By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT City Manager John Weidl’s employee performance review was scratched from the Common Council’s most recent meeting agenda after a narrow majority opted to postpone it to April 1. Council member Patrick Singer, who attended the elected body’s most recent meeting virtually March 19 because he […]
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Delavan town board hears pitch for Williams Bay referendum
Michael S. Hoey correspondent Bill White, Superintendent for the Williams Bay School District, addressed the Town of Delavan board on March 19 to explain the need for a non-recurring operational referendum that is on the April 2 ballot. Part of the Town of Delavan is in the Williams Bay […]
Students take center stage at Elkhorn
By Callie Koehne Correspondent Career-oriented extracurriculars have been making an impact in the area –especially at Elkhorn Area High School. At the March 11 Elkhorn Area School Board meeting, advisor Mark Malvitz led a presentation on the school’s group as he requested an overnight trip for his students to the […]
New truck opens world of possibilities
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the help of a Food Initiative Grant from the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee, the Walworth County Food and Diaper Bank is getting a chance to better serve the community. With the grant, the WCFDB has a new, 26-foot refrigerated box truck, which is valued […]
Peace Corps member brings teaching style to Delavan-Darien, East Troy – and Togo
By Callie Koehne Correspondent Verstehen, a German word roughly translated to mean “meaningful understanding,” has been the focus of Julie Quartucci’s sociology class at Delavan-Darien High School. Quartucci, who has spent 30 years in the district, always does her best to do something different for her junior and senior […]
Work on police staffing study to begin
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Whitewater Police Department personnel are set to begin meeting with an outside consultant on a staffing study as the spring season gets underway, based on information shared at a recent Common Council meeting. Police Chief Dan Meyer provided the council with a brief update on […]
Routt pleads not guilty at arraignment
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The man accused of shooting and killing two people at a downtown Elkhorn bar pled not guilty March 8 in Walworth County Circuit Court. Thomas Routt Jr., 57, was detained on a probation hold a few days after the Feb. 1 murder of Gina and Emerson […]
DasFest appears to end run in Walworth County
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR A popular late-summer fundraiser will change names, change locations – and perhaps no longer benefit local charities. DasFest USA, normally held the first weekend in August at the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn, will not be taking place this year, though it may come back in […]
Whitewater Council selects firm for police staffing study
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT An outside consultant will soon be brought in to dive into the Whitewater Police Department’s organizational structure and bring forward possible recommendations on staffing, workload and other matters. The review comes as the current police force has worked to meet the growing needs within the […]
Routt in court on double homicide charges
After being charged last week in the double homicide of Gina and Emerson Weingart, Thomas Routt Jr. was in court Feb. 20. Routt voluntarily waved the right to a preliminary hearing through his attorney Russell Jones, and will have an arraignment hearing March 8 at 1:15 p.m. in room 3045 […]
