The Village of Walworth’s Interested Citizens Committee will host a meet-and-greet in the Walworth Village Square at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 28. The committee, which has been in existence for six or seven years, consists of retired residents who are interested in village, county and state government. Interested Citizens […]

Golf outing, dinner supports local scholarships The Geneva Lake West Rotary Club recently announced it’s gearing up to host its 15th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing and Dinner Fundraiser. The event will be held Thursday, Sept. 17, at Abby Springs Golf Course. Registration will start at 11 a.m. that day. Lunch […]

Amelia Hayden earns ‘Delivered’ by Domino’s honor Amelia Hayden, of Sharon and member of the Big Foot High School class of 2017, recently won a FFA scholarship sponsored by Domino’s. Hayden will be a junior at University of Minnesota–Twin Cities in the fall. She is studying agriculture education, with the […]

Grants support local producers and those affected by food insecurity With the cancellation of this year’s Rally to Fight Hunger because of COVID-19, Wisconsin FFA is partnering with event sponsor, Kerry, and National FFA to continue to provide this much-needed support throughout the state. The newly created Rally to Fight […]

      Al’s Auto Body and Arboretum, W6866 N. Walworth Rd., Walworth, is in the final week of its annual Hosta Fest event, which features at least 175 hosta varieties but ends June 5. For those unable to make it, the evolving arboretum has more than 450 hosta varieties on display […]

      Big Foot High School senior Reagan Courier recently accepted a full athletic scholarship to continue her academic and basketball career at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. Drury went 32-0 last season and is ranked No. 1 in Division 2 women’s college basketball. A stay-at-home signing was held by the […]

The University of Chicago recently transferred ownership of Yerkes Observatory and related property to the Yerkes Future Foundation. Leaders from the university and foundation discussed terms of the agreement in at a Village of Williams Bay Plan Commission meeting in March. The agreement reflects the commitment of both groups to […]

      Members of Boy Scout Troop 237 recently collected items for goody bags to be given to police, fire and EMS throughout Walworth County as well Lakeland and Mercy hospitals as a way to thank healthcare workers and first responders. The drive was held May 2 outside the Williams Bay […]

Ham dinners and more given away thanks to greater community By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent A recent fundraiser, dubbed “Wal-Worth-It,” got its start when an event in a neighboring community inspired a group of people in Walworth to seek donations in an effort to give away food. Last month, Rafael Hernandez […]

William Volmar among 10 state semifinalists named Ten Wisconsin students – including William Volmar, of Big Foot High School – have been named semifinalists in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, a national honor recognizing the country’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. “Each of these students has worked incredibly […]