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 […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The city of Whitewater’s ongoing comb-through of its municipal ordinances continues, and one of the more technical issues — impervious surface threshold calculations — is the latest component to receive extra special attention. At its core, the thresholds relate to stormwater maintenance in the city. A […]

By Tom Ganser Correspondent Courtney Nelson, introduced as the new director for Downtown Whitewater, and an annual report presented by Dave Saalsaa, president of the executive board who will be stepping down from that position next month were the highlights at the organization’s annual meeting March 10.       Kristine Zaballos, […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to bring a full-service grocer back into the city of Whitewater continue, and a cross-section of residents and grassroots groups are working to ensure no stone remains unturned. Council member Stephanie Goettl is among the city organizers taking steps toward looking into different possibilities. The […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As it continues its evolution, the Whitewater Community Television organization is hoping to enhance citizen engagement with a new program this spring. Alan Luckett, community TV and media services manager with the operation, came before the Common Council on March 1 and discussed the organization’s latest […]

Artists, sponsors sought for public arts project Birds will soar from downtown lamp poles this summer as the next generation of the Whitewater Arts Alliance Public Arts Project lands in downtown Whitewater and artists and sponsors are needed. After 10 years of public art on the lamp poles the organizers […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While there is certainty Whitewater will receive a new wastewater treatment facility in the near future, questions about some of the components within the project continue to permeate. After a year marked with study, debate and analysis, the Common Council capped off 2015 with a plan […]

Young Auditorium is on American Shakespeare Center’s 2016 Dangerous Dreams tour and will present two stage performances of classic, entertaining tales this week. Oscar Wilde’s witty, biting comedy The Importance of Being Earnest will take the stage on Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.; Shakespeare’s The Life of King Henry […]