By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council was presented a concept plan for a business that may fill the former Pick ‘N Save building at 319 S. Wright St. in the former Kmart Plaza at its Nov. 19 meeting. Opinions about the plan to locate a self-storage business there […]
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Red Kettle campaign ready to ring
The Salvation Army seeking donors, volunteers The Salvation Army in Walworth County is seeking funds to help people who continue to struggle across the county. In response to needs of neighbors who face poverty, unemployment, and rising expenses, The Salvation Army has launched its annual campaign, called “Share Your Blessings, […]
Hands-on learning
Kindergarten teacher Cathy Boldger assists Jayanne Aron, a Big Foot High School helper, and kindergarten student Luke Ahrens in counting the dots during a dice game at a recent weekly meeting for the high school’s Parent and Child Development class. The meeting takes place each Tuesday and the theme this […]
Elkhorn looks at ways to further fund parks
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn is pursuing potential ways to raise funds for future parks projects, specifically for Babe Mann Park. Parks and Recreation Director Karl Sorvick presented two ideas – applying for grants and selling commemorative bricks – to councilmembers at a Committee of the Whole […]
Special delivery
From the left; (back) Aaron, Elizabeth and Jake Katzman, members of the Stone School 4-H Club, challenged family, friends and the Whitewater community to purchase pie certificates from the Jefferson County 4-H pizza and pie fundraiser and then donated the certificates to the Whitewater Food Pantry. For every pie certificate […]
Santa Cause is coming to town
The annual Tree Festival, Santa Cruise run through Jan. 4 You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout … Santa Cause is coming to town. The 4th Annual Santa Cause Tree Festival began last night Friday and runs through Jan. 4 and is held during the […]
Elk a national finalist for Heisman scholarship
From an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2020, 12 students – including Elkhorn’s Devon Davey – have been named National Finalists in the Heisman Trophy Trust scholarship competition. The Heisman High School Scholarship continues the legacy of the Wendy’s High School Heisman […]
Beef cow and calf meeting planned
While Wisconsin is known as “America’s Dairyland,” interest in raising beef cattle is on the rise. A recent USDA census showed that a majority of cow/calf operations have less than 50 head of cattle, but raise nearly one third of the U.S. calf crop annually. With a plentiful supply of […]
Thankful for family
At Immanuel United Church of Christ in Walworth’s annual Turkey Dinner Nov. 9 nearly 750 were served people between dine-in and carryout. Above; Pamela Tientadue, from Brodhead, enjoys dinner at the church with her grandchildren Liam and Delin Bunas. See more photos from the dinner in the Nov. 22 Times/Reporter. […]
Pack Friday instead of ‘Black Friday’
The third annual Pack Friday community-wide food packaging event will be Friday, Nov. 29, at Calvary Community Church, at the corner of Highway 50 and Harris Road, in Lake Geneva. The event is held in conjunction with OneMeal, a division of Kids Around the World. Pack Friday has been intentionally […]
