Good morning, Whitewater. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy, with a high of eighty-five, and a one-third chance of afternoon thundershowers. Yesterday’s FW poll asked if, as is now lawful in California, patrons should be allowed to bring dogs onto restaurant patios. Just over 77% of respondents answered affirmatively, in favor of dogs’ dining…

Good morning, Whitewater. Friday in town will be cloudy with a high of about eighty-five. On this day in 1776, the British arrive in New York: …the British arrive at Long Island, between Gravesend and New Utrecht, with “near twenty four thousand men ready to land in a moment,” according to one observer. General William…

Good morning, Whitewater. We’ll have an even chance of thunderstorms today, with otherwise cloudy skies and a high of eighty-three. In Kenya earlier this month, it was reptile v. mammals in a battle over an elephant carcass: On this day in 1959, America becomes a fifty-state nation: Hawaii … is the 50th and most recent U.S. state to join…

Good morning, Whitewater. Wednesday in town will be mostly sunny with a high of eighty-three. Sunrise today is 6:07 AM and sunset is 7:49 PM. The moon is a waning crescent with twenty percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater CDA Seed Capital Screening Committee meets at 3:30 PM, and the Community Development Authority…

Good morning, Whitewater. Tuesday brings a slight chance of thunderstorms and a high of eighty-two. Sunrise is 6:06 AM and sunset 7:51 PM. The moon is a waning crescent with twenty-nine percent of its visible disk illuminated. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On August 19, 1934, Germany selected Adolf Hitler by plebiscite as…

Good morning, Whitewater. Monday brings a one-third chance of thunderstorms during the day, an eight-in-ten chance this evening, with a high of eighty. On this day in 1991, Soviet diehards stage a coup against Gorbachev: The 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt, also known as the August Putsch or August Coup … Avgustovsky Putch), was a coup d’état attempt by a group of members…

Good morning, Whitewater. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of seventy-five, and east winds of ten mph. Sunrise today is 6:03 AM and sunset 7:54 PM. The moon is in its last quarter today. In the mid-August sky, the conjunction between Venus and Jupiter is on display. A short Vine clip…

Good morning, Whitewater. Saturday in the city will be partly sunny with a high of eighty-two. In Friday’s FW poll, readers could vote on whether stories about cats trapping their owners in the owners’ homes were evidence of feline fury or human hysteria. The results were close: 52.38% thought humans were being hysterical, but 47.62%…

Good morning, Whitewater. Friday in town will be mostly sunny with a high of seventy-eight. On this day in 1969, Woodstock began: The Woodstock Music & Art Fair—informally, the Woodstock Festival or simply Woodstock—was a music festival, billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music”. It was held at Max Yasgur‘s 600-acre (240 ha; 0.94 sq mi) dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in…

Good morning, Whitewater. Thursday will be sunny with a high of seventy-four. Whitewater’s Police & Fire Commission meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1945, the existence of a Japanese proclamation of surrender is made public: …an official announcement of Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies is made public to the Japanese people:…

Good morning, Whitewater. Wednesday brings a slight chance of afternoon showers, but otherwise a partly sunny day with a high of seventy-eight. The Fire & Rescue Task Force meets tonight at 7:30 PM. On this day in 1961, Communist East Germany began construction of the Berlin Wall: On 15 June 1961, First Secretary of the Socialist…

Good morning, Whitewater. Election day brings a one-third chance of morning showers, with gradual clearing into a mostly sunny day, with a high of seventy-three. The city’s Parks & Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM today. On this day in 1939, the Wizard of Oz premieres in Oconomowoc: 1939 – Wizard of Oz World Premier…

Good morning, Whitewater. There’s a seventy-percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms today, with a high of eighty, in the Whippet City. Whitewater Planning Commission meets at 6 PM tonight. In Friday’s FW poll, on whether it would be advisable to pet a zoo lion, 81.82% of respondents would say No, but thanks for asking. To start…

Good morning, Whitewater. Sunday in the city will be partly sunny with a high of eighty. Sunrise is 5:56 AM and sunset is 8:04 PM. It’s a full moon today, at 1:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. NASA tests a saucer-shaped vehicle using a high-altitude balloon: On this day in 1946, Pres. Polk signs a bill…