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Para cualquier persona que necesite un lugar para mantenerse caliente, lamentablemente hay muy pocos refugios en el área que se hayan publicado como disponibles los domingos o incluso después del horario comercial los días de semana.
En caso de urgencia, las 24 horas, los 7 días de la semana:
– 211 es un número de teléfono de información y referencia
– Policía de la ciudad de Whitewater: (262) 473-0555 opción 4 o 312 W. Whitewater St.
– Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Walworth: 262-741-3200
– Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Jefferson: 920-674-3105
El Condado de Walworth proporciona una lista de bibliotecas que pueden servir como refugios. Ninguna está abierta los domingos. La biblioteca Irvin L. Young de Whitewater, 431 W. Center Street, está abierta de lunes a jueves, de 9 a. m. a 8:30 p. m.
La Oficina de Gestión de Emergencias del Condado de Jefferson ha publicado una lista de refugios en el periódico Daily Jefferson County Union. Los únicos lugares que están indicados para estar abiertos el domingo son la Biblioteca Pública de Watertown, 100 S. Water St., el domingo de 12 a 4 p. m.; el vestíbulo del gimnasio Metroflex, 1417 Industrial Ave., Jefferson, está abierto el domingo de 9 a.m. a 1 p.m.
El Condado de Rock tiene la lista más extensa de sitios de calentamiento, con la siguiente introducción:
Sitios de calentamiento/enfriamiento de emergencia
(Descargue la lista en PDF de sitios de calentamiento y sitios de noche para 2024/2025)
Se emitirá un comunicado de prensa con fechas/ubicaciones específicas cuando se activen los sitios de calentamiento DURANTE LA NOCHE. Los sitios de calentamiento se activan durante la noche cuando las temperaturas caen por debajo de los 0 grados Fahrenheit (-17.78 grados centígrados/Celsuis).
Haga clic en el enlace de arriba para obtener recursos adicionales sobre los sitios de calentamiento DURANTE EL DÍA.
Uptown Janesville (anteriormente el centro comercial Janesville) está abierto el domingo desde el mediodía hasta las 5 p.m.
La biblioteca pública de Milton, 430 High Street, está abierta los domingos desde el mediodía hasta las 4 p. m.
Nota del editor: The Banner agradece el permiso para utilizar la imagen de S K de Pixabay en la página de inicio.
All city offices will be closed on January 20th, but citizens who need police assistance may use the afterhours call button in the Municipal Building Whitewater Street vestibule or may call the non-emergency phone number at 262-473-0555 option 4. For all emergencies, please call 9-1-1.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.,[1] and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Born in 1929, King’s actual birthday is January 15 (which in 1929 fell on a Tuesday). The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the latest is January 21.
King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King’s honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
Text in second paragraphs and homepage image from Wikipedia.
Very cold temperatures and wind chills will be continuing through Wednesday morning. Buildings such as the library that would normally be open on Monday as a warming shelter are closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Anyone needing a warm place is welcome at First United Methodist Church, 145 S. Prairie St., between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Contact will be made with outside resources should anyone need a warm place to stay overnight. The Banner published previously a number of warming centers in the area, many of which are unfortunately closed for the holiday.
According to the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Weather Forecast Office, “Very cold temperatures and wind chills will continue across the region through Wednesday morning. Overnight lows will be in the single digits to teens below zero, with overnight wind chill values between -20 and -30 degrees Monday and Tuesday night, and between -10 and -20 Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. During the day on Monday and Tuesday, wind chills will only recover into the teens below zero.
The coldest temperatures and wind chills are expected late Monday night and Tuesday morning, when wind chills across central Wisconsin may approach -35 degrees.”
Editor’s note: The Banner appreciates having permission to use the image on the homepage by Nina Garman from Pixabay.
Las temperaturas muy frías y los vientos helados continuarán hasta el miércoles por la mañana. Los edificios como la biblioteca, que normalmente estarían abiertos el lunes como refugio para calentarse, están cerrados por el feriado de Martin Luther King, Jr. Cualquiera que necesite un lugar cálido es bienvenido en la Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida, 145 S. Prairie St., entre las 8 a.m. y las 5 p.m. Se establecerá contacto con recursos externos si alguien necesita un lugar cálido para pasar la noche. The Banner publicó anteriormente una serie de centros de calentamiento en el área, muchos de los cuales lamentablemente están cerrados por el feriado.
