Cemeteries to be spruced up for Memorial Day

By Roger Whittle - May 12, 2026 in News, Featured Reading Time: 2 minutes

Mt. Hope Cemetery. Photo by Roger Whittle, The Watertown Current.

The local Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary leading the way to enhance this year’s celebration of Memorial Day in Watertown. The Auxiliary has enlist...

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Roger Whittle

Roger Whittle has over 40 years of daily newspaper experience at a dozen papers across the country including the Omaha World Herald. He returned to his hometown of Watertown in 2012 as editor of the local paper. He has been recognized with dozens of journalism awards for writing, photography and page design.

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