News

Whitewater Police Department Receives 6th WILEAG Accreditation


Whitewater Police Support Services Manager Kathy Boyd, Whitewater Police Captain Dan Meyer, Whitewater Chief of Police Aaron M. Raap, Glendale Chief of Police Mark Ferguson (WILEAG President).

The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG), has once again accredited the WPD following a rigorous, on-site assessment of the police department in November of 2018. It is the sixth time the department has been accredited through WILEAG, one of the most in the state of Wisconsin.

“The WILEAG team examined all aspects of the Whitewater Police Department’s policies, procedures, management, operations and support services,” Police Chief Aaron M. Raap announced. “Verification by the WILEAG team that the Whitewater Police Department meets the Board’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation – a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.”

WILEAG exists to “promote excellence and professionalism in policing” which, for the City of Whitewater Police Department, included 227 standards. The WILEAG Governing Board met last month to conduct a review of the on-site assessment and to review feedback from the Whitewater community and professional associates. The Board voted unanimously to reaccredit the WPD for a three-year period.

The WPD follows their Mission Statement: We strive to be leaders in policing for our community and models of character, honor, service, and excellence. We resolve to develop a creative and problem-solving workforce dedicated to innovation and meeting the challenges of tomorrow. In times of crisis, we strive to defend public safety, maintain order and restore a sense of personal wholeness. Our goal is to protect and serve our diverse and dynamic community with integrity, dignity, and respect.

Central to the WPD’s mission, is a set of values that guide their work and decisions which allow them to make significant contributions to improving the quality of life in Whitewater; those values are: Commitment to Service, Leadership, Justice, Compassion, Partnership and Pride.

“This most recent re-accreditation combined with the actions and interactions we are engaged in today will further define the character and reputation of our Department and the effect that we have on reducing crime and disorder in our community for years to come,” Chief Raap said. “I am very proud of the men and women of the Whitewater Police Department.”

The WPD has since been contacted by another, local police agency seeking guidance on becoming accredited for that agency’s first time.

Are you a federal worker impacted by the government shutdown? Do you know someone who is?

There are a variety of resources available in the Whitewater community to help those affected by the current government shutdown. If you, or someone you know, is in need of any type of assistance please call or email Mary Geraghty, social worker with the Whitewater Unified School District. Your call can be kept confidential.

Whitewater is a very caring community and there are a number of ways to assist individuals and families who are being impacted by the government shutdown.

Contact Mary Geraghty at (262) 472-8115 or mgeraghty@wwusd.org

WUSD Schools closed on Wednesday, January 23 due to weather

No School on Wednesday

All schools in the Whitewater Unified School District will be closed on Wednesday, January 23, due to the predicted snow and road conditions. All after school activities and events are also cancelled for Wednesday.

WHS wrestler Brianna Staebler ranked in first-ever Wisconsin Girls High School Wrestling Rankings

WHS’s Brianna Staebler is ranked #3 in her class in first ever WI Girls High School Wrestling Rankings. (Photo courtesy of Bob Mishcka)

182/195
1 – N/A – Natalie Kemp Sun Prairie 12
2 – N/A – Asia Rave Black River Falls 10
3 – N/A – Brianna Staebler Whitewater 10
4 – N/A – Ann Tess Sun Prairie 11
5 – N/A – Savannah Ahnen Racine Case 11

Wisconsin Wrestling Online introduces first-ever Wisconsin Girls High School Wrestling Rankings

WIWrestling.com is happy to present the first-ever Wisconsin Girls High School rankings. These rankings recognize girls on wrestling teams at their Wisconsin high schools.

Wisconsin Numbers and Girls High School Wrestling Tournaments

Girls wrestling numbers have grown at all levels in Wisconsin with over 280 girls setting out to join wrestling teams at their high schools for the 2018-2019 season. This growth has motivated Wisconsin Wrestling Online (WIWrestling.com) to prepare girls rankings for the first time ever.

Successful girls’ divisions were offered for the second year in a row, hosted at the following tournaments in 2018-2019; Fond du Lac Invite, Badger State Invitational in Madison (sponsored by Stoughton high school) and the Brookfield Central Lancer Invitational.

See entire article and rankings at WIWrestling.com.

Upcoming City & Community Meetings: Week of January 21 – 27

Library Board Meeting – Monday, January 21, 2019, at 6:30 pm at the Irvin Young Library – Community Room (Agenda)

Parks and Recreation Board Meeting– Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 5:30 pm at the Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lakefront Room (Agenda)

Annual lot owners and directors meetings of the Cemetery Association of Whitewater – Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the rec. room of Blackhawk Manor, 1155 Blackhawk Ln., Whitewater. The purpose of the meeting is for election of officers and other business.

Alpha – Tuesday, January 22 at 12:30 PM, Seniors in the Park

Alpha is a 2018 American historical adventure film directed by Albert Hughes and written by Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt, from a story by Hughes. The film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a young hunter who befriends an injured wolf during the last ice age, with Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as his father. The wolf is played by Chuck, a five-year-old Czechoslovakian Wolfdog.

Principal photography began in February 2016 in Canada and lasted through that April. The film was delayed several times, before being released in the United States on August 17, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It has grossed over $99 million worldwide and received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the performances and cinematography.

When: Tuesday, January 22 at 12:30 PM

Where: Seniors in the Park

Movie Info: Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 36 min. (2018)

Lecture Series Revisits World War II

For 35 years, UW-Whitewater faculty and staff and community and business leaders have offered free presentations to thousands of people on topics ranging from art and current events to history and literature.

All lectures are free and open to the public and are held on Mondays at 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Fairhaven Senior Services, 435 West Starin Road, Whitewater. Street parking is adjacent to the building. Unable to attend? Links to videos of lectures, including those from prior series, can be found at http://www.uww.edu/ce/fairhaven.  If you have a disability and desire accommodations, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential. UW-Whitewater provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA requirements. Please contact Kari Borne at 262-472-1003 or bornek@uww.edu for further information.

Spring 2019 Series:

A World at War: Taking a Closer Look at WWII

Seventy-five years ago, the world was engaged in the deadliest conflict in history. This spring, the Fairhaven Lecture Series will take a closer look at World War II — the Allies and the Axis, the international battlefields and the home front, the great powers and the greatest generation.

Fourteen lectures in the “A World at War: Taking a Closer Look at WWII” series will feature presentations by faculty from UW-Whitewater’s Whitewater and Rock County campuses and will explore topics from the atomic bomb and the film and literature of the era to women war pilots and one family’s story of surviving the Holocaust.

This weekly series begins on January 28th with:

Making the Movies Safe for War: The WWII Combat Film

Presented by John McGuigan, Professor, Languages and Literatures