By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A 2-year-old agreement between police agencies serving the City of Whitewater and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been revised. The document outlines protocol for assets seized during drug arrests. The Whitewater Common Council on May 6 voted in favor of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that outlines […]
Sports & Other News
Tennis teams playing well; hope wins follow
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Sometimes, good tennis isn’t enough to beat a good squad, and that is exactly what the Whippets had to deal with last week as a good day of matches resulted in only a single win. Brodie Runez, a Whitewater High School sophomore, was able to […]
BloodCenter salutes veterans, blood donors
Community members asked to donate May 21 The BloodCenter of Wisconsin is paying tribute this May to all those who save the day — our armed forces veterans as well as the everyday heroes who donate blood to help others in need. Community members are asked to donate at the […]
Whitewater softball team goes 2-3 last week
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Last Tuesday, the Lady Whippets varsity softball team traveled to Big Foot for a conference crossover game and went ready for a fight. Whitewater scored three runs in the first two innings to take the lead and catching the home team off guard. Unfortunately, the […]
Student art on display at Cultural Arts Center
Approximately 150 people of all ages celebrated k-12 artists and the 5th grade LINCS World Drumming Ensemble at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Center May 4. Art by students 5 to 18 years of age will be on display noon to 5 p.m. through Sunday, May 25 and will be […]
Diamond action
Jacob Maas keeps his foot on base and eye on the ball in an attempt to tag out a runner during Whitewater’s outing against Evansville May 10 in which the Whippets fell on both ends of a doubleheader. (Bob Mischka photo)
Kickers continue their winning ways
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Lady Whippets soccer team continued its chase of McFarland for the top spot in the Rock Valley Conference last week. Whitewater produced two victories, though all it achieved was merely to keep pace and gain better control of the No. 2 spot in the […]
Get on board
Downtown Whitewater seeking nominations for open seat Downtown Whitewater is seeking nominations to fill an open seat of its 11-seat board and the open position is for the UW-Representative seat recently vacated by UW-Whitewater marketing professor Rob Boostrom. A qualified candidate must be employed by or enrolled as a student […]
Council approves $4 million in bonds for projects
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A string of oft-discussed improvement projects officially have a funding mechanism, following a recent vote by Whitewater officials. The Common Council on May 6 voted to take out $4.28 million in general obligation bonds to see through a list of seven big-ticket items. Plans call for […]
Baseball wins three for the week
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent It was a clean sweep for the Delavan-Darien High School boys baseball team as it went 3-0 last week, beating Williams Bay in non-conference action, and taking two games from Lake Geneva Badger in Southern Lakes Conference action. May 5 the Comets (8-6, 4-4) hosted Williams […]
