Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Saturday, May 18, 2024
DNR says potential for deer crashes will be high again this fall Although a robust deer population is a boon to hunters and automotive body shops, the speedy and unpredictable animals are hazardous for drivers on Wisconsin roads every fall. October and November are the mating season for deer, and […]
Football team shuts out Whitewater in Homecoming game By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There isn’t any better medicine for an ailing team than a much-needed victory – and when that win comes on Homecoming, it’s just that much better. Just ask the East Troy High School football squad. Playing in front […]
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls volleyball team continues to have a stranglehold on the Rock Valley Conference’s North Division. East Troy rolled to a pair of 3-0 wins last week to improve to 16-5-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play. The Trojans hosted Evansville Monday […]
Nature’s Classroom Institute and Montessori School, W1802 Highway J, Mukwonago (three miles west of The Elegant Farmer), will host its annual Harvest Festival for the community from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, on school grounds. Highlights of the festival include: pumpkin decorating, bouncy houses, hayrides, tours […]
Cole McPherson (left) and Joe Blake wait for the small ducks from the Kiwanis Club’s duck race on Saturday. The annual event attracts families and businesses from all over East Troy to the yard of Nick and Robin Stuht to watch the plastic ducks float down the stream, racing against […]
First female African-American major general shares inspiring message By Tom Ganser Correspondent Major General Marcia Anderson concluded the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater “Women in Higher Education Leadership” event Aug. 27 with her speech titled, “My Personal Journey of Service and Patriotism,” in Timmerman Auditorium. Anderson is the Army’s first female African-American […]
James Albert Steurer Sr., 79, of Delavan, passed away at his home on Sept. 22, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born in Marengo, Ill., on Dec. 17, 1934, to Albert and Lexie (Marsh) Steurer. James was united in marriage to Virginia Cooper on Feb. 23, 1952, at Our […]
Trial set for February for man who allegedly stabbed girls in 2012 By Vicky Wedig Staff writer A judge denied a plea agreement last week in the case of the stabbing of two girls in Whitewater nearly two years ago, according to online court records. Larry M. Shannon, 42, of […]
Sara Jo Matthews, 63, passed away peacefully listening to her favorite music on Sept. 19, 2014, at the Lutheran Social Services Glen Assisted Living, Whitewater. Sara Jo was born on July 19, 1951, in Janesville to Lois and Leon Matthews. She lived in the Lake Geneva area for most of […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Foreclosure proceedings for a property near Milwaukee Street and Elkhorn and Bluff roads could soon come to an end, based on a recent decision by the Whitewater Common Council. After meeting in closed session Sept. 2, council members voted to accept a reimbursement payment from Walworth […]
