Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny, with a high of thirty-eight, and occasional gusts of wind as high as 25 mph. Friday’s FW poll is now closed, and readers collectively picked these four teams as the most likely to win the weekend NFL games: Seattle, Denver, San Francisco, and New England. With…

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will b e cloudy with a high of thirty-four. Sunrise on January 11th is 7:25 AM, and sunset 4:42 PM. The moon is in a waxing gibbous phase with 83% of its visible disk illuminated.   View of O’Neil Butte and surrounding areas from Cedar Ridge on the the South…

Of the remaining eight teams in the NFL playoffs, who wins? I’ll say Seattle, Indianapolis, San Franscisco, Denver. What do you think? The poll’s below, with multiple answers possible for your four picks. NFL Playoffs: Who Wins?

Good morning. Friday brings a high of thirty-six and a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the day. On this day in 1861, President-elect Lincoln chooses wisely: …William Seward accepts President-elect Abraham Lincoln’s invitation to become secretary of state. Seward became one of the most important members of Lincoln’s cabinet and engineered…

Good morning. Thursday will be warmer: a high of twenty, with just a one-fifth chance of a wintry mix of sleet and snow in the late afternoon. On this day in 2007, Steve Jobs announces the first iPhone: SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 — With characteristic showmanship, Steven P. Jobs introduced Apple’s long-awaited entry into the cellphone world Tuesday,…

Good morning. Whitewater will be cold today, but not as cold: a high of five degrees, with calmer winds producing wind chill values of zero to ten below. On this day in 1918, Pres. Wilson issued his Fourteen Points proposal: It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are…

Good morning. Tuesday will present partly sunny skies, a high of two degrees, and wind chill values between twenty-nine and thirty-nine below. On this day in 1901, a native-born Wisconsinite becomes governor: 1901 – Robert Marion La Follette Inaugurated as Governor On this date Robert M. La Follette was inaugurated as governor after winning the November 6,…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week starts off cold, with a high of eleven below, wind chill values of thirty to forty below, and a slight chance of occasional light snow in the morning. Like many districts across the state, the Whitewater School District is closed today. On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse conducts a demonstration: …Samuel…

Good morning. Whitewater will have a cold Sunday, with a high of nine, and wind chill values between ten to fifteen below. The Whitewater Unified School District, as with many other districts across Wisconsin, will be closed tomorrow, 1.6.14: “WUSD Closed Monday, 1/6/2014 due to dangerous wind chills. After school & evening activities for Monday…

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be relatively warmer, with a high of twenty-seven. Sunrise today is 7:26 AM and sunset 4:34 PM. The moon is a waxing crescent with sixteen percent of its visible disk illuminated. On January 17th (in limited release), the documentary film Maidentrip will make its theatrical debut.  It’s the story…

Good morning. It’s a cold Friday, with blowing snow in the afternoon (but otherwise partly sunny) and a high of eleven. Wind chill values will be between fifteen to twenty-five below. Chicago has some new residents: On this day in 1861, Delaware wisely sticks with the Union: …just two weeks after South Carolina became the…

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be increasingly sunny, with a high of eleven (wind chili values will be between zero and ten below). On this day in 1920, prolific author Isaac Asimov is born in Russia. On January 2, 1957, crime strikes – and tellingly surprises – Janesville: 1957 – Teen Girls Burgle American…

Good morning. Whitewater’s year begins with about an additional inch of snow today (after a few inches overnight), and a high of thirteen. Sunrise was 7:26 AM and sunset will be 4:32 PM. It’s a new year, and also a new moon, today. On this day in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect. January…

Good morning. Our year in Whitewater closes with a high of nine and evening snow showers. Sunrise was 7:26 AM and sunset will be 4:31 PM. The moon is only a sliver, being a waning crescent with only 1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1991, the last institutions of the Soviet…