By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of recent claims related to a sewer backup incident, Whitewater officials are enacting a policy that could help property owners recoup some of their costs associated with such damage in the future. The Common Council on April 7 adopted a so-called no-fault sanitary […]

Members team up to share their love of music By Heather Ruenz SLN Staff After directing the Palmyra-Eagle Community Band for more than 20 years, why does Ed Pierce stay at it? “I do this for the satisfaction of working with wonderful people in my profession. Even if it’s challenging […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After straining to market a property toward a private developer without success, Whitewater’s economic development panel has decided to hand the site over to the city for a series of uses. The Community Development Authority has oversight of the former Alpha Cast site at North Jefferson […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of harnessing the latest in technology, several department heads within the City of Whitewater are embarking on an ambitious plan involving the implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) software. While GIS software is already being used within some factions of city government, plans […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Although a mixed-use proposal that could have included a hotel has been nixed, city officials continue to seek out prospective lodging establishments. Members of the city’s Community Development Authority on March 24 discussed possible overtures aimed at reaching out to hotel developers. The panel has frequently […]

By Chris Bennett Correspondent The desire to be clear of an unused investment cost one local family more than $10,000 earlier this year through a common and widespread scam. “Timeshare scams have been around for a long time,” said Lisa Schiller, Director of Investigations and Media Relations for the Better […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Could a co-op fill the grocery store gap in Whitewater? The proposal is one of several possibilities an economic panel is reviewing. Four members of a grocery store ad-hoc committee attended a workshop recently and presented some of their findings at a Community Development Authority meeting […]

      Megan Reynolds takes part in a donkey basketball game featuring high school staff and students and members of the Whitewater Fire Department, held April 1 at Whitewater High School. The event, a fundraiser for the Whitewater FFA, drew a crowd of more than 500 and raised nearly […]

By Heather Ruenz Editor In the lone contested race in Whitewater, for the Aldermanic District 1 seat, residents backed the incumbent in Tuesday’s election. According to unofficial Walworth County results, Patrick Wellnitz earned 405 votes over challenger Kenneth Kienbaum’s 237 votes for the District 1 council seat. After a forum […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The intersection of Main and Elizabeth streets will soon look different in the city of Whitewater — in more ways than one. After receiving a favorable recommendation from Chris Munz-Pritchard, neighborhood services manager and city planner, the Common Council on March 15 set into motion plans […]