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Trumpet players Jacob Pfannerstill and Matthew Harvey performing in front of over 75,000 live attendees at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Warhawk Marching Band takes on Lambeau

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
November 26, 2023
Class of 2027 by Lydia Felder

Seniors showcase art

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
November 19, 2023
Makayla Fedler (bottom left), Bryce Giammo (bottom right), Antonio Parra (top left) and Sam Behling (top right) performing “Much Ado About Nothing” in the Barnett Theatre

Shakespeare with a twist

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
November 13, 2023
Students dress up as their favorite characters from movies and TV shows, video games and other pop culture for Halloween.

University hosts spooktacular

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
November 5, 2023
First place winner Carolyn Ellefson accepts their award

Exhibit showcases student art

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
October 22, 2023
President Ryan Collins (top middle) and the Climbing club after their first climbing

New club starts climbing its way to the top

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
October 8, 2023
Students Dyamond Jackson (left) Makayla Fedler (Middle) and Katie Alfred (right) perform in Whitewater’s rendition of “Macbeth,” one of the shows that was put on Spring 2023

Exploring the world of theatre

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
September 24, 2023
Comedian Charlie Berens and Whitewater realtor Robert Sivek use their hands to discuss Wisconsin geography before Berens performed Friday, Sept. 8 at the Young Auditorium.

Midwest comedian brings laughs to Whitewater again

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
September 10, 2023
Charlie Berens, a Midwestern-based comedian, visits Whitewater for the third time on his Good Old Fashioned Tour on Sep. 8.

Young Auditorium welcomes performers

Josh Stoughton, Arts & Rec Editor
September 3, 2023
School board welcomes new members

School board welcomes new members

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
April 30, 2023
A group of fashionable friends making their way down the street towards one of the many parties going on during Spring Splash.

‘Cold is just a mindset’

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
April 23, 2023
Election results

Election results

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
April 9, 2023
Bridge downtown where the body was found.

Suicide confirmed

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
April 2, 2023
The bridge on the corner of Main St and Jefferson where the body was discovered. Mar. 26, 2023

Hanged man found from bridge

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
March 27, 2023
Representatives of ClearPath Energy propose a new energy project to the Whitewater Common Council.

Clean energy projects proposed to Common Council

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
March 27, 2023
Photo by Josh Stoughton Participants who raised money for Special Olympics Wisconsin jump into cold water

Whitewater Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Wisconsin

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
March 19, 2023
Whitewater’s Fourth of July festival

What to look forward to this summer

Josh Stoughton, Assistant Community Editor
March 19, 2023
Moderator Lynn Binnie opens the discussion at the forum for school board candidates Saturday, March 11 in the City Municipal Building.

Public meets school board candidate finalists

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
March 12, 2023
Split common council votes on policy for telecommunication

Council split on telecommuting

Josh Stoughton, Assistant Community Editor
March 12, 2023
Best of Whitewater 2023

Best of Whitewater 2023

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
March 5, 2023
A memorial is seen at Twin Oaks with a cross, candles and baby related items such as bottles and a stuffed rabbit.

Whitewater police respond to report of dead baby

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
March 5, 2023
Photo via UW - Whitewater website Brian Schanen, professor of communications at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater, runs for Whitewater School District school board seat.

UW-W lecturer runs for school board seat

Josh Stoughton , Community Editor
February 19, 2023
Whitewater Common council board members meet to discuss city matters.

Effigy Mounds get funding for maintenance

Josh Stoughton, Assistant Community Editor
February 12, 2023
Candidates for the Whitewater School Board come together at the Whitewater City Hall on Jan. 28 to discuss why they are running for school board Photo from Video Livefeed.

Community meets new board candidates

Josh Stoughton, Assistant Community Editor
February 5, 2023
Patricia Blackmer, chair member of the Whitewater Landmarks Commission, talks about the Birge Fountain to a group of whitewater citizens at the Irvin Young Library on January 24, 2023.

Local Landmarks at Risk

Josh Stoughton, Assistant Community Editor
January 29, 2023
Volunteers gather at Natureland Park on November 18th to clean up the brush around the trees.

Volunteers gather to maintain park

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
November 21, 2022
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater students line up in the Old Main Ballroom in the University Center to register to vote in the 2022 midterm elections. (Photo by Josh)

Wisconsin Midterm Election results are in!

Josh Stoughton, Assistant Community Editor
November 13, 2022
Here are your 2022 election candidates

Here are your 2022 election candidates

Josh Stoughton, Assist. Community Journalist
October 30, 2022
Brienne Brown, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin district seat, runs for womens rights, education, and more (phots courtesy of Brienne Brown)

Whitewater resident runs for Assembly seat

Josh Stoughton, Journalist
October 16, 2022
UW-Whitewater at Rock County English professor John Pruitt talks about Wisconsin author August Derleth with the audience at Fairhaven Senior Services Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

The cosmic mythology of Wisconsin

October 1, 2022
Sarah Beth Nelson tells a story about “Marching Band Truths and Lies,” on the Main Stage, at Cravath Lakefront Park from 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Storytelling comes to Whitewater

Josh Stoughton, Community Editor
September 25, 2022
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