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UW-La Crosse has announced its Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester, recognizing academic excellence. Qualification for the Dean’s List is limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement. To be eligible, students must have earned not less than a 3.5 semester grade point average and have carried a minimum of 12 semester credits.

The following students are from Whitewater:
Tom James Stockton Duval – Public Health and Community Health Education Major
Josef William Gmur – International Business Major
Josie Hintz – Exercise and Sport Science Major: Exercise Science – Pre-professional Track
Thomas Edward McManaway – Recreation Management Major: Generalist Emphasis
Brady William Meudt – Biology Major
Julia Marie Nelson – Management Major
Jacob Daniel Riemer – Public Health and Community Health Education Major
Hayden James West – Undeclared Major – CASSH

By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
January 11, 2021

In December the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, for the first time, started providing COVID-19 data for each municipality and school district in the state. This is particularly helpful for Whitewater, as the previous information that was enumerated by census tract did not isolate the portion of the city that is located in Jefferson County. The statistics for the seven days ending January 11 reflect a reversal of the progress that had been made in the past two weeks. Twenty-five new cases were diagnosed, compared with eleven in the previous week.

The city’s rate per 100,000 population is still the lowest among the cities/counties shown on the chart below; however, it must be noted that with many of the UW-W students still being at home, Whitewater’s current population is overstated for this purpose.

In response to a request for an update regarding COVID-19 testing and reporting at UW-W, Jeff Angileri, Director of Public Information, indicated that as of December 18 there had been 12,466 “surge” tests conducted. Further information has not yet been provided.

Twenty-eight deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in the city, an increase of three from last week; thirty-one have been reported in the school district. It is believed that the majority of the deaths that have been reported in the city have taken place in senior residences.

New daily confirmed cases reported as an average over the last 7 days and rate per 100,000 population:

City of Whitewater	Average new daily cases	Rate per 100,000 population
12/5	7.14	48.4
12/12	10.57	71.6
12/21	4.29	29.1
12/28	3.00	20.3
1/4	1.57	10.6
1/11	3.57	24.2
Whitewater Unified School District
12/5	9.29	46.1
12/12	13.14	65.2
12/21	5.00	23.4
12/28	4.57	22.7
1/4	3.00	14.9
1/11	5.00	24.8

Rates per 100,000 population for selected municipalities based on past 7 days as of 1/4

	12/12	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11
Madison	35.1	25.8	24.3	27.9	38.9
Jefferson	39.4	43.1	46.6	55.6	53.9
Palmyra	49.5	40.9	24.8	57.6	24.8
Fort Atkinson	50.6	52.9	25.3	50.6	50.6
Jefferson County	53	42.2	33.4	45.4	52.0
Entire state of WI	65	61.4*	51.3**	40.1***	38.5 ****
Milton	66.5	17.9	20.4	89.7	69.2
Walworth County	67.5	49.4	31.9	34.4	50.3
Milwaukee	67.8	53.4	30.1	34.5	43.7
Rock County	67.8	50.1	33.5	40.4	45.9
Whitewater	71.6	29.1	20.3	10.6	24.2
Elkhorn	73.6	56.2	33.2	27.4	46.1
Janesville	78	60.4	34.8	35.0	41.9
Cambridge	80	45.6	0	45.6	56.8

Area Students Named to Fall 2020 Dean’s List at Ripon College

(Ripon College press release) (01/05/2021)– Ripon College has announced its Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester, recognizing academic excellence. To qualify for the Dean’s List at Ripon College, students must achieve a 3.40 grade point average or higher on a 4.00 scale and complete at least 12 credits of regular letter-graded work.

Clarice Bergman of Whitewater, Wisconsin is majoring in English and Politics and Government with a minor in Communication.

Madeline Kuhl of Whitewater, Wisconsin is majoring in Finance with a minor in Economics.

Lydia Wiley Deal of Whitewater, Wisconsin is majoring in Music and Physics .

Jacob Zuehlke of Whitewater, Wisconsin is majoring in Music and Business Management .

Ripon College, founded in 1851, is Wisconsin’s best-value private college and a national leader in liberal arts education, devoted to ensuring every student realizes their unique potential. Ninety-six percent of alumni are employed, in graduate school or student-teaching within six months. In recognition of its academic excellence, the college was awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in 1953, placing it among a select group of the nation’s top colleges. Ripon has the highest earning graduates in Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard. Ripon ranks first in Wisconsin and third in the Midwest on Washington Monthly’s list of “Best Bang for the Buck” colleges. The College has the highest minority graduation rate in the nation. Ripon is consistently recognized as a “Best Value” and “Best 383 College” by The Princeton Review and a Top Tier National Liberal Arts College by U.S. News & World Report. For more information about Ripon College, visit ripon.edu.

