Lake Geneva area

News from communities on the east side of Geneva Lake

Lake Geneva area

Sears falls

      The former Sears building is torn down March 29 at Main Street and Peller Road. A new building will be constructed on the site and will be the home of a Noodles and Co. and a Qdoba Mexican Grill. (Michael S. Hoey photo)

Lake Geneva area

Badger baseball ready to roll

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School baseball team was scheduled to begin its season this week pending the whims of Mother Nature. Saturday’s opener at East Troy was postponed because of a wintery day and the weather report heading into this week did not look promising for […]

Lake Geneva area

Happy hunting

      Lily and Aaris Anderson, both from Chicago, are excited about their Easter eggs found March 26 at the Easter Egg Hunt held at Duck Pond in Fontana. They attended the festivities with their grandparents, Sarah and Randy Anderson, of Fontana. Easter Egg Hunt at Duck Pond in […]

Lake Geneva area

Battle of the Books

      Lakeview Elementary School team members Josie Treder (from the left), Izzy Dieter, Jazmin Cederberg and Tyler Wright battle their way to a fourth-place finish in the elementary school State Battle of the Books competition recently that featured 215 teams through the state. Due to a number of […]

Lake Geneva area

Meth lab busted in Genoa City

      A meth lab was discovered and two people arrested on Highway H in Genoa City on Sunday. While conducting an investigation Sunday, the Walworth County Drug Enforcement Unit and Genoa City Police Department discovered a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in apartments 202 and 204 at 1201 Highway H. […]