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 […]

By Ryan Spoehr Editor Whitewater Unified School Board members had not only a taste of modern technology at the board’s most recent meeting, but they were able to take a peek into a virtual reality world of what district buildings may look like in the future. Teresa Wadzinski and Andrew […]

Students evacuated as a safety precaution By Ryan Spoehr Editor As students were about to start classes for the week at Whitewater High School on Monday, the learning was put on hold because two suspicious packages were found on campus. At about 7:55 a.m. on Monday, one suspicious package was […]

Whitewater PD police dog leaves department By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Whitewater Police Department has one less member on its force — and this one made a name for himself in the community by barking, sniffing and wagging his tail. After weighing a series of options, the Whitewater Common Council […]

By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater High School Players production of “Afraid of the Dark” opened Feb. 23 in the WHS Auditorium. Performances repeat on Feb. 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2:00 p.m. performance on Feb. 26. Reserved seat tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Noting last year’s event went anything but swimmingly, organizers behind Spring Splash have decided to pull the plug on their college-geared event in Whitewater — at least for this year. Since 2013, a for-profit company known as Wisconsin Red has organized a Spring Splash event in […]

Whitewater bicycle maker now teaching customization By Ryan Spoehr Staff writer John Sotherland has been building bicycles decades between his days at Schwinn Paramount in Waterford and now as owner of Sotherland Custom Bicycle in Whitewater. He has begun sharing that passion with others in one-on-one experiences. Sotherland is now […]

Michael Hilliger, Nicole Sedmak and Weston Lema perform in practices for the upcoming Whitewater High School Players play “Afraid of the Dark” set to take the stage at WHS Feb. 23 – 26. (Tom Ganser photo)