Month: March 2020

Elkhorn

Victim advocates urge support for amendment

Organizations, law enforcement rally around Marsy’s Law A group of Wisconsin’s leading victim service organizations is urging support for the proposed crime victims’ constitutional amendment commonly known as Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin. Representing communities around the state, the organizations – along with law enforcement personnel – have rallied around the bipartisan […]

Whitewater

Mixing it up

      The Whitewater Kiwanis held its annual pancake breakfast event at the old armory on March 7. From the left, Ethan Hokstead, Cole Brahmstadt and Lynn Binnie mix up batter to help keep the flapjacks assembly line moving for hungry eaters. (Tom Ganser photo)

Obituaries

LAWRENCE STENBERG

      Lawrence “Larry” J. Stenberg, 62, of Delavan, passed away from pneumonia at Lakeview Hospital in Waterford on March 22, 2020. He was born Aug. 2, 1957 in Janesville, to the late Harry and Anna Mae (Plum) Stenberg. On March 10, 1979 at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Butler he […]

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DELORES BOVIALL

      Delores “Dee” Marie Boviall, 91, passed away peacefully at the home of her granddaughter Michelle Maynard from a battle with Alzheimer’s. Delores was born Aug. 1, 1928, in Linn Township to Dewey S. and Nellie M. (Huston) Baker. She married Donald R. Boviall on March 16, 1946 in Walworth. […]

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FRANCES M. LANEY

Frances M. Laney, 70, of Delavan passed away on March 20, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. She was born in Indiana on Sept. 19, 1949, to Alfred and Patricia (Smalley) Laney. Frances graduated from Delavan Darien High School. She lived most of her life in Delavan but also lived […]

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MICHELLE MENDIOLA

      Michelle D. Mendiola, 48, of Delavan passed away on March 21, 2020, at her home in Delavan. She was born in Elkhorn, on March 7, 1972, to Dennis and Mary (Dobrick) Bucholtz. Michelle was an oral surgeon assistant at Premiere Oral Surgery in Janesville. Michelle is survived by her […]

Elkhorn area

Athlete of the Year

Elkhorn’s Jordan Johnson, shown putting up a shot in the paint against Lake Geneva Badger, was named the Southern Lakes Conference Athlete of the Year in boys basketball. In swimming, his Elkhorn schoolmate Hunter Johnson earned the nod while in gymnastics, another Walworth County athlete – Annie Murphy, of Williams […]

Whitewater

WUSD principal gives report on gap data

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to close the achievement gap within Whitewater’s Washington Elementary School have brought positive results, according to recently released data. At the close of the first half of the 2019-20 school year in January, Washington students were well on their way to meeting a benchmark 80 […]

Obituaries

DOUGLAS L. OTTOW

Douglas Lee Ottow, 60, of East Troy, passed away on March 22, 2020, at Aurora Medical Center-Summit after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was born Oct. 19, 1959, in Elkhorn to Darrell and Lucille (Zarnstorff). He was a lifelong resident of East Troy. He graduated from East Troy […]