(Whitewater Fire Dept. Facebook page) On Tuesday January 5th at approximately 1 p.m., the WFD was dispatched to a report of a garage on fire in the 500 block of South Franklin St. First arriving units found the detached garage to be fully involved and immediately worked to protect a vehicle in the driveway. Crews were on scene for about an hour and a half. The cause is suspected to be heating related. The garage and contents were a complete loss.

Whitewater Fire Department, Inc Business Meeting – Thursday @ 6:30 p.m.
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(Whitewater City Market Facebook page) Happy New Year market friends! Now that the outdoor season is over (brrrr), we are thrilled to announce the details of the 2021 indoor market season.

Beginning this Saturday, Jan. 9, the market will be held 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday through March at the UW-Whitewater Community Engagement Center, located at 1260 W. Main Street, adjacent to Walmart — also known as the old Sentry building.

We are very grateful that, through a partnership with the university, we can continue to provide a safe venue for our vendors and market-goers to share local food and other goods. The fully refurbished CEC offers both the space and up-to-date air filtration systems needed to ensure a safe environment. Capacity will be limited to 30 in the building at any one time, including vendors, and traffic flow will be one way. More detailed information regarding these precautions will be announced this Friday.

Below is the list of vendors who have signed up for the 2021 indoor season; about 12 vendors will be at the market each week. Every Friday we’ll post a list of the vendors you can expect the next day.

Belt Me Beef
Bowers Lake Coffee
Clark Family Garden
Coco’s Cakes
Fremont Sweets
Helena’s Plant Closet/Whitewater Egg Delivery
Hoots Fruits and Vegetables
Kettle Moraine Honey
Komboocho Brewing
Kit’s Knits
Kristie’s Creative Kitchen
Margie Hammerl
My Farm
Pat Hall
Soap of the Earth
Stephani’s Spot
Sunny Brook Farm
Wood Street Bakery

Many thanks to all the people who are working to bring the 2021 Whitewater City Market indoor season together!

By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
January 4, 2021

In December the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, for the first time, started providing COVID-19 data for each municipality and school district in the state. This is particularly helpful for Whitewater, as the previous information that was enumerated by census tract did not isolate the portion of the city that is located in Jefferson County. The statistics for the seven days ending January 4 reflect a significant reduction in new cases compared with the seven days ending December 28. Nonetheless, eleven new cases were identified in the city during the week. Most of the other municipalities we have been tracking experienced increases in new cases during the week.

The city’s rate per 100,000 population is now the lowest among the cities/counties shown on the chart below; however, it must be noted that with many of the UW-W students having returned home, Whitewater’s current population is overstated for this purpose. For the first time in months, the current 10.6 rate is substantially below the threshold of 25 beyond which the Jefferson County Health Department recommends that in-person instruction not occur. The Whitewater Unified School District initially used that measure, but no longer utilizes a rate based policy.

In response to a request for an update regarding COVID-19 testing and reporting at UW-W, Jeff Angileri, Director of Public Information, indicated that as of December 18 there had been 12,466 “surge” tests conducted. Further information will be forthcoming.

Twenty-five deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in the city, an increase of three from last week; twenty-eight, and increase of five from last week, have been reported in the school district. It is believed that the majority of the deaths that have been reported in the city have taken place in senior residences.

New daily confirmed cases reported as an average over the last 7 days and rate per 100,000 population:

City of Whitewater	Average new daily cases	Rate per 100,000 population
12/5	7.14	48.4
12/12	10.57	71.6
12/21	4.29	29.1
12/28	3.00	20.3
1/4	1.57	10.6
Whitewater Unified School District
12/5	9.29	46.1
12/12	13.14	65.2
12/21	5.00	23.4
12/28	4.57	22.7
1/4	3.00	14.9

Rates per 100,000 population for selected municipalities based on past 7 days as of 1/4

	12/12	12/21	12/28	1/4
Madison	35.1	25.8	24.3	27.9
Jefferson	39.4	43.1	46.6	55.6
Palmyra	49.5	40.9	24.8	57.6
Fort Atkinson	50.6	52.9	25.3	50.6
Jefferson County	53	42.2	33.4	45.4
Entire state of WI	65	61.4*	51.3**	40.1***
Milton	66.5	17.9	20.4	89.7
Walworth County	67.5	49.4	31.9	34.4
Milwaukee	67.8	53.4	30.1	34.5
Rock County	67.8	50.1	33.5	40.4
Whitewater	71.6	29.1	20.3	10.6
Elkhorn	73.6	56.2	33.2	27.4
Janesville	78	60.4	34.8	35.0
Cambridge	80	45.6	0	45.6