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3/15/20 Whitewater Unified School District is closing effective immediately due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Due to the increasing number of corona-virus cases in Wisconsin, the increased concerns of parents, students, and staff, and the large number of closures in surrounding communities and states, it is in the best interest of the health and safety of Whitewater students and community to close schools beginning tomorrow. There will be no school for students tomorrow, Monday, March 16 and schools will remain closed until at least April 6. All school and extracurricular activities are cancelled.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jim Shaw, PhD, District Administrator
Queridas Familias:
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater está cerrando en
vigencia inmediatamente debido al brote de COVID-19
Debido al creciente número de casos de corona-virus en
Wisconsin, la creciente preocupación de los padres, los estudiantes
y el personal, y la gran cantidad de cierres en las comunidades y
estados circundantes, es lo mejor para la salud y la seguridad de
los estudiantes de Whitewater y la comunidad cerrar las escuelas a
partir de mañana. No habrá escuela para los estudiantes mañana
lunes 16 de marzo y las escuelas permanecerán cerradas hasta al
menos el 6 de abril. Todas las actividades escolares y
extracurriculares se cancelan.
Sinceramente,
Dr. Jim Shaw, PhD
Administrador del Distrito
*************Due to the above announcement late today that Whitewater schools would now be closed beginning immediately, the city has decided to close the Whitewater Aquatic and Fitness Center. Some maintenance projects normally scheduled for the summer will be moved up so that the center can take full advantage of the downtime.
3/12/20 The Postal Service has begun delivering the Census 2020 documents to Whitewater area residences. Be on the lookout for the envelope. By responding timely, online if possible, you will eliminate the need for another mailing or for personal contact by a census worker. A full count is essential to ensure that our area receives its share of federal and state benefits and representation.
About 83% of households will receive the Short Form. What Is Asked on the Short Form? The short form asks about six population subjects and one housing subject and takes 10 minutes to complete, on average. What is asked on the short form?
- Housing (including whether the home is owned or rented)
- Names
- Sex
- Relationships
- Hispanic origin
- Race (including ancestry such as German, Polish, Vietnamese, African American, Jamaican, etc.)
What Is Asked on the Long Form? The long form asks about the same subjects as the short form plus 27 more, for a total of 34 subjects. The average household can complete this form in approximately 38 minutes.
- Marital status
- Units in structure, number of bedrooms, plumbing and kitchen facilities, year structure built, heating fuel
- Year moved into residence. Residence five years ago.
- Place of birth, citizenship and year of entry
- Educational attainment
- Language spoken at home
- Telephone
- Vehicles available
- Veteran status
- Disability
- Farm residence
- Grandparents as caregivers
- Value of home
- Labor force status
- Monthly rent
- Place of work and journey to work, industry, occupation, class of worker
- Work status last year
- Shelter costs
- Income (previous year
The Law Protects Your Answers. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your answers with others, including welfare agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts, police and the military. Anyone who breaks this law can receive up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. The law works — millions of questionnaires were processed during the 1990s without any breach of trust.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division III Championship this Friday and Saturday at Kachel Gymnasium in Whitewater.
The Warhawks (23-3 overall) will face Redlands (Calif.) in the first round Friday at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship.
Trine (Ind.) and Benedictine (Ill.) complete the four-team pod and will square off in the first round Friday at 5 p.m. The Thunder earned a Pool C, or at-large, berth to the NCAA Tournament after reaching the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament championship game. The Eagles also claimed an at-large bid after finishing as runner-up in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament.
UW-Whitewater earned an at-large bid to the national tournament, its fifth consecutive appearance and 12th in the last 13 years. The team claimed the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 13-1 league record and reached the semifinals of the WIAC Tournament last week.
The Warhawks were first in the NCAA Central Region rankings last week.
See below for the complete weekend schedule.
Friday, March 6
Game 1: Trine (home) vs. Benedictine, 5 p.m.
Game 2: UW-Whitewater (home) vs. Redlands, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 3
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.
