Good morning. Whitewater’s week ends with a high temperature of ninety-two. As the week ends, Whitewater’s July 4th events begin.  The Independence Holiday website is available at www.ww4th.com. Here’s today’s schedule: Friday, June 29th 5:00 PM – Festival Opens – Midway by Christman Amusement Opens – American Legion Beer Tent Opens – Food Vendors Open Live Music Stage…

Good morning. The forecast for Whitewater’s Thursday calls for a hot day, with a temperature of ninety-eight, and a slight chance of thunderstorms. On this day in 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending the First World War. Almost a century earlier, on this day in 1832, another war was as yet unfinished: 1832…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday will be hot, with a high temperature of ninety-six. The city’s Community Development Authority meets today at 4:30 PM, and Common Council at 6 PM. The Wisconsin Historical Society writes that on this day the Milwaukee Sentinel [Was] Founded On this date the Milwaukee Sentinel, the oldest newspaper in the state, was…

Good morning. A sunny day with a high temperature of eighty-two. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets today at 4:15 PM. On this day in 1963, Pres. Kennedy spoke in West Berlin, and delivered his now-famous ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech. The Wisconsin Historical Society records that on this day in 1834, New Land Districts [Were]…

Good morning. It will be a sunny Monday with a high of seventy-four to start the week in the Whippet City. On this day in 1876, Custer and the 7th Cavalry accompanying him at Little Big Horn were killed in action against the Sioux and Cheyenne. The Wisconsin Historical Society lists two Badger State anniversaries…

Good morning. Friday’s forecast is for a day of increasing clouds and a high temperature of eighty-three. The Wisconsin Historical Society describes a gross embarrassment for the state, on this day in 1943: On this date future senator Joseph McCarthy broke his leg during a drunken Marine Corps initiation ceremony, despite a press release and…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday will be one of occasional showers, with a high of eight-one. On this day in 1788, a momentous day in American history: New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land. By 1786, defects in the…

Good morning. A windy Wednesday with a high of ninety-three is the forecast for Whitewater. This morning at 8 AM, Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets. On this day in 1975, a blockbuster hit America’s movie screens: The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls today in 1816 as one of claim-staking, or at least claim-defending: 1816 – Troops…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be another hot day, with a high temperature of about ninety-six. Tonight, Common Council meets beginning at 5:30 PM. Among the agenda topics will be evaluation of search firms to assist with the selection of a new city manager. On this day in 1964, the Civil Rights Act of…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Monday begins with a chance of thunderstorms and a high temperature of ninety-four. On this day in 1812, the War of 1812 began, with fighting lasting into 1815 —   Google has a nutritional question for its puzzle of the day: “You’re enjoying breakfast with Acer saccharum from Canada as a condiment.…

Good morning. It’s a warmer Friday awaiting Whitewater, with sunny skies and a high of ninety-one. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls June 15, 1832 as the date on which there was a change of command in the Black Hawk War: 1832 – General Winfield Scott Ordered to Assume Command in Black Hawk War On this…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday looks to be a mostly sunny day with a high of eighty-five. The city’s Parks & Recreation Board meets this afternoon at 5:30 PM. It’s Flag Day, and on this day in 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as America’s national flag. The Wisconsin Historical Society describes the…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday looks to be a mostly sunny day with a high temperature of eighty-four. From this day in 1966, a famous decision from the US Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona — On this day in 1966, the Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that…

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high temperature of seventy-four. On this day in 1987, Pres. Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.   The Wisconsin Historical Society records today in 1899 as the date of the worst tornado disaster in Wisconsin History: New…