Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Friday, April 26, 2024
News from communities on the east side of Geneva Lake
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT First Lady Tonette Walker visited Lake Geneva on Friday to present one of Walworth County’s most active fundraisers, Kevin Paluch, with the Wisconsin Heroes Award. Paluch is the Chief Operating Officer of Geneva National Golf Club and the founder of the Geneva National Foundation. Through the […]
Two 13-year-old girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by two Milwaukee men they befriended on a social networking website. The assault occurred after the suspects – Daniel Tencle Frias, 17, and Oscar Mendoza Tencle, 18 – formed a relationship with the girls on Facebook, said Lake Geneva Police Chief Michael S. […]
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT The weather this year was perfect for sculpting according to the participants at Lake Geneva’s Winterfest. The week started with a couple of warm days, but fell away to dropping temperatures and flurries of snow. The near zero temperatures were not a deterrent to the […]
The store will be closed indefinitely until further notice By Alexandrea Dahlstrom SLN STAFF The owners of Pesche’s Greenhouse, W4080 Highway 50 W, Lake Geneva, lost their main greenhouse in a fire early Sunday morning. Lake Geneva Fire Chief Brent Connelly said the department received the call at 2:35 a.m. […]
Animal shelter’s resale shop goes to an all-volunteer staff “These are people (boutique volunteers) that get what we are trying to do in this community. They understand that we are trying to save as many homeless animals as possible in our community and that we are doing whatever we can […]
Animal had strayed from north before it was killed By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT State wildlife officials have determined a hunter illegally shot a wolf in Spring Prairie Township during the deer gun hunting season in November. The hunter, whose name was not released, received a citation. According to Game Warden […]
Car left road and hit tree By Ed Nadolski EDITOR IN CHIEF Two teenagers from the Burlington area suffered serious injuries when the car they were in left the road and crashed into a tree in Town of Lyons shortly before 8 a.m. New Year’s Day. The driver of the […]
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT Alexandrea Dahlstrom SLN STAFF Sprecher’s Restaurant and Pub, 111 Center St., will be hosting a fundraising event for the Lakeland Animal Shelter. The event “Treat Yourself for Ty” will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 17. A portion of all the restaurant’s sales for […]
The Time is Now To Help As the New Year begins many of us make resolutions to improve our lives in some way for the coming year. We may make a resolution to exercise more, eat healthier, lose a few pounds or we may make a more spiritual resolution to […]
Some outages last overnight Dec. 20 By Alexandrea Dahlstrom STAFF WRITER A winter storm Dec. 20 downed power lines throughout Walworth County leaving 17,000 Alliant Energy customers without electricity. According to the National Weather Service, 1.85 inches of rain fell in Walworth County on Dec. 19 into Dec. 20 and […]
