applied to fill the role that was left vacant by Gretchen Torres’ resignation. Ganser was appointed in […]
By Dave Fidlin SLN Correspondent The City of Whitewater is working with the state Department of Transportation in updating a study pertaining to environmental impacts at Highway 59 and Newcomb Street. The area has been eyed as a site of improvements for years, as evidenced by a 2008 study of […]
