Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Monday, May 12, 2025
“It’s a fun experience where kids can just have fun and they’re learning… It starts their dreams out in what they want to do.” – Rebecca Russell, YAAYS coordinator By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff Every child, perhaps only briefly, dreams of flying to the moon in an astronaut suit, […]
Phillip Koss, Walworth County’s District Attorney for more than two decades, recently took on a new role as one of the county’s four circuit judges. At his Aug. 1 investiture, judge John R. Race swore in Koss. Attorney Brian Schuk, Wisconsin Bar Association president, presented the new judge’s robe after […]
This weekend, audiences will be taken to a magical place where Oompa-Loompas sing and dance, and rooms are made of tasty chocolate, as the Lakeland Players bring to the stage Ronald Dahl’s “Willie Wonka Jr.” “Willie Wonka Jr.” is a stage adaption of the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” […]
Marilyn R. Coogan, 77, of Elkhorn died unexpectedly on Aug. 6, 2012 at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. She was born July 25, 1935 in Auburndale to the late Ray and Stella (Markee) Kennedy. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1953, Dodge County Teacher’s College in 1955, […]
Ed Kinerk catches some air as he twists above Geneva Lake in Gordy’s eight annual Wakeboard Tournament held earlier this week. Kinerk placed second in the advanced category. (Photo by Dave Baker) Matt Heinz grabs the end of his board as he one-hands the rope in a risky stunt. Heinz competed […]
Highway noise strips installed for safety benefit Beginning this month, retrofit rumble strips will be installed on over 500 miles of rural state highway segments in Wisconsin with a history of run-off-the-road crashes including a segment of U.S. Highway 12, from its intersection with U.S. Highway 67 through to Whitewater. […]
Ryan Dale Sdano, 45, of Whitewater, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012, surrounded by his loving family at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Ryan was born on Dec. 14, 1966 in Fort Atkinson to Raymond and Ramona (Wambold) Sdano. Ryan graduated from Whitewater High School in 1987, and […]
By Vanessa Lenz SLN staff Local police are still looking for answers in the disappearance and death of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student, who was found at the bottom of a quarry just outside of Whitewater city limits on Sunday morning. The body of Benjamin R. Fuder, 21, was discovered […]
Three time defending NCAA Division III champion UW-Whitewater is ranked number one in the D3football.com preseason poll released July 31. UW-Whitewater received 17 of 25 first place votes. The University of Mount Union, with the remaining eight first place votes, is second and Wesley College (Delaware) is third. Mary Hardin-Baylor […]
On Aug. 14 voters in Walworth County will have the opportunity to select their next District Attorney. While two candidates will appear on the ballot, only one has earned my vote and I respectfully suggest, deserves yours. Dan Necci lives in Walworth County, in the City of Delavan. His […]
