Category: Top Stories

Whitewater’s Pate-Hefty is one of two finalists in Racine superintendent search 

By Kim McDarison Whitewater Unified School District Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty is among

Freeman named Assembly District 31 ‘First Responder of the Year’ 

By Kim McDarison State Sen. Steve Nass and State Rep. Ellen Schutt

Whitewater police chief to speak at Greater Whitewater Committee meeting 

The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) has announced that Whitewater Police Chief Dan

Governor signs bill green-lighting funding for UW-Whitewater improvement projects at Heide, Winther halls; construction slated to begin in 2025 

By Kim McDarison Gov. Tony Evers signed on Wednesday Senate Bill 895,

Records show inconsistencies in procedures, policy used to award administrative employee raise, school board member says 

By Kim McDarison More than 100 pages of Whitewater Unified School District

Residents express frustration, query school board members, superintendent regarding district policies, transparency  

By Kim McDarison Community members who were unsuccessful during Thursday’s special meeting

School board authorizes counsel to ‘respond and defend claims made against’ district, board

By Kim McDarison Some 40 residents of the Whitewater Unified School District

Evers signs into law new legislative maps

By Kim McDarison Gov. Tony Evers this week signed into law a

Suspect, 19, arrested in connection with BP gas station robbery 

Members of the Whitewater Police Department have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in

Special meeting set: school board to discuss ‘allegations that district employees failed to adhere to district policies’ made by ‘certain school board member’ 

By Kim McDarison A special meeting has been set by the Whitewater

Hawk Bowl-apartment complex demolition underway; ALDI anticipates store opening this fall; other developments in planning stages 

By Kim McDarison The landscape is changing on Whitewater’s west side as

School board candidate Kachel withdraws from race; name will still appear on April ballot

Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education incumbent Larry Kachel announced Monday