On 2.14.26, FREE WHITEWATER posted about professional reporting from Pennsylvania that the former Whitewater Unified School District superintendent, Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty, was a source of controversy and uncertainty in her new position with the Manheim Township School District (near Lancaster, Pennsylvania). For that solid, professional reporting, see Ashley Stalnecker, Manheim Township School District mum on…
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Daily Bread, School District
Daily Bread for 2.14.26: Former Whitewater Superintendent Source of Uncertainty and Controversy in Her Current Position
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Valentine’s Day in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 51. Sunrise is 6:53 and sunset is 5:25 for 10 hours 32 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 8.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1952, NBC’s long-running morning news program Today debuts, with…
Culture, Daily Bread, Law, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 1.5.26: Three Reasons Local Officials Violate the Law
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 40. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset is 4:35 for 9 hours 10 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 93.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1972, President Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Why do local officials violate…
City, Daily Bread, Entitlement, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 10.27.25: There’s Defensive and Then There’s the Whitewater School Board’s Excessively Defensive Posture
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 57. Sunrise is 7:23 and sunset is 5:53 for 10 hours 30 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 29.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board will conduct an Annual Budget hearing at 5:30 PM and…
City, Daily Bread, School District
Daily Bread for 10.26.25: The Superintendent’s Presentation
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 59. Sunrise is 7:22 and sunset is 5:55 for 10 hours 33 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 21.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1881, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place in Tombstone, Arizona. On…
City, Daily Bread, Open Government, Police, School District
Daily Bread for 7.22.25: Whitewater School Board Settles on the Only Practical Option It Ever Had
by JOHN ADAMS •
Charity, City, Daily Bread, Good Ideas, School District
Daily Bread for 7.20.25: A School Supplies Drive for Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:34 and sunset is 8:27, for 14 hours, 53 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 22.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1969, Apollo 11‘s crew successfully makes the first human landing…
City, Daily Bread, School District
Daily Bread for 6.20.25: The Whitewater School District’s New Superintendent
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 6.11.25: School District Developments on a New Superintendent, School Resource Agreement
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 86. Sunrise is 5:16 and sunset is 8:33, for 15 hours, 18 minutes of daytime. The moon is full with 99.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress appoints Thomas…
City, Daily Bread, Local Government, Open Government, School District
Daily Bread for 6.2.25: Yesteryear’s Familiar Tune
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:18 and sunset is 8:27, for 15 hours, 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 44.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1966, Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first…
Daily Bread, Education, School District
Daily Bread for 5.22.25: The Whitewater Unified School District’s Superintendent Candidates
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 57. Sunrise is 5:25 and sunset is 8:18, for 14 hours, 53 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 28.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Candidates for the district’s superintendent position will hold meet-and-greet sessions from 5:30 to 8:05…
City, Daily Bread, Open Government, Police, School District
City of Whitewater Renews Proposal and Encourages School District to Negotiate
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 50. Sunrise is 5:26 and sunset is 8:17, for 14 hours, 51 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 37.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1881,…
City, Open Government, Police, School District
Status of a School Resource Officer for Whitewater’s Schools
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 52. Sunrise is 5:27 and sunset is 8:16, for 14 hours, 49 minutes of daytime. The moon is in its third quarter with 50.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Common Council meets at 6 PM. (Please note the new start time.)…
City, Police, School District
Update on School Resource Officer Discussions Between the Whitewater School District and the City of Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
There’s a positive development today in a joint press release from the Whitewater Unified School District and the City of Whitewater over a possible new agreement for a school resource officer. The release from the Whitewater Unified School District’s board president, on behalf of the district and the city, appears below: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, DIRECTLY…