Según la Oficina de Pronóstico del Tiempo de Milwaukee/Sullivan del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (National Weather Service), “Las temperaturas muy frías y los vientos helados continuarán en toda la región hasta el miércoles por la mañana. Las temperaturas mínimas durante la noche serán de un solo dígito a 10 grados bajo cero (-23.33 grados centígrados/Celsuis), con valores de sensación térmica durante la noche de entre -20 y -30 grados (-28.89 y -34.44 grados centígrados/Celsuis) el lunes y el martes por la noche, y de entre -10 y -20 grados (-23.33 y -28.89 grados centígrados/Celsuis) el martes por la noche y el miércoles por la mañana. Durante el día del lunes y el martes, la sensación térmica solo se recuperará hasta los 10 grados bajo cero (-23.33 grados centígrados/Celsuis).
Las temperaturas más frías y la sensación térmica más fría se esperan a última hora del lunes por la noche y el martes por la mañana, cuando la sensación térmica en el centro de Wisconsin puede llegar a los -35 grados” (-37.22 grados centígrados/Celsuis).
Nota del editor: The Banner agradece tener permiso para utilizar la imagen de la página de inicio de Nina Garman de Pixabay.
Editor’s note: The Banner has been assured that Jefferson County residency is not required in order to participate in their programs.
City of Whitewater Common Council – Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes Ordinance 2025-O-4 an ordinance amending the zoning map and the zoning classification
in regard to certain property Tax Parcel at S. Taft St. & E. Clay St., Discussion and Possible Action regarding the award of Contract 7-2024, 2025 Lead Service Line Replacement, and Discussion and Possible Action regarding Approval of Proposed Scope of Services for the development of new Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan with Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
Whitewater Municipal Building Community Room,
312 West Whitewater St.
*In Person and Virtual
Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join our webinar via computer, smart phone, or telephone.
Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods.
Please click the link below to join:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81459357638?pwd=g2bEmiZsUsVF1vMA66nb9LWQIop6R6.1
Telephone: +1 (312) 626-6799 US
Webinar ID: 814 5935 7638
Passcode: 878627
City of Whitewater Lakes Advisory Committee – Wednesday @ 4:30 p.m.
Cravath Lakefront room 2nd floor 312 West Whitewater St
*In Person and Virtual
Agenda includes Discussion and possible action on Education of Possible City of Whitewater Trippe and
Cravath Lake District
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84849176846?pwd=nJaa5QtEvl547vHe4gjRVKdHuYIy1U.1
Meeting ID: 848 4917 6846
Passcode: 033141
Dial 312-626 6799
City of Whitewater Parks & Recreation Board – Wednesday @ 5:30 p.m.
Editor’s note: The agenda has not yet been posted as of 1/19/25.
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Board of Trustees – Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes building project update, Review and approval of the Home Delivery Service Policy, Adjourn to closed session, not to reconvene: Performance evaluation for the library director
Cravath Lakefront Conference Room
312 W Whitewater St.
*In Person and Virtual,
Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join our webinar via computer, smart phone, or telephone.
Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86466506574?pwd=i1cBVjs1Bxve8McDM7lRbvSJd6DoFw.1
Meeting ID: 864 6650 6574
Passcode: 9ecPcctT
Telephone: +1 (312) 626-6799
Whitewater School Board members and other Whitewater Unified School District officials will be attending the Wisconsin State Education Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 22-24, 2025. A quorum of the School Board may be present; however, the Board will not be conducting any business during the trip or at the convention.
Cultivating Your Farm’s Future: Farm Succession Workshops Start Feb. 6, 2025
Join our UW-Madison Division of Extension Farm Management Specialists, Joy Kirkpatrick, Steph Plaster, Kelly Wilfert, and Kevin Bernhardt as they lead discussions and activities during the Cultivating Your Farm’s Future workshop series. This program will provide tools and resources for farmers who want to start their succession plans.
The program will explore the three-step process of planning your business succession:
- Where are you now?
