By Kim McDarison Voters in the city of Whitewater Tuesday cast ballots in favor of four city council candidates, three of whom were running unopposed in their respective aldermanic districts, and one running unopposed for a seat held at-large. In Aldermanic District 1, including Wards 1-3, newcomer David Stone has...
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Becker, Jaeckel, Hartwick win city council seats; Hartwick stated in February plans to resign
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comments about Tuesday’s election, including a seat won by incumbent Megan Hartwick, from Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire. By Kim McDarison Three candidates whose names appeared on Tuesday’s ballot in the race for three seats on the Fort Atkinson...
Lines, sometimes 20 voters deep, moved through Whitewater’s polling place Tuesday
By Kim McDarison Steady lines of traffic, sometimes as many as 20 voters deep, moved across the gymnasium floor Tuesday at the downtown Armory building, the city of Whitewater’s only polling place. Around 4:30 p.m., Whitewater City Clerk Michele Smith said voter traffic moving through the polls was more than...
Election turnout brisk in city of Fort Atkinson
By Chris SpanglerTurnout was brisk Tuesday as Fort Atkinson voters went to the polls in the spring general election.As of 2:42 p.m., 2,698 electors had cast ballots at the Fort Atkinson Municipal Building. That amounted to 38% of registered voters.“That’s a great number,” City Clerk Michelle Ebbert said “We have...
The Badger Project: Protasiewicz, Kelly, in the final campaign days, who’s outspending whom?
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. In Addition, since the release of this story on March 28, The Badger Project has updated...