The 52nd Annual Walworth County Fair Pork Chop Cookout on June 24 was carryout only, featuring three lines of vehicles making their way through the fairgrounds. Inside the building was quite the production process to keep up. Many hungry supporters purchased tickets in advance online and the remaining tickets sold […]
Month: July 2020
Delavan School Board to approve referendum question
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board recently approved a draft of the facilities referendum question that will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. The question will be formally approved at the July board meeting. The question asks if the district should be authorized to issue general obligation […]
Council reverses stance on New Beginnings shelter
They approved conditional use permit by 4-2 vote By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 4-2 in favor of approving a conditional use permit for the proposed New Beginnings domestic violence shelter during a special meeting Monday night. The motion to approve – with two conditions […]
Grocer search among tasks on agenda
Whitewater’s