The Walworth County Deer Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, at People’s Bank of Elkhorn, 837 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. The council will discuss preliminary antlerless quota recommendations, permit levels and season structure options for the 2017 deer hunting season. The public is encouraged to […]
Month: March 2017
Palmyra Town Board accepts land
Special meeting held to ‘expedite the process’ By Ryan Spoehr Editor The Palmyra Town Board held a special meeting late last week to accept a land donation from Carol Calkins, the widow of former Town Chairman Stewart Calkins. Accepting the land could create further expansion of the Palmyra Municipal Airport […]
THOMAS LEITZKE
Thomas Leitzke, 77, formerly of Delavan, died Feb. 25, 2017, in Zephyrhills, Fla. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
SYLVIA CUNNINGHAM
Sylvia (Garza) Cunningham, 52, of Delavan, died March 11, 2017, at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center in Janesville. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Monroe Funeral Home, 604 E. Walworth Ave in Delavan. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
RONALD HARSEVOORT
Ronald J. Harsevoort, 82, of Delavan, died March 12, 2017, at Vintage on the Ponds in Delavan. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
Round two
Village Board members debate insurance issue, again By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Several East Troy Village Board members took turns making verbal jabs at each other during the March 6 board meeting when they were discussing the insurance for the May 5 and 6 Sidewalk Chalk-Art Festival. With accusations of […]
County to consider 12-hour shifts at nursing home
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer The Walworth County Board will consider March 14 whether to allow nurses at the county-run nursing home to work 12-hour shifts. The county’s Human Resources Committee and Lakeland Health Care Center Board of Trustees approved the ordinance change Feb. 22. County Human Resources Director Dale […]
Trewyn contributes double-double against Hope College
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent Former Whitewater Whippet put up a double-double against Hope College last week, which despite a late comeback, turned out to be the Warhawks’ last game of the season. After an early Hope lead was extended up to 12 during the March 3 game, the Warhawks […]
Farmers urged to consider risk protection
Walworth County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director Tom Oasen reminds producers to review available USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage, before the spring-seeded crop deadline of March 15. Federal crop insurance covers crop losses from natural adversities such as […]
BARBARA A. NIELSEN
Barbara A. (Clauer) Nielsen, 86, of Elkhorn, died March 6, 2017, at Arbor Village in Lake Geneva. She was born Aug. 4, 1930 in Elkhorn to the late George R. and Mary (Hoffmann) Clauer. She graduated from Elkhorn Area High School in 1948. She was united in marriage to Robert […]
