Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for flurries and a high temperature of about nineteen. Our school district will hold a public listening session this afternoon, on charter schools. Here’s the announcement in full: Dear Members of the Whitewater Community: As we continue exploring building a 21st century learning community, we are ready to…

Good morning, It’s likely to be a snowy day today, with little or no accumulation, and a high of about 32 degrees. There’s no school today. But there is dancing, probably, somewhere in the city: unplanned, unscheduled, unsupervised, and unregulated. One could not say the same, on January 25th, 1932 in nearby Janesville, as the…

Good morning, Today’s Whitewater forecast calls for a cloudy day, with a high of thirty-three degrees. There’s no school today, leaving the community to face free-range juveniles throughout the city. We’ll muddle through, I’m sure. On this day in 1950, according to Wired, a true innovator is acquitted: “Jan. 22, 1950: Jury Acquits Tucker of…

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for a chance of freezing drizzle, and a high of thirty-one degrees. It’s market day pickup at Lincoln School today. Tonight, at 7 PM, the League of Women Voters will have a program on the U.S. Census, in the Common Council chambers in the municipal building. In Wisconsin…

Good morning, The weather forecast for today calls for areas of patchy fog, with a high of twenty-nine. In the City of Whitewater today, there will be a meeting of the Whitewater University Tech Park Board at 3 PM at the municipal building.  Later, at 6:30 PM, there will be a meeting of the Common…

Good morning, It’s another warm day for Whitewater — partly cloudy skies, but a high of thirty-eight degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society’s ‘On This Day in Wisconsin History’ has an entry for today that just might be among its best: 1867 – Harry W. Newton Born On this date war hero Harry W. Newton was…

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for a mostly sunny day, with a high of thirty-four degrees. I know of no municipal, public meetings scheduled in the City of Whitewater today. In our schools, there’s a continuing mitten drive at Washington (Elementary) School. At Whitewater High, there’s a student assembly, a cookie cafe, and…

Good morning, The forecast for today is for a mostly sunny day, with a high of twenty-six degrees. There’s a meeting of a local park committee, the Indian Mounds Park Committee, scheduled for 5 PM tonight at the municipal building. There’s a fifth grade band concert scheduled for Lakeview School today at 2 PM and…

Good morning, It will be a chilly day, in the mid-twenties, with a chance of flurries. I doubt that ‘chilly,’ is an official, National Weather Service term, but a little change can’t hurt. In the city today, there will be a meeting of Whitewater’s Planning Commission at 6 PM at the municipal building. In our…

Good morning, The forecast calls for blowing snow, with a high of about nineteen degrees: a typical Wisconsin day in January. The week ends with no municipal, public meetings scheduled today for Whitewater. In our schools, it’s spirit day at Washington (Elementary) School, and at Whitewater Middle School. I don’t know how many vagrants we…

Good morning, It’s a snowy day in Whitewater, with several inches forecast, and a likely high in the mid-twenties. I am sure that any snowball throwing within the city limits of our fair city will be done appropriately, and in a positive, community-approved manner. While outside, please make sure that any snowmen you might build…

Good morning, It’s a forecast for mostly cloudy skies with a high of twenty degrees. In the City of Whitewater this afternoon, there will be a Landmarks Commission meeting at 5 PM, in the City Manager’s Conference Room. Here’s the agenda for the meeting, typically held the first Wednesday of each month: I. Call to…

Good morning, There’s a forecast for a partly sunny day in Whitewater, with a high of around twenty. Nearly spring. There are no municipal public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today. Less is more. I’d almost happily pay more in taxes for less in planning. Like protection money, I’d guess. There’s a PTA meeting at Lakeview…