Search for new dog underway By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a brief hiatus, the head of the Whitewater Police Department has emphatically stated a reinstatement of the city’s K-9 unit is imminent. Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher said a search is underway for the successor of Boomer, the lab who was […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The City of Whitewater’s aging wastewater treatment facility is in the midst of a major overhaul, and several small-scale twists and turns have taken place since the heavy lifting got underway last year. Tim Reel, wastewater utility superintendent, came before the Common Council on March 7 […]

By Ryan Spoehr Staff writer When John Schimming received a letter from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation earlier this month, he was a bundle of nerves “I saw where it was from. I was kind of nervous. Fortunately, my wife was driving at the time after we picked up the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Changes to Whitewater’s committee structure could be afoot, based on plans recently floated by the city’s top elected official. Council President Patrick Singer on March 7 discussed with his elected colleagues several proposals he said would be aimed at enhancing citizen participation and improving the process […]

    Violet Kapfer tries the cycle-powered blender at W3llfest on March 11 as Colleen Seefeld of Fort Healthcare looks on. Riding the bicycle powered the blender to make smoothies or shakes. For more coverage of W3llfest, pick up the March 16 Whitewater Register. (Tom Ganser photo)

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Although Spring Splash — the maligned, college student-geared event — will not take place in Whitewater this year, city officials continue to review protocol for similar activities that could occur the last weekend in April. Since 2013, a for-profit company known as Wisconsin Red has organized […]

Special meeting held to ‘expedite the process’ By Ryan Spoehr Editor The Palmyra Town Board held a special meeting late last week to accept a land donation from Carol Calkins, the widow of former Town Chairman Stewart Calkins. Accepting the land could create further expansion of the Palmyra Municipal Airport […]

  By Ryan Spoehr Editor The Whitewater School Board has granted a request from a student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to research reasons behind students declining free and reduced lunch program, which is a program that directly affects the district’s budget year with its participation. Kelly Seichter, the district’s […]

Lawyer for Alan Johnson likely to be called as witness By Vicky Wedig Editor The defense attorney for Alan M. Johnson was disqualified Friday from defending the accused murderer because the lawyer could be called as a witness in the case. Judge Kristine Drettwan on Friday ruled in favor of […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent All or portions of 10 separate residential properties, including single-family homes, will soon transition to a 64-unit apartment complex as part of a plan that includes rezoning the parcels. This area of re-ordering will mean that many residents will potentially be moving either into the complex […]