Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
With unofficial final results tallied by Walworth County posted about 10:55 p.m., it looks like Walworth County Undersheriff Dave Gerber has defeated Walworth County Sheriff’s Department investigator Craig Konopski, 8,149 votes to 7,943 votes. In the State Assembly races, Ellen Schutt (District 31) and Tyler August (District 32) are leading. […]
Friends of the Arboretum at Starin Park and the City of Whitewater recently announced that a grant from Generac Power Systems will fund the creation of the Generac Education Center. The center, which will be at the south end of Starin Park, will be a focal point of the […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR Elkhorn and United Way of Walworth County are working together this weekend to provide an authentic German festival experience merged with traditional Wisconsin summer fun. The second annual DasFest will take place Friday through Sunday on the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., […]
By Tracy Ouellette EDITOR Kathleen Wotjtasiak, 57, of East Troy, is leveraging her beauty pageant title to help fight bullying and abuse. Wotjtasiak is currently competing in the Ms. Petite USA Pageant. She is also a multi-pageant titleholder. “As a titleholder we are required to choose a […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The McGMO golf tournament was, like most other things, forced to alter course the last two summers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years ago, the event was canceled, though over $23,000 was raised in an online campaign. Last summer, with some safety […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A crash at the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway JS July 20 left one person dead and a second seriously injured. Bruce Wardell, Burlington, was killed in the crash. A second victim, Christopher Allen Wardell, was taken by Flight for Life to a local trauma […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Village of Darien Board approved on July 18 a developer’s agreement and the creation of a tax incremental district that will pave the way for NewCold to develop a site in the village that was recently annexed from the Town of Darien. The […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent An app-based dockless electric scooter company is looking to extend its stay in Whitewater. But city officials would first like to have several lingering issues addressed. At its most recent meeting July 19, the council discussed, but took no action on, the proposed contract extension […]
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Village of East Troy Parks and Recreation Department reported increased usage for 2021. The Parks Department released its annual report recently and the Village Board received it at the July 18 meeting. Parks and Recreation Director Vickie Muszynski, in the report, said the COVID-19 pandemic […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s a new year, it’s a new name – and it’s a new event, of a sort, in downtown Elkhorn The Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce’s former Corn and Brat Fest shifts gears this year, becoming the Truck and Shuck Summer Food Truck Festival this Saturday, […]
