The Whitewater Police Department will host the 4th Annual Whitewater K9 5K/10K run/walk on Saturday, June 4, an event that allows participants to run/walk with their dog (must be on a leash.) The race will start at the Cravath Lakefront Park, 341 S. Fremont St., in Whitewater. Registration will be […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After receiving a recent infusion of $75,000 into their budget from a tax-incremental financing district, officials within Whitewater’s Community Development Authority are looking to replenish their capital catalyst fund. The state-run Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation distributes grants to qualifying communities for the capital catalyst program. Funding […]

Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center to host show, workshop The Wisconsin Regional Artists Association will sponsor the Wisconsin Regional Art Program exhibit June 5 through June 25 at the Cultural Arts Center in Whitewater. The exhibit will feature the work of artists from Wisconsin in a variety of media including 3-D […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Hoping to harness future development opportunities in the not-too-distant future, Whitewater officials are backing a plan to sell a city-owned lot within the Whitewater University Technology Park for future development. The Common Council on May 14 gave City Planner Chris Munz-Pritchard and other municipal staffers the […]

      Mason Nobs keeps a hula-hoop balanced at Lakeview Elementary School’s Jump Rope for Heart event May 6. There were several stations set up at the Whitewater school, all to encourage physical activity as a way to keep hearts healthy. Donations received for the fundraiser exceeded $6,500. (Submitted […]

Finalists expected to be announced after June 2 As the search for a new District Administrator continues, the school board is set to conduct confidential screening interviews May 31 and June 2 after which time the names of the finalists, most likely three people, will be announced. In a letter […]

Designed to cover beyond what typical homeowner policies offer By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The city of Whitewater is linking arms with a private insurance company on a voluntary campaign designed to ensure residential property owners have adequate coverage on sewer lateral lines leading into their homes. On the heels of […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Effigy Mounds Preserve, Starin Park Water Tower and the Armory are among some of the Whitewater sites that received attention from the city Landmarks Commission in 2015. Patricia Blackmer, who leads the appointed body, presented a report on the group’s activities this past year at […]

Area community members are invited to join the residents of Fairhaven Senior Services in a group series of learning sessions offered to provide grief awareness and support for those who anticipate the passing of a loved one in the near future or who have experienced the loss of a loved […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A report from an outside marketing company could shed light on where a potential grocery store could locate in Whitewater. The report is one in a series of steps city officials are awaiting for as a contingent of the community holds out hope a new grocer […]