*host will be the home team; if host does not advance, winner of Game 1 will be home team
Women: No. 4 UW-Whitewater 75, UW-Oshkosh 71 (Warhawks clinch WIAC championship outright)
Men: UW-Oshkosh 85, UW-Whitewater 66
Official Basketball Box Score -- WOMEN
UW-Oshkosh vs Wis.-Whitewater
02/19/20 7:00 pm at Whitewater, WI
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VISITORS: UW-Oshkosh 14-10,7-6 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
30 Miller, Emily....... f 2-5 1-3 1-1 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 15
33 Arneson, Nikki...... f 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 5 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 29
01 Campbell, Olivia.... g 4-5 1-1 3-4 0 6 6 3 12 3 4 0 1 33
03 Freitag, Brooke..... g 3-5 2-3 5-5 2 0 2 4 13 1 3 0 1 20
12 Porath, Leah........ g 6-11 0-3 2-2 2 5 7 2 14 4 2 0 1 36
02 Kaiser, Abby........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
04 Jorgensen, Jenna.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
13 Ludwig, Katie....... 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 4 4 5 1 0 0 23
25 Rueth, Karsyn....... 4-9 4-9 0-0 0 3 3 3 12 1 2 0 1 25
32 Staples, Claire..... 3-4 1-1 3-4 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 13
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 23-49 9-26 16-18 6 22 28 22 71 15 15 0 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 11-22 50.0% Game: 46.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 34.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-6 100 % 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 88.9% 2
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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 22-2,12-1 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
33 Grundahl, Aleah..... f 6-10 0-0 5-6 5 2 7 2 17 2 2 0 0 36
40 Taylor, Johanna..... c 8-13 0-0 2-5 2 2 4 2 18 3 0 2 0 34
13 Raeder, Becky....... g 4-10 2-4 5-5 1 3 4 2 15 3 3 0 3 38
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. g 3-8 2-4 1-1 2 2 4 1 9 0 4 2 0 25
15 Kieres, Veronica.... g 4-7 0-1 1-1 0 4 4 3 9 4 2 0 2 30
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa.. 2-6 1-2 2-2 1 5 6 4 7 1 2 0 1 24
22 Green, Adriana...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
30 Oomens, Courtney.... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
35 Abby Belschner...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 27-56 5-11 16-20 11 20 31 15 75 13 13 4 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 48.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 45.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 80.0% 0
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Officials:
Technical fouls: UW-Oshkosh-None. Wis.-Whitewater-None.
Attendance: 348
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
UW-Oshkosh.................... 20 14 18 19 - 71
Wis.-Whitewater............... 17 20 15 23 - 75
2019-20 Women's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Oshkosh vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played
Official Basketball Box Score -- MEN
Wis.-Whitewater vs Wis.-Oshkosh
2/19/20 7 p.m. at Kolf Sports Center - Oshkosh, Wis.
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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 7-17, 2-11 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Hunt, Breontae...... f 3-5 2-3 0-2 1 5 6 4 8 1 5 0 0 31
25 Jensen, Riley....... f 1-4 0-1 1-2 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 19
10 Spicer Jr., Ricky... g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6
21 Gates, Austin....... g 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 28
23 Ards, Equan......... g 11-21 2-6 1-3 1 4 5 3 25 3 2 0 3 32
04 Huerta, Adrian...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
11 Conaghan, Brian..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 5 2 0 1 22
14 Walker Jr., Nate.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
24 Brahm, Jack......... 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10
30 Pytleski, Will...... 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
33 Chislom, Trevon..... 4-11 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 3 19
34 Martinez, Rocky..... 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 17
35 Grintjes, David..... 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 9
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 26-55 9-20 4-10 5 18 23 22 65 12 14 3 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 47.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 45.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 40.0% 2,1
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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Oshkosh 16-8, 10-3 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Adam Fravert........ f 5-9 1-4 8-9 0 6 6 1 19 3 4 1 0 32
30 Levi Borchert....... f 4-9 0-1 2-5 3 4 7 2 10 5 3 0 2 31
44 Jack Flynn.......... f 7-10 0-0 2-3 3 5 8 4 16 0 2 3 0 20
04 Eddie Muench........ g 5-10 2-5 2-3 1 4 5 2 14 0 1 0 3 24
11 Eric Peterson....... g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 2 1 0 1 19
01 Mahoney, Will....... 3-7 2-4 4-4 0 3 3 0 12 1 0 0 1 19
03 David Vlotho........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
10 Zeitler, Jake....... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
12 Price, Jason........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
20 Quinn Steckbauer.... 2-5 0-2 1-1 0 1 1 2 5 2 2 0 0 29
24 Otto, Nick.......... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
32 Fredrickson, Sam.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
42 Brian Wilman........ 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 9
Team................ 1 1
Totals.............. 29-56 7-20 21-27 11 28 39 15 86 15 14 4 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-32 53.1% 2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 51.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 35.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 14-17 82.4% Game: 77.8% 3
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Officials: Jason Fisch, David Gawrisch, Joe Theisen
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-None. Wis.-Oshkosh-None.
Attendance: 332
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Wis.-Whitewater............... 29 36 - 65
Wis.-Oshkosh.................. 43 43 - 86
UWO clinches a bye into the semifinal round of next week's WIAC Tournament...
