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Spring Election Preview

Dauntae Green, Editor March 31, 2024

The City of Whitewater will hold its 2024 Spring Election this upcoming Tuesday, April 2, 2024 from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. for voting in the Whitewater Armory at 146 W. North Street. There will be voting for new...

Wrapping up business before the holidays

Wrapping up business before the holidays

Libby Nabhan, Community Editor December 10, 2023

As 2023 nears an end, the city of Whitewater aims to check in on it's goals from over the course of the year and wrap up business before the holidays at it's Common Council meetings. The goals set by the...

Whitewater Police Chief Dan Meyer discusses the Guardian Angel device that they need money for.

New elected city officials, stoplight issues, police equipment requests

Dauntae Green, Editor April 23, 2023

The Whitewater Common Council met Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss multiple topics related to the city. New members were welcomed, the city manager provided several updates, and a community member...

Awarding community members for their service

Awarding community members for their service

Dauntae Green, Managing Editor November 7, 2021

The Whitewater Common Council held their meeting on November 2, 2021 to discuss actions that must be taken for the community. The council discussed what the Whitewater Unified School District has been...

Family Fun Nights wrap up successful summer events

Family Fun Nights wrap up successful summer events

Dauntae Green, Managing Editor September 26, 2021

The Whitewater Common Council meeting was held Sept. 21 to discuss updates on past events, grant a permit for the Aquatic Plant Management, upkeep of the Effigy Mounds Preserve (EMP), garbage bulk pickup,...

Council approves fare increase for Whitewater taxi service

Nicole Aimone, Editor-in-Chief February 25, 2019

The City of Whitewater Common Council voted to approve an increase in riding fares for a shared ride taxi program hosted by the city. The biggest hikes come to agency fares, which are fares paid for...

Two is Better Than One

Two is Better Than One

Benjamin Pierce, Assistant News Editor January 29, 2018

From a young age, it was obvious that James and Matthew Schulgit were going to make a difference. The brothers continue to make that difference in the local community, as they both attend the University...

Parking changes a sore spot for Common Council

Parking changes a sore spot for Common Council

Kimberly Wethal, Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2017

  Despite the Whitewater Common Council’s plan to adjourn into a closed session to discuss University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s new parking rules, many council members elected to speak publicly...

Student fills vacancy in Whitewater Common Council

Nicole Aimone, News Editor July 25, 2017

The City of Whitewater swore in its newest Council Member for Aldermanic District 2 on July 18. James "Jimmy" Schulgit, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, replaces James Langnes...

Council clashes over annual Spring Splash

Marisa LaBello, Senior Staff Writer February 15, 2017

The City of Whitewater Common Council collectively agrees that the annual Spring Splash party is a growing concern for all residents, but disputes on handling the event became an issue for the Common Council. City...

Common Council releases budget

Hailee Jensen, Staff Writer November 2, 2016

Last Tuesday, the plans for what the City of Whitewater could look like – and the preliminary estimates of spending could from the next few years– were presented at the Common Council Meeting. Salary...

Council discusses potential library expansion

Council discusses potential library expansion

March 8, 2016

By Amber Levenhagen March 9, 2016 Library expansions, waste treatment services and the protection of butts were some of the items discussed at the Common Council meeting held March 1. A plan...

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