Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Sunday, May 19, 2024
“…We are really focusing on getting better every week. We want to be the best in November.” – coach Rodney Wedig Homecoming game marks 41 consecutive wins By Dan Truttschel Correspondent All season long, Big Foot head football coach Rodney Wedig has talked about his team being focused on […]
A 70-year-old Des Plaines, Ill., man was arrested Monday on suspicion of drunken driving after he reportedly caused a crash on Six Corners Road in the Town of Walworth that left two women hospitalized. Bernard Benjamin is awaiting charges from the Walworth District Attorney’s Office for operating a motor vehicle […]
Lillian (Leokadia) Surges, age 90, of Whitewater, passed away Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 at Fairhaven in Whitewater. Lillian was born Dec. 10, 1921 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Angela Fiedor. She married Robert Surges. Lillian worked as a bookkeeper for Central Steel and Wire in Chicago and […]
Mary Kay Meeker of East Troy passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Mary Kay Hammer was born on Sept. 23, 1947 to Arnold and Ruth Hammer of Des Moines, Iowa. She grew up there and attended grade school and high school. As a young child, Mary […]
Dorothy Laura Korpela of East Troy was born into eternal life on Sept. 29, 2012 at the age of 88. She was born on June 7, 1924 in Ironwood, Mich. Daughter of the late Steven and Mary (nee Skronski) Kubacki. Dorothy married Tauno E. Korpela in October of 1940. She […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Old World Wisconsin is preserving the past while parlaying into the future. Last week, representatives from the venerable organization made the entire campus of buildings and exhibits available to Google staff as the Internet giant continues to increase its online mapping features. In the near future, […]
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student enrollment for fall 2012 is a record 12,034 students. That’s up from 11,615 students in fall 2011, and 11,557 in fall 2010. “People see UW-Whitewater as a place where they can be successful and I think our enrollment numbers reflect that,” said Chancellor Richard Telfer. […]
By John Koski Correspondent Dinner, followed by a play, is frequently a delightful combination. That proposition becomes virtually ironclad with the upcoming Mukwonago Village Players’ production of Tom Dulack’s hilarious play “Breaking Legs,” held in collaboration with Ivan’s on the Square restaurant in East Troy. The boisterous comedy is set […]
If you go… What: a performance by area improv group, the Funkin’ Wassels When: Friday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Where: The Walworth County Performing Arts Center, 15 W. Walworth St. Cost: Tickets are $10 at the door, with proceeds benefiting […]
A 29-year-old Crystal Lake, Ill. man and his 7-year-old passenger were critically injured following a crash in the Town of Walworth Sunday. At about 5 p.m. Sunday, Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of highways 14 and 67 and Lakeville Road […]
