Whitewater’s Main St. Festival is a celebration of the arts, held downtown with streets closed off to traffic. This year’s events is set for Saturday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the festival committee is looking for artists to get involved. Last year the festival drew in close […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a lengthy series of reviews and a hearty round of discussion that has spanned several months, Whitewater officials have minted a two-pronged ordinance aimed at putting parameters around bedroom additions in homes falling within a specific zoning classification. Chris Munz-Pritchard, neighborhood services director, came before […]

  Amateur and professional artists will exhibit their photography at the Seventh Annual Fran Achen Photography Competition from July 7 to July 31 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center on 402 W. Main St. in Whitewater. The show runs Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. and […]

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5470, of Whitewater, wave at people lining Main Street during the 4th of July Festival parade Monday. The event featured live music, a carnival, local food vendors, two fireworks shows and the Miss Whitewater pageant. To see more photos from the weekend pick […]

By Heather Ruenz Community editor A one-vehicle crash early last Saturday morning in La Grange Township claimed the life of Robert Olson, 27, of Whitewater. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department, on Saturday, July 2, just after 12 a.m., deputies and La Grange Fire and Rescue […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials raised the old proverbial question of putting the cart before the horse recently as the priorities of an upcoming road reconstruction project went under the microscope. City Manager Cameron Clapper and Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell came before the Common Council on June 21 […]

      Awktopus (above) a punk band from Milwaukee performs at the June 22 UWW Summer on the Mall event, held inside the James R. Connor University Center because of weather. The events feature lunch, games and kids activities to raise money for a cause with the Wisconsin Multiple […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of a recent economic development announcement within the community, the city of Whitewater has inked a deal with a business start-up in the hopes of bolstering civic engagement. The Common Council on June 21 approved a plan to enter into a $3,000 annual […]

By Heather Ruenz Editor In addition to operational changes the Whitewater Aquatic & Fitness Center has gained additional support recently. The 5-year agreement between the City of Whitewater and the Whitewater Unified School District earlier this year transferred operation of the facility beginning on July 1. “Current members and users […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For years, the North Franklin Street corridor has been considered one of Whitewater’s serene residential roadways. But property owners living along the stretch contend it has slowly transitioned to one of the city’s main thoroughfares. After fielding complaints and concerns from those property owners, city officials […]