Top: The Easter bunny gives out free hugs at the UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club’s annual Easter Egg Hunt event Saturday at Whitewater Middle School. Below: a group of kids take off hunting eggs on school grounds. After all the eggs were collected, they were turned in for a […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The ongoing discussion of the future of Whitewater’s wastewater treatment plant reached a new chapter last week when a potential public-private partnership for one component of the project bubbled to the surface. While city officials capped off 2015 with a plan to allocate $20.7 million toward […]

Local youth team up for hunger awareness event By Heather Ruenz Editor About 30 kids from local church youth groups teamed up recently to bring hunger awareness to the streets of Whitewater, literally, in a 30-hour famine event. The teenagers collected food and money for the Whitewater Food Pantry and […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater’s two local bodies of water — Cravath and Trippe lakes — could receive some tender loving care this year after city officials have backed a series of proposals. The city had unsuccessfully sought grant dollars from the state Department of Natural Resources to study the […]

Looking for something a little bit out of the ordinary to do this April Fool’s Day? Come to Young Auditorium on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. to see the “amazing talent and stage antics” of Tomas Kubinek as he “provokes hearty laughter” and smiles during his “Certified Lunatic and […]

By Heather Ruenz Editor There are two seats on the April 5 ballot in the Whitewater Unified School District, and two candidates – incumbent Brian Brunner and former, longtime board member Jim Stewart. The candidates shared their view on the strengths of the district, what they see as upcoming challenges […]

By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Mar. 12, four candidates appearing on the April 5 ballot for the Whitewater Common Council participated in a forum sponsored by the Whitewater Area League of Women Voters. Forum participants included: Aldermanic District 1 incumbent member Patrick Wellnitz and challenger Kenneth Kienbaum along with incumbent […]

  A bonafide sighting of the Easter Bunny will happen Saturday in Whitewater when the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club hosts its annual Easter egg hunt. The event is scheduled for 11 am at the Whitewater Middle School grounds, 401 S. Elizabeth Street, weather permitting. Inclement weather will move the […]

      Whitewater Middle School seventh graders easily take first place with 1,116 points in the recent Math 24 competition, comprised of: Crystal Chan (front row, from the left), William Hofmann and Kevin Dieter; Denver Isbell (back), Peter Zimdars, Young Liang and Carson Ellenwood. Chan won first with 318 […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After receiving a report on challenges with some of the public works department’s fleet of vehicles, Whitewater officials have approved a plan to begin taking steps toward replacing aging equipment. The Common Council on March 1 backed a plan to allocate $66,322 from an equipment replacement […]