Police believe it was a targeted incident A Whitewater man was murdered earlier this week and the lone suspect is in custody, according to police. Ken Myszkewicz, 43, was found dead in his home on West Peck Street in Whitewater early Tuesday morning. Police had received a 911 call for […]
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City contracts with firm for flex spending benefits
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are moving forward with a plan to contract with a third-party firm to assist employees with the menu of benefits options before them. The Common Council on Oct. 4 approved an agreement with Hartland-based Diversified Benefit Solutions Inc. to oversee municipal employees’ flexible spending […]
Farm fresh
People gather at The Black Sheep for Farm2Feast, a farm-to-table event held Oct. 13 to support the Whitewater City Market. The event included those presentations by Kris Paape, who provided the chickens and chef Tyler Sailsbery, who prepared the meal. Noah Hittner adds ambience with his guitar. […]
Special events permit policy adopted
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After an extensive review process, a new Whitewater ordinance is on the city’s books. It is aimed at striking a balance between equitably funding municipal operations and accommodating festivals and similar gatherings. The so-called special events permit ordinance has been under the microscope the past three […]
Officials consider changing city hall hours
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater residents, contractors and other persons conducting municipal business at city hall might have a longer window of opportunity to do so each day as part of a recently floated plan. City Manager Cameron Clapper discussed with the Common Council the prospect of tweaking general operating […]
Arts Alliance’s annual meeting Oct. 25
Artists and art-advocates invited to review this year, plan for next The Whitewater Arts Alliance will celebrate 2016 at its annual meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St. Whitewater. The meeting will feature a review of 2016, election of board members, […]
Thrift Shoppe to celebrate 50-year anniversary
The Thrift Shoppe of Whitewater will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 22, with an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All members of the community are invited and encouraged to stop by for food, music, prizes, shopping and fun, according to event organizers. “For 50 […]
UW-Whitewater at record enrollment
For the seventh time in eight years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is at record enrollment. Preliminary figures show 12,433 enrolled students for the fall semester, including the largest first-year class in the university’s history with 2,220 new students. UW System will release the official enrollment numbers later this month. “The […]
Band hosts benefit concert
Members of the Whitewater High School Marching Band, shown competing in the state championship event earlier this month at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, followed up that performance by hosting a recognition/benefit concert last week. The concert, held at the high school, was free but a collection was taken for the […]
New fitness equipment coming to WAC
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In one of the first visible signs of a new oversight structure, new equipment is coming to the Whitewater Aquatic Center’s fitness area. The Common Council on Oct. 4 approved a plan to purchase $98,000 worth of new workout equipment for WAC’s 12-year-old fitness center. The […]
