By Kim McDarison Among items included Tuesday on the City of Whitewater Common Council agenda was an executive session, after which, as listed on the open-session agenda, the council announced it would reconvene in open session. The agenda listed a closed-session discussion regarding employment terms for the city's Police Chief...
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Oppermann announces candidacy for 33rd Assembly District seat
Editor’s note: information below has been provided by a political candidate announcing his intention to run for office. Other candidates wishing to run for political office will have equal opportunity to announce their intentions. Mayor of Jefferson Dale Oppermann has announced that he will be running for the open seat...
DHS issues health alert in response to recent cases of acute hepatitis in children
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has issued an advisory through its Health Alert Network notifying clinicians and public health authorities of a recent increase in cases of acute hepatitis and adenovirus in children. The bulletin was issued Wednesday, April 27. According to the bulletin: “From November 2021...
Jefferson County deputy medical examiner resigns
By Kim McDarison Communicating with members of the media Friday afternoon through direct message text, Jefferson County Medical Examiner Investigator Dawn Karges-Kiernan has announced that she has resigned from that position, citing claims of unresolved issues in the workplace. Kiernan said she brought her concerns to the Jefferson County Human...
Kellyanne Conway at UW-Whitewater: ‘If you build it, they do come’
By Kim McDarison Donald Trump’s campaign manager during the 2016 election Kellyanne Conway addressed some 200 students and members of the public Wednesday on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. The event was held in the Timmerman Auditorium, Hyland Hall. The presentation was part of the Robert and Patricia Herbold Lecture Series. Conway’s appearance...