State aid increases but district borrows $1 million By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A tax levy of $15.2 million resulting in a mill rate of $9.29 per $1,000 of property value was approved at the Delavan-Darien School District annual meeting. The levy is 3.61 percent lower than last year and […]
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Teacher remembered for passion for healthy lifestyle
Former D-DHS coach loses battle with cancer By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent For many students who attended Delavan-Darien School District, Deb Ludlow was that one teacher who made a difference in their lives. Ludlow taught health and physical education and coached tennis in the district for more 30 years before retiring […]
Hearing again delayed on motion to dismiss murder charge
A hearing to consider a motion to dismiss a murder charge against a Delavan man is scheduled for Aug. 13. The hearing, initially set for June 19, was delayed until July 10 and then again until Aug. 13. Rafael Olivarez, 39, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the May […]
Boy shot in Sharon identified
Family of 11-year-old has set up website for donations The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 11-year-old boy who was shot in the head yesterday afternoon in the Town of Sharon. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, Eric Gutierrez, 11, of Sharon, was declared brain dead […]
DLSD looking for volunteers to clean up Delavan Lake
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Lake Sanitary District is looking for high school students to help clean up debris on Delavan Lake. District Administrator Jim DeLuca has organized a lake clean-up service project for area students looking to fulfill high school service requirements the week of July 14 […]
House burns in Darien
One resident injured One person was taken to a medical facility for evaluation after a fire at 237 N. Wisconsin St. in Darien at about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday. The Darien Fire Department was called to the fire at a single-family home with information that occupants were trapped inside. When firefighters […]
July Fourth parade to go to Phoenix Park
The City of Delavan’s Fourth of July parade Friday will go to Phoenix Park in Delavan, not Veteran’s Park, where festivities have taken place in the past. Last year’s Fourth of July information was inadvertently printed in this week’s Enterprise. The fireworks and flag ceremony will take place at Veteran’s […]
Outstanding Senior is star athlete, volunteer and academic Top 10
By Vicky Wedig Editor John Damrow put himself in a position academically that he could pick any college of his choosing. He and his family toured smaller colleges on the East Coast where Damrow could have certainly played football, but ultimately the 18-year-old knew his heart was with the University […]
Liquor license snafu brings small-town government into light, bar owner says
Silver Moon likely to retain license; town to change ordinance By Vicky Wedig Editor Glenn Meine will likely retain the liquor license for the former Silver Moon in the Town of Darien. But, he said, the rigmarole he went through to keep it speaks to a larger issue – the […]
Nursing home rates, private payments rise
Taxpayers still offset cost for Medicaid patients By Vicky Wedig Editor The county-run nursing home has increased its daily rate and is attracting more private-pay customers, but its operation is still subsidized by $3.6 million in taxpayer collars yearly. The county’s cost to operate the nursing home vs. the amount […]