Good morning, Whitewater There will be a Common Council meeting today, beginning at 6:00, but reconvening into open session thereafter. The principal topic of the principal topic of the open session is a discussion of next year’s budget. In Wisconsin history today, on this day in 1906, evangelist Billy Sunday preached to over 3500 in…

Good morning, Whitewater There will be a Community Development Authority Board of Directors Meeting today, at 4:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Here is the agenda as published for the meeting — 1. Call to order and roll call 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Hold a public hearing at 4:30 P.M. POST-PONED UNTIL AUGUST…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. The National Weather Service predicts a chance of showers and 86 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that “the heat stays on!” and that temperatures climb “into the 90s.” The Farmers’ Almanac predicts events not just a year ahead, but in multi-day clusters,…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog and 81 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that “the heat stays on!” and that temperatures climb “into the 90s.” It’s just another reason to reject long range planning of complicated events. Tomorrow, Friday, June 25th,…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog and 80 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts hot weather, followed by thunderstorms. In American history today, Wired reports that in 1956 “a Bell X-2 rocket plane sets the record for fastest speed by an aircraft, reaching Mach 2.87, or more than 1,900 mph, 60,000 feet…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service predicts for a chance of thunderstorms and 77 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts hot weather, followed by thunderstorms. In Wisconsin History today, an odd, sad story about Governor Louis Harvey, born on this date in 1820. Governor Harvey served for only a few months in 1862, before dying…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service — a government agency that predicts flexibly — calls for a slight chance of thunderstorms and 83 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac, a private publication that predicts a year in advance, calls for hot weather, followed by thunderstorms. In July, that’s an easy call to make. In Whitewater today,…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the city today; private life goes on unimpeded. Our part of the world is far from military conflict, but it was not always so. The Wisconsin Historical Society reports that, in 1832, Fort Koshkonong was completed. About a month later, the U.S. Army abandoned the…

Good morning, Whitewater There will be a meeting of the Community Development Authority’s Business Park Committee at 4 p.m. today in the municipal building. The National Weather Service predicts that today will be offer a slight chance of thunderstorms, with a temperature of 88. The Farmers’ Almanac says fair and hot, with no modification for…

Good morning, Whitewater There are two principal public meetings scheduled for the city today. At 5 p.m., the Community Development Authority will meet to receive a report and presentation from The Retail Coach, a retail recruitment firm. The meeting will take place in community room of the municipal building. At 6:30 p.m., there will be…

Good morning, Whitewater The week begins with a return to a more conventional schedule of public meetings. Today, at 5 p.m., there will be a meeting of the Library Board at 5 p..m. in at the Irvin Young Library. On this date in 1836, Milwaukee’s first newspaper, The Milwaukee Advertiser, began publishing. published. The National…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service reports that today will have a likelihood of heavy rain, with a high in the upper eighties. The Farmers’ Almanac reports that there will be scattered showers today, with high temperatures. In Wisconsin history on this day, in 1921, Wisconsin was the first state in America to guarantee…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service reports that today will have a chance of thunderstorms, with a high of 85. The Farmers’ Almanac reports that there will be scattered showers today, with high temperatures. In Wisconsin history on this day, in 1897 — the high temperature reached 115 degrees in Ashland, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. The National Weather Service reports that today will be sunny, with a high of 81. The Farmers’ Almanac reports that there will be scattered showers today, with high temperatures. In fact, they say that hot weather continues. For a summer forecast, that’s…