Good morning, It’s a sunny day with a predicted high of seventy-eight degrees forecast for Whitewater. Today is also the beginning of Whitewater’s holiday events. A website describing the holiday in Whitewater is available at ww4th.com. Here’s what’s scheduled through the weekend: Festival Schedule

Good morning, The weather forecast for Whitewater calls for a sunny day, with a high of seventy-seven degrees. On this day in 1908, there was a “A Very Close Encounter of the Second Kind” in Siberia. Although there have been wild theories about what caused the damage on that date and place (alien craft, a…

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls a mostly sunny day, with a high of seventy-four. There are no municipal, public meetings scheduled for today, at least of which I’m aware. That’s probably because (1) there are no meetings scheduled, and (2) the insiders of the Community Development Authority are taking a well-deserved break after…

Good morning, Today’s Whitewater forecast for today calls for a sunny day with a high of eighty-two degrees. Today is the anniversary of the start of the Korean war. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls the anniversary: 1950 – Korean War Starts On this date Communist North Korea invaded the Republic of Korea. The Korean War,…

Good morning, The forecast today calls for a sunny day with a high of eighty-one degrees. We’ve had a lot of rain, but the Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a day and place that has the most rain in state history: 1946 – Most Precipitation in One Day On this date Mellen, Wisconsin received 11.72 inches…

Good morning, Today’s weather forecast calls for strong thunderstorms with a high of eighty-seven degrees. There are some captivating photos of the recent storms to hit our area at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website. My favorites from those listed are photos of the actual storm (rather than the aftermath): numbers 3, 6, 7, 9, 10,…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a sunny day with a high of eighty-eight degrees, with thunderstorms overnight. On this date in American history, the United States Constitution went into effect following ratification by New Hampshire, the ninth state to ratify the constitution. In Wisconsin history on this date, the Wisconsin Historical society…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a partly sunny day, with isolated showers, and highs in the 80s. Today is the first day of summer, but Memorial Day and the end of school mark earlier beginning of summer that mean more to most people than the June solstice. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls…

Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater calls for a day with a high of eighty-nine degrees and a chance of thunderstorms. There’s a story at the Wisconsin State Journal about a mistake in nearby Stoughon Stoughton, Wisconsin. Entitled, Oops! ‘Stoughton’ misspelled on water tower, the title tells the tale.

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a sunny day with a high of eighty-five degrees. On this date in Wisconsin history, Marquette and Joliet reached the Mississippi River in 1673. The Wisconsin Historical Society recounts their achievement: 1673 – Marquette & Joliet Reach the Mississippi “Here we are, then, on this so renowned river, all…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a mostly sunny day, with a high of eighty-one degrees. On this day in American history, in 1884, the first roller coaster in America opened. The History Channel has the details: On this day in 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New…

Good morning, Today’s forecast calls for an even chance of scattered showers, with a high of seventy-four degrees. Whitewater’s Common Council will meet tonight, at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is available online. On this day in 1215, the King John placed his seal on the Magna Carta. One step, of so many, toward greater liberty…

Good morning, Whitewater’s forecast calls for a day with likely showers and a high of seventy-one degrees. In the City of Whitewater today, there’ll be a Planning Commission meeting at 6 p.m. The agenda for the meeting is available online. I will live blog that meeting tonight, using different software from previous live blogging efforts.…

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a day with an even chance of thunderstorms, and a high of eighty-seven. Edgerton’s former police dog has a new, and apparently temporary, home. See, Edgerton Police Dog Gets New Home. If there’s really no problem with the dog, then what does that say about the abilities…