- Where do you want to be?
- How do you get there?
This workshop series will prepare you to shape and communicate your ideas about the future of the farm and business as well as save time by having these crucial conversations before visiting with professionals.
Who should attend?
This program is for farm businesses and farm families interested in shaping the future ownership of their farm. If you are the owner generation, you may be wondering how to transfer a viable business to the next generation or develop a fair inheritance distribution plan. If you are the next generation, you may have questions or ideas about your future role in the farm business. Multiple farm/family members are encouraged to attend together.
What topics are covered?
- Communication preferences and how to talk about the farm’s future
- Common tensions around farm succession
- Inheritance distributions – Is equal fair?
- Financials for farm succession
- Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats – SWOT analysis
- Business structures for farm succession
- Setting goals and action steps
- Assembling your team for succession planning
When are these classes?
The 2025 session will be held Thursday evenings in February: Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2025, from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.
How is the program delivered?
Four live sessions will be via Zoom, so participants can join from anywhere! Each week participants will receive an email with homework assignments. The homework is designed to help participants gather information and be prepared for the discussions and activities during the live Zoom sessions. The homework will be a mix of short videos, worksheets or reading assignments. The hard copies of the materials for the program will be mailed out before the first week of class. If the farm has participants living at different locations, we will need all the addresses at registration so we can mail materials to the appropriate addresses.
Registration details
Registration Fee: $125/per farm. We encourage farms to sign up multiple farm/family members (all for $125/farm). This fee provides one Cultivating Your Farm’s Future workbook per farm, a participant manual for each person registered, access to course videos that are assigned as homework, and four live zoom classes. The live sessions will not be recorded.
If farms want additional Cultivating Your Farm’s Future workbooks those are $15/additional workbook.
Register online at https://uwmadison.eventsair.com/farm25/reg
The registration deadline is Wednesday, January 29, 2025, to ensure participants receive the mailed materials in time for the first class. Registration is limited to 20 farms.
Even if you have attended other transition, estate, or succession planning classes, consider attending this program to get a START on YOUR succession plan.
This educational program is supported by USDA-NIFA award number 2023-70028-41284.
For more information contact Joy Kirkpatrick, Farm Succession Outreach Specialist, joy.kirkpatrick@wisc.edu, 608.263.3485
Editor’s note: The above press release was received from the University of Wisconsin – Madison / Division of Extension – Walworth County. The Banner appreciates having permission to use the image on the homepage by Albrecht Fietz from Pixabay.
Update 1/19 @ 9 a.m. – Advisory has been extended until Tuesday at noon.
The National Weather Service [NWS] Milwaukee/Sullivan Weather Forecast Office has issued a Cold Weather Advisory beginning at 3 a.m. on Sunday and continuing through 9 p.m. on Monday. Wind chill temperatures of 15 below to 30 below zero are expected.
“Cold Weather Advisory” is the term that NWS now uses instead of Wind Chill Advisory. NWS indicates that they expect that the advisory will be extended through Tuesday or even Wednesday. The coldest periods are anticipated to be the a.m. hours of Monday and Tuesday (from midnight to about 9-10 a.m. each day.)
