The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy winds along with overnight rain and snow, which will affect morning commuters. NWS has issued a wind advisory in the overnight through mid-morning. The State Patrol reminds commuters that the road conditions may change quickly and become hazardous during peak travel times. There […]
Month: February 2014
JOHN “JACK” PATRICK MCKAY
John “Jack” Patrick McKay, 82, of Delavan, died Feb. 16, 2014, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born March 12, 1931, in Ironwood, Mich., to Belmont McKay and Victoria Deitz. He married Dora L. Cartwright Jan. 15, 1955, in Portsmouth, Va. He served in the U.S. Navy […]
Lake Geneva student to compete in design project at home show
A Lake Geneva woman is among six Gateway Technical College interior design students who will “bring the outside in” through a nature-inspired dining room design at the 52nd annual Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Show’s Interior Design Contest Feb. 13 to 16 at State Fair Park in West Allis. These events are […]
Badger wrestlers fall short at regional
Girls basketball wins in overtime By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger wrestling team fell short of its goal of making a third consecutive trip to the team State tournament in Madison finishing third at the WIAA regional at Janesville Craig on Saturday. Milton won the regional and […]
Free-throw shooting gets one-point win
Comets beat Westosha Central, lose to Waterford By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent Clutch free-throw shooting by sophomore Claudia Nieuwenhuis helped lift the Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team to a 60-59 win over Westosha Central Friday night in Southern Lakes Conference action. Earlier in the week, the Comets (4-12, 2-8) lost […]
Members of heroin-selling group arrested
Eight members of a group suspected of selling heroin around Delavan and Lake Geneva were arrested in Lake Geneva on Feb. 7, 10, 12 and 13. Jamaal T. Shellie, 33, of Waukegan, Ill., is believed to be the head of the group, and police believe he was having other suspects […]
Cast set for UW-W’s ‘Into the Woods’
“Into the Woods,” a fairytale musical that holds many surprises and secrets, comes to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in a mystical production. The following area students are featured in the production: Madison McCarthy, a senior theatre major from Milton; Jayson Winslow, a senior theatre major from Waukesha. The musical is […]
Blind Dates and Cool Cats
Do you like surprises? Don’t know what to read? Try a Blind Date with a Book at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library. Children and adults may check out one of the wrapped books on display. When they get home they may unwrap and read the surprise book. Perhaps it […]
Chamber honors its movers and shakers
Annual event celebrates those who make Whitewater great Tom Ganser Correspondent Celebration and an insight into the state tourism industry marked the Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce (WACC) annual dinner and awards presentation at Randy’s Restaurant on Jan. 16. The event was emceed by WACC President Kim Scharine – […]
RICHARD GENE MORSE
Richard Gene Morse, 79, of Delavan, died at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Feb. 12, 2014, after a short illness. Richard was born July 21, 1934, in Sterling, Ill., the son of Roy and Harriett (Dohner) Morse. Richard worked at Sta-Rite Industries for many years as a machinist. Richard loved his […]