The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that the city of Jefferson was recognized by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) with a Mainstreet Award for its streetscape improvements. According to information released by the chamber, the award was presented during the WEDC’s 32nd awards presentation held Friday in La Crosse. The...
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Aquatic center subcommittee considers $5 million in improvements; non-binding referendum
By Kim McDarison The Whitewater Aquatic and Fitness Center Subcommittee held its second meeting, Tuesday, April 11, during which each entity that comprises the group — the city of Whitewater and the Whitewater Unified School District — offered considerations from which a contractual negotiation between them might mutually be forged. ...
Whitewater: Committee returns ‘hate bias’ form to staff seeking further recommendations
By Kim McDarison Members of the Whitewater Equal Opportunities Commission, meeting virtually Monday, April 3, opted to return a proposed “hate bias form” and its associated procedure to city staff for further recommendations. The proposal is anticipated to appear on the commission’s next agenda, commission chairwoman and Whitewater Common Council...
The Badger Project: Koch groups, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce are among state’s biggest lobbiers
Editor’s note: The following story has been shared for publication by The Badger Project, which, according to its website, is a nonpartisan, citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin. A link to the publication is here: https://thebadgerproject.org. By Peter Cameron/The Badger Project The Milwaukee Brewers quintupled their lobbying spending in the past...
Highway 89 to undergo resurfacing beginning May 1
By Kim McDarison The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that a seven-mile long resurfacing project on State Highway 89 will commence in May. Signage placed along State Highway 89 in Walworth County at its intersections with County Trunk A and at Willis Ray Road was erected Friday. According...