Obituaries
Marion Jauch Burrows (Feb. 2, 1930 – June 5, 2026) Her sparkling eyes, warm laugh, and generous ways were gifts Marion brought into this world, touching family members and friends alike over the ninety-six years of her life. She was born and raised in Lombard, IL, and in the course of her life lived with her husband and growing family in Abilene, TX, St. David’s, PA, Arkadelphia, AR, Ada, OK, and Colorado Springs, CO, before settling in Whitewater, WI, in 1965. Generosity of heart, compassion toward those in need in and beyond her community, and an unwavering commitment to fairness … Read more
Patricia “Pat” Lynn Bailey, age 70, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2026 with her daughter by her side. Pat was born February 21, 1956 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to John and Ruth (Hudock) Prentice. After a brief time in Ann Arbor, the Prentice family moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin, where Pat grew up as part of the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater community, where her father served as University Registrar. Pat attended the University School and later graduated from UW Whitewater with a degree in Elementary Education. Although she did not pursue teaching, she built a meaningful career in Human … Read more
Gemelino Paris Esperante, 83, long time resident of Whitewater, passed away on Thursday, June 4th, 2026. He was born on January 10, 1943, to his late father and mother, Evaristo and Carmen in Spain. In 1973 he moved to the United States as a sheep herder. On August 21, 1981, he was united in marriage to Cyndie Esperante in Colorado. Gemelino also worked in Mining and construction for many years. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, raising sheep and growing things in his garden, and flowers. He will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife … Read more
Mary Ann Warner died peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Crestridge Assisted Living in Dodgeville. Her physical heart failed, but her actual, loving heart never did. Ann was born June 28, 1939 to Mary and Charles Kearns in Iowa. She moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin and graduated with many dear friends in the class of 1957. Ann married John Warner on September 19, 1959. They lived in Whitewater, Sturgis Michigan, and finally settled in Janesville where they built a beautiful life and raised their family. Together, they ran a business, traveled, played cards, and enjoyed their lives. When they became … Read more
Patricia Ann Jacobson (Bureau), age 81, of Whitewater, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. Born on September 2, 1944, in Marquette, MI, to the late Donald and Margaret Bureau, Pat grew up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She graduated from Graveraet High School, attended Michigan State University, and later earned her bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University. Pat dedicated her professional life to shaping young minds, working as an elementary and junior high school teacher in both Flint, MI, and Whitewater, WI. At the heart of Pat’s life was a beautiful, … Read more
In loving memory of Lois Lauritzen, age 92, who passed away on June 1, 2026 at Lakewood Memory Care in Brookfield. Lois led an active life full of devotion to family and friends. Born July 14th, 1933 in Silvis, IL, daughter of Harry and Elsie Wilson, she grew up in the Quad Cities with older brother Harry Wilson Jr. Lois graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL with a degree in physical education. She met her husband Paul Lauritzen on the college tennis team. Their marriage on June 12th, 1955 lasted 59 years until Paul’s death on September 26th, … Read more
Donald Walter Triebold passed on to his eternal home on May 21, 2026. Don was born on April 23, 1935, in Evanston, IL, to the late Frederick W. and Mildred (nee Stecher) Triebold. Through his teen years, Don lived and worked on the family’s dairy farm, where he developed a life-long work ethic. His first eight years of education were in a one-room country schoolhouse, in which all eight grades were taught by one teacher. He graduated from Whitewater City High School in 1953 and then graduated from UW Whitewater in 1958 with a degree in Business Education. He continued his education, and earned a Master’s … Read more
William Kincaid Davis, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, May 19 at Agrace Hospice Center in Fitchburg. He was born on November 1, 1941, in Madison, Indiana, the second son of Salvation Army Officers Agnes (Dixon) and William C. Davis. He attended several schools in Indiana and Illinois, including University of Illinois Experimental High School (Champaign), and graduated from Galesburg High School in 1958. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UW-Eau Claire in 1964 and his master’s degree from UW-Whitewater in 1972. He had an expansive career in education, beginning as an English teacher in Whitehall, Thornton Township (IL) and … Read more
Magdalene “Maggie” Stetter (nee Fritz), 79, of Whitewater, Wisconsin passed from this life onto the next on Monday, May 4, 2026. She was born on January 16, 1947, to the late John and Mary (Presser) Fritz in St. Stefan, Austria. Maggie immigrated from Austria with her parents and brother, became a US citizen, and grew up and attended school in West Allis, WI and then graduated with a teaching degree from University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. Maggie served as a substitute, English, and German language teacher in the Whitewater, Elkhorn, Delavan, and Palmyra schools and at Divine Word Seminary. Maggie … Read more
Lawrence “Larry” C. Hartung, a proud Marine Veteran of the Vietnam War, and longtime resident of Fort Atkinson, WI, passed away peacefully at his home on May 1, 2026. Larry was born June 7th, 1949, to Levon and Charles Hartung in Chicago, IL. Larry enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1968 and served 3 consecutive tours in the Vietnam War. During this time, he became pen pals with his future wife, Candy, via a connection through his father. In 1970, he came home on leave to marry Candy. They celebrated 55 years of marriage on October 31st, 2025. During … Read more
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