By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT After a full-on launch characterized by municipal officials as successful, the City of Whitewater is moving forward on a plan to enlist the services of POLCO for at least another year. Madison-based POLCO has provided the city with software and support for an online communication […]

  On what would have been Whitewater native, and avid hiker Norwin Watson’s birthday, more than 50 hikers, friends and family members gathered for an informal ceremony dedicating a boulder in his memory. The ceremony took place off of Esterly Road near Whitewater Lake State Campground. Watson, a popular Ice […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Nearly 150 residents offered up feedback to the City of Whitewater during the first month of a new online platform aimed at giving an additional mechanism for communication. Kristen Mickelson, the city’s public relations and communications manager, came before the Common Council on Sept. 5 and […]

In anticipation of the arrival of fall colors across the state, Travel Wisconsin is asking fall foliage fans to help pick this year’s best fall drive in the state. Votes can be cast for Walworth County’s Kettle Moraine scenic drive through Oct. 2 on TravelWisconsin.com. The Kettle Moraine scenic drive […]

Organizers praising community for ‘coming together’ Organizers of the Discover Whitewater Series are deeming this year’s event as a success, and are praising the community for coming together for it. “It is such an honor to watch how this community comes together for the amazing event,” Greater Whitewater Committee Chairman […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With municipal budget planning season about to go into full swing, Whitewater officials have set in motion a timeline, spread across the next two months, for the city’s 2018 operating plan. The series of steps includes plans of giving a newly convened group, the Finance Committee, […]

Generac will host a hiring event from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at its Whitewater plant, 757 N. Newcomb St., Whitewater. Generac is hiring for dozens of permanent and temporary positions in Whitewater and Jefferson, primarily in assembly and material handling. The company manufactures its market-leading […]

By Tom Ganser Correspondent Thirty Whitewater School District teachers, administrators and pupil support personnel had its first taste of the new school year that is on the horizon with the district’s annual Data Retreat. The Data Retreat takes place within the district to engage building leadership teams and create data-driven […]

By Ryan Spoehr SLN Staff Railroad work will close parts of Franklin and Tripp streets in Whitewater mid-September so updates along the railroad can be done. The projects are a part of planned work along the railroad system near Highway 59 between Waukesha and Milton in 2017 and 2018. “Crossings […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Housing, the library and the oft-discussed absence of a full-service grocery store were among the items pinpointed in a recent long-range goal-setting exercise in Whitewater. During his routine report to the Common Council on Aug. 1, City Manager Cameron Clapper highlighted some of the key takeaways […]