Show will end with a Jan. 25 workshop Visitors to the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St., in January will enjoy art on display for the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP). The WRAP show features a variety of artists from Wisconsin, who are exhibiting art in […]
Sports & Other News
Gasoline prices dipped slightly last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.25 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.2 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
Give the gift of life
Local blood drives slated this week Both the BloodCenter of Wisconsin and the American Red Cross are holding blood drives in Whitewater this week, a stark reminder that the winter months hit the blood banks hard and supplies are running low. The BloodCenter of Wisconsin would like to remind area residents […]
Stay warm at the library
Make jewelry, build with Legos and play board games Irvin L. Young Memorial Library in Whitewater has announced activities slated for next week to bring people in out of the cold. Maker Monday will resume on Jan. 20 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. with a bead and jewelry-making project out […]
Can’t get on the bus, Gus
Innovation Express transportation routes in Whitewater reduced By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The infant Innovation Express bus line that connects passengers to and from specific destination points in Whitewater, Janesville and Milton is cutting the frequency of its routes as the new year sets in. The expected move from the Janesville […]
Top spot!
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk women’s basketball team took sole position of first place in the WIAC conference with a win over Oshkosh Jan. 8. Mary Merg, who led all players with 20 points on the day, fights her way through traffic. Merg led all players in the game with […]
Whitewater swim team falls to Elkhorn
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After sidestepping all the glass left over from last week’s record breaking performances, the Whitewater High School boys swim team headed to Elkhorn to participate in a dual meet. The Whippet varsity squad lost to Elkhorn 92-75, while the JV also fell, 85-59. While not […]
Entities look to acquire hundreds of acres around lake
DLSD administrator envisions massive park system in buffer zone By Vicky Wedig Editor Entities with an interest in Delavan Lake are embarking on a project to create a buffer zone around the lake that one local official believes could be as significant as the $40 million lake drawdown of 1989. […]
iButtonLink moves into Whitewater
Company set to bring new technology to city, university By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A local research and manufacturing company is the latest to make its foray into the burgeoning Whitewater University Innovation Center facility. With promises of working with the city and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, leaders behind iButtonLink have signed […]
Whitewater’s offense explodes, can’t pick up a win
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent If there was consistency among the Whitewater High School boys’ 2014 season, it was that the defense would hold teams down while the offense struggled. This past week, the opposite was true as the Whippets put up their highest two scoring outputs of the season, […]
