Recent Posts
Steve Watson writes:Coots have returned. Isn’t that a coot butt? What are you looking at? Our thanks to Steve Watson for these great … Read more
Updated 5/11/26 @ 11:20 p.m. to add WUSD governance workshop on Thursday. City of Whitewater Plan & Architectural Review Meeting … Read more
Making a Difference Day is an annual event sponsored by UW-W that encouragescollege students to volunteer and support their local … Read more
Updated 5/10/26 @ 8:30 a.m. – see editor’s note. Tyler Schneider, a Political Science major from Whitewater, WI, claimed an … Read more
(From timeanddate.com) The origins of Mother’s Day are attributed to different people. Many believe that two women, Julia Ward Howe … Read more
The Whitewater Public Library is hosting the traveling exhibit, “World War I: Beyond the Trenches” starting on May 11. The … Read more
Whitewater Historical Society “Whitewater Stories” Program to Feature the Downtown,Schools, and Churches. The Whitewater Historical Society will hold its spring … Read more
We are starting the next swim lesson session on the week of 5/18. For May we are running a special … Read more
Ron Binning shared these photos of the apartments that are being constructed at Moraine View Parkway and Jakes Way, south … 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
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
Come celebrate William Kincaid’s Celebration of Life on Saturday, May 30th at 1 pm at Trippe Lake Park Pavillion in … Read more
