Month: August 2019

Elkhorn

Building a future

An area business and group of middle school students recently teamed up – with a helping hand from a slew of others – for a project to construct a playhouse. Now nearly complete, the playhouse will be raffled off as a fundraiser for New Beginnings APFV’s domestic violence shelter. Tickets […]

Columns

Groups provide education to expand cover crop

By Mary Pat O’Connor Contributor Why cover crop? What is it? You may have heard the term and may have some idea of the concept. Agricultural best management practices and procedures are expanding throughout Walworth County by farmers interested in reducing sediment runoff and improve soil health leading to greater […]

Whitewater

Whitewater Middle School principal named

By Tom Ganser Correspondent Last week, the Whitewater Unified School District School Board approved the appointment of Chris Fountain to serve as the principal of Whitewater Middle School. Fountain’s career in education began at the Norris School District — in Mukwonago — where he provided education to at-risk middle school […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Corn and more

     Tom Keefe, Becky Merwin, and Blake and Tyler Daniels help out at the corn stand at Geneva Lake West Rotary Club’s 58th Annual Corn and Bratwurst Festival held Aug. 3, at Heyer Park, Walworth. The event featured live entertainment, a dunk tank with local celebrities, roasted corn on the […]

Elkhorn

Shelter denied by Elkhorn Council

Though there was little discussion – at tonight’s standing room only meeting – the Elkhorn Common Council denied the conditional use permit request for New Beginnings APFV by a vote of 4-2. New Beginnings hoped to renovate a former clinic into a domestic abuse shelter in downtown Elkhorn. The former […]

Elkhorn

Sweet rides

      The 34th Annual Summer Elkhorn Car Show featured hundreds of cars for sale along with numerous vendors looking to sell cars, parts and accessories. The show was held Aug. 3 and 4 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds and while all makes and models were welcome, this year’s show featured […]