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News from throughout Walworth County

Delavan

District poverty second in state

65 students listed as homeless By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Sixty-five students in the Delavan-Darien School District are listed as homeless according to an internal database the district keeps. That number is up from 50 homeless students last year, Sara Halberg, the district’s director of student services and special education, […]

Whitewater

City finalizes purchase of property

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Plans to purchase a dormant Elkhorn Road property that has been locked in foreclosure proceedings have been finalized, following a decision last week. The Common Council on Oct. 7 voted to partially fund the purchase by borrowing from the city’s wastewater equipment fund to purchase the […]

Whitewater

Library prepares for three-county program

The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library in Whitewater announces that trio – a tri-county program featuring libraries in Dodge, Jefferson and Washington counties – will be launched Nov. 20. The program will allow the local library, and its patrons, access to more than 1.5 million items within the three counties. […]

East Troy

In her memory

Second annual AvieFest is Oct. 25 at LDs BBQ By Tracy Ouellette Editor LDs BBQ, at the East Troy BP gas station on the corner of highway ES and 20, will hold the second annual AvieFest starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, to raise money for the Avielle […]

Delavan

Halloween art

Above: Some of the pumpkins carved by Kyle Ehr, of Delavan, are displayed at Pearce’s farm stand in the Town of Walworth on Saturday. At left: Ehr carves a pumpkin at Pearce’s. Ehr has been carving pumpkins at the farm stand at Highway 67 and North Walworth Road for three […]

Delavan

Fire destroys garage, damages homes

By Vicky Wedig Editor Fire destroyed a detached garage and damaged three adjacent buildings Saturday. Delavan police received numerous 911 calls of a one-car unattached garage fully engulfed in flames at 4:32 p.m., said police and fire Chief Tim O’Neill. The garage at 123 Harrison St. is a complete loss, […]