Recent Posts
This month, a downtown business celebrates an incredible milestone —its second anniversary! What began as an idea during a trip … Read more
Spread the word… Registration is now open for the U6-U8 nontraveling spring session! Visit our website for more information and … Read more
Scholarship Applications Available for Local Students Jefferson County Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. The … Read more
Missoula Children’s Theatre is the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, touring extensively for more than 40 years, performing all over … Read more
After a reported five-plus acre marsh fire on Sunday in the Town of Oakland to which the Whitewater Fire Department … Read more
February 18, 2025 Spring Primary Election In Person Absentee VotingAll In Person Absentee Voting for the City of Whitewater, will … Read more
Carl Wesley Thayer, a loving husband, father, and grandfather/great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025 at the age of … Read more
The Whitewater Unified School District is home to three unique robotics programs, all within the FIRST sequence of challenges. Fourth … Read more
Editor’s note: The following statement was provided by Dan Meyer, chief of police, regarding the city public safety referendum which … Read more
Whitewater Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty and Whitewater Middle School Assistant Principal Caitlin Dowden presented at the 2025 … Read more
Local Sports
Written by Abigail Dotzler | Photos by Joe Kusumoto/USOPC, Craig Schreiner With a supportive community at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater … Read more
Molly Griep-Popowski recently earned Northeast Region Girls’ Track and Field Coach of the Year honors in North Dakota. Molly’s team had 24 … Read more
UWW Finishes 2026 Season 43-6 The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team fell in extra innings to Bethany Lutheran College in … Read more
By Lynn BinnieWhitewater Banner volunteer staffwhitewaterbanner@gmail.com CORRECTION 5/17 @ 7:15 a.m. – Sunday’s first game begins at 11 a.m. [The … Read more
UW-W baseball kicks off the regional competition on Friday, May 14 at 11 a.m. at Prucha Field at James B. … Read more
Life Events
Magdalene “Maggie” Stetter (nee Fritz), 79, of Whitewater, Wisconsin passed from this life onto the next on Monday, May 4, … Read more
Lawrence “Larry” C. Hartung, a proud Marine Veteran of the Vietnam War, and longtime resident of Fort Atkinson, WI, passed … Read more
Leo E. Wurzer, 65, of Eagle, Wisconsin passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at his home. Leo was … Read more
Lois Cummings, 99, of Fond du Lac, WI (formerly of Janesville, WI, Fort Atkinson, WI, Fountain Hills, AZ, and Green … Read more
