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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

      Members of the Whitewater High School Marching Band perform at the 25th Annual Tournament of Bands in Fort Atkinson Oct. 9, finishing second in the Class A division. The band will perform at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 at the 32nd Annual WSMA State Marching Band Championships […]

Event to benefit Whitewater’s historic Bassett House The Whitewater Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Emerson Club is sponsoring a Packer Tailgate Fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Bassett House, 708 W. Main St. in Whitewater. The event will consist of a tailgate lunch of […]