Pumpers & Mitchell’s faces an uncertain future after the Whitewater Police Department asked city elected officials to reject the bar’s request for a renewed liquor license, citing repeated trouble.
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Pumpers & Mitchell’s in downtown Whitewater.
Anthony Wahl
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