Second-place UWO trails first-place UW-Platteville by one game in the WIAC
standings with one contest left...UWO got 19 points & 6 rebounds from Fravert
and 16 points & 8 rebounds from Flynn...UWW's Ards had 25 points & 5 rebounds.
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAILS WILL CLOSE
@ 6:00 a.m. ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020
DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE
24 HOUR SNOWMOBILE HOTLINE AT: 920-699-7669
The League of Women Voters-Whitewater Area is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters with a Centennial Tea. The celebration will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Cravath Lakefront Center in Whitewater from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The program features a talk on the origins of the National League, a short video about the work of the Wisconsin State League, and a presentation on the history of Whitewater’s League of Women Voters. Guests may enjoy a selection of cake, cookies, muffins, scones, and hot coffee or tea. R.S.V.P. to Kathy at kbrimmer315@gmail.com as soon as possible because space is limited.
The “For Sale” sign finally came down several months ago at the former Saxes’ Lonestar Inn, and there have been rumors that remodeling was taking place in preparation for a new restaurant. Sure enough, Binggs Farmstead Restaurant has announced that it will be opening on Sat., 2/8 at 5 p.m. Business hours, per their website, will be: Mon-Thurs. 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Fri/Sat 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The location is N416 Twinkling Star Road (at Highway 12).
You may get a peek at their menu at their website: click here.
Obituaries
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
Leo E. Wurzer, 65, of Eagle, Wisconsin passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at his home. Leo was born on April 15, 1961 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Cyril and Shirley (McNeil) Wurzer. He grew up between Pleasant Prairie and Antigo, spending his childhood summers on his uncle’s farm where he discovered his love for all things tractors. Although he never had a farm of his own, he was able to partially fulfill his dream by working as a driver for Robin’s Trucking in Whitewater, WI in his last days and collecting miniature Tonka toys. He began his career … Read more
Lois Cummings, 99, of Fond du Lac, WI (formerly of Janesville, WI, Fort Atkinson, WI, Fountain Hills, AZ, and Green Valley, AZ) passed away peacefully on May 5, 2026 at the Meadows Senior Residence in Fond du Lac surrounded by family. Lois was born on February 17, 1927 in Fort Atkinson to Edward and Clarice (Roseth) Stevens. The middle child of 9 children, she attended Fort Atkinson schools and graduated in 1944. On September 11, 1948 Lois married Grant Cummings at Saint Andrew Catholic Church in Delavan, WI. Together they had 3 children, Gary, Colleen (Tom) Sabel, and Patty (Paul) … Read more
Come celebrate William Kincaid’s Celebration of Life on Saturday, May 30th at 1 pm at Trippe Lake Park Pavillion in Whitewater. He truly enjoyed gatherings where his favorite foods and music could be enjoyed with some of his closest friends and family. We will honor him by carrying on one of his favorite traditions. Please bring your own beverages and chairs. There is limited seating. See you all there!
Gladys Jean (Riley) Hildebrandt, age 89, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2026. Gladys was born on December 26, 1936, in Whitewater, Wisconsin, to Theresa Egnoski Riley. She was married to Walter Sobolik Sr., and later married James A. Hildebrandt in 1976. Gladys was a hardworking woman who spent her life caring for others. She worked in school kitchens, restaurants, factories, and cleaning services. She concluded her working career as a full-time nanny. In that role, she lovingly cared for Andrew, Daniel, and Kaitlyn Drzewiecki, who became part of her chosen family. Gladys is survived by her sons, Wally … Read more
WHITEWATER – Nan Rowley died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 90. She was born on September 4, 1935, in a little house on the prairie in the Town of Johnstown, Wisconsin, the daughter of Wayne L. Wilbur and Florence (McQuillen) Wilbur. Nan attended primary schools in the towns of Johnstown and Richmond and in the City of Whitewater. Nan graduated with honors from Whitewater City High School. On June 19, 1954, Nancy and Ken Rowley were united in marriage in Whitewater and went to live on the Rowley family farm in Richmond. Over the years, Nan served … Read more
Marion H. Gorniak (nee Pfeiffer), 74, of Whitewater passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2026. She was born on October 24, 1951, to the late Harvey and Loraine (nee Drifke) Pfeiffer in Fort Atkinson, WI. On June 2, 1969, she was united in marriage to Alan Gorniak. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and cooking, especially her rhubarb pies. She especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends and will be missed by all who knew her. Those Marion leaves behind to cherish her memory include her husband, Alan Gorniak; stepson, Alan Bauer; sister, Sue Ann Schultz, other relatives and friends. … Read more
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