By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As work on the third phase of the Prairie Village residential project gets underway, an agreement between the developer and the City of Whitewater has been hammered out. Prairie Village, situated north of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s prairie preservation site, is overseen by Fairhaven Senior Services. […]

      Members and friends of VFW Post 5470 of Whitewater are all smiles after a Christmas dinner at Jessica’s, in recognition of the post’s successful year. A few of the projects in the past year included: Buddy poppy distribution in the fall, a recent donations to the Zablocki […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Several changes within the state’s statutes have reopened a frequently thorny issue within Whitewater: ticketing and towing vehicles unlawfully parked within private and public lots. The Common Council on Dec. 6 delved into the issue with Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher, City Attorney Wally McDonell and other […]

By Tom Ganser Correspondent Last week, DLK Enterprises, Inc., announced that it is donating $50,000 to the Whitewater Unified School District (WUSD) to help further education development in the school district. DLK Enterprises and the Kachel family have had a long commitment to improving education at both WUSD and the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After weighing several issues — including a small decrease in state and federal funding — Whitewater officials have set in motion plans to increase fares for the taxicab service in 2017. The Common Council On Dec. 6 adopted a plan to essentially increase each fare by […]

WHS social studies teacher Greg Stewart honored by League By Tom Ganser Correspondent Greg Stewart was presented the League of Women Voters – Whitewater Area’s sixth annual Making Democracy Work Award at the League’s Holiday Dinner at 841 Brewhouse Dec. 4. Stewart, a social studies teacher at Whitewater High School […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A man with a low IQ was sentenced Nov. 29 to 20 years in prison and 10 years extended supervision for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl with autism. A jury convicted John S. Finley, 38, of Whitewater, of repeated sexual assault of a child, and […]

      Santa and Mrs. Claus light up the night with their sleigh in Downtown Whitewater’s annual Holiday Parade of Lights Dec. 2. Friday’s events in downtown included a winter market, s’mores, story time, cookie decorating and a chili dinner at Living Word Fellowship. (Bob Mischka photo)

Johnson bound over for trial in death of sister’s husband A man charged with shooting and killing his brother-in-law in Whitewater pleaded not guilty last week to a first-degree intentional homicide charge. Alan M. Johnson, 31, entered a not-guilty plea Nov. 29 in Walworth County Circuit Court, waived a preliminary […]

Marquee to honor ‘Bez’ McCulloch By Tom Ganser Correspondent First Citizens State Bank Executive Vice-President Nate Parrish and Assistant Vice-President Kat Mawhinney presented Mary McCulloch, Jim McCulloch and Pam Hookstead with a check for $1,000 on Nov. 30 to support the building of an electronic marquee at the entrance of […]