Heather Boehm, city clerk, indicates that Teresa Golembiewski requested on January 7 to have her name removed from the April ballot for Common Council At-large. … Read more
Update 1/7/26 @ 10 p.m. to reflect Teresa Golembiewski’s decision to withdraw from the Common Council At-large race. Update 1/8/26 @ 12:45 p.m. to indicate … Read more
The League of Women Voters Whitewater Area is pleased to announce a public initiative, Unite and Rise 8.5 as a part of the League of … Read more
The Whitewater Public Library has a full calendar of free events for all ages in January! Events for all ages include the Winter Reading Challenge … Read more
A team of students from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (UWW) delivered a standout performance at the 2025 Great Northwoods Sales Warm-Up, one of the premier … Read more
On December 30, the Whitewater Girls’ Wrestling Team woke up early and caught the bus at 5:45 AM to travel to Lakeland University in Plymouth, … Read more
UW-River Falls won its first ever national title on Sunday, January 4 in a 24-14 victory against North Central (Illinois) in the Stagg Bowl. In … Read more
Update 1/6/26 @ 3:55 p.m. – The Rock County Sheriff’s Office provided the following update on January 6: “The fire investigation into the Lake House … Read more
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office recently participated in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mobilization for their winter Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over … Read more
To close out 2025, the Whippet Wrestling Team hosted the 53rd annual Mid-States Wrestling Classic held at UWW and hosted by Whitewater High School. The … Read more
The Whitewater Whippets rode the hot shooting of Matthew Carollo and a frenetic defense to edge the Johnson Creek Bluejays, 61-56, in a non-conference boys’ … Read more
Paul Jhona writes on January 5, “Lights go out tonight, beautiful Cravath Lake Holiday Display from “A Bird’s View.” Thank You City of Whitewater.” Our … Read more
Correction 1/6/26 @ 9 a.m. – The Banner misspelled the name of Terri Jones in this article (it is not Terrie). Apologies for this error. … Read more
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears; 7 p.m. CST on Prime Video (Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit)
Steve Watson writes “Christmas at Cravath Lakefront lights and a full Wolf supermoon.” Editor’s note: The wolf supermoon occurred on January 3. A wolf supermoon … Read more
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