By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for an Elkhorn man charged with sexually assaulting 7- and 9-year-old girls in Lake Geneva about five years ago. Luis A. Luna, 30, whose address is listed as the Walworth County Jail, was charged Feb. 5 in Walworth County Circuit […]

Man allegedly beat 23-year-old man with baseball bat in Walworth apartment By Kellen Olshefski Editor A Walworth man charged with attempted homicide for allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat pleaded not guilty to two charges during a Jan. 29 arraignment hearing in Walworth County Circuit Court. Gabino Dominguez […]

Center 1 Bancorp Inc., announced Feb. 3 the closing of its acquisition of Walworth State Bank. According to a release from First National Bank and Trust Company, the acquisition strengthens First National Bank and Trust’s core deposit and customer relationship base with the combined bank having the number one deposit […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A status conference is scheduled for March 3 for a Walworth man charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Walworth. A four-day jury trial is scheduled to follow May 31 and June 1 to 3 for Silverio A. Moreno, 32, who pleaded not […]

James Eischeid, from Walworth, gets excited as he wins on the Roulette wheel, run by Deb Madden, of Walworth, at the Big Foot High School Booster Club’s annual Casino Night, at Pino’s in Walworth Jan. 30. More than 100 people attended the event, which aims to raise awareness and funds […]

A group of men take each other on in a spirited game of hockey at last Saturday’s annual Ice Party Gone Wild fundraiser for the Fontana Fire and Rescue Department. For $20, attendees had access to an unending supply of brats and beer, a live auction, raffles and plenty of […]

Walworth Librarian Mary McMahon, from Walworth, reads stories to Karlie Kroehing (from left), Kelsie Kroehing, Lilly Dobner, Kelly, Kaylee and Kimberly Kohley and Quincy Toriz.and their stuffed animal friends during Walworth Memorial Library’s Stuffed Animal Sleepover Jan. 18. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)

Man allegedly beat 23-year-old man with baseball bat in Walworth apartment By Kellen Olshefski Editor A Village of Walworth man charged with attempted homicide for allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat was bound over for trial during a preliminary hearing in Walworth County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Gabino […]

Men and women of area police departments will be the honored guests at a “Stay True to the Blue” dinner event on Feb. 13 at The Abbey Resort, 269 Fontana Blvd., Fontana. The event will honor officers and staff serving Fontana, Linn Township, Sharon, Walworth and Williams Bay, and their […]

By Kellen Olshefski Editor Multiple families were displaced after a fire broke out at a complex in Williams Bay Saturday night. According to the Williams Bay Fire Department Facebook page, Williams Bay Fire and Rescue was dispatched at 7:12 p.m. on Saturday for a report from a resident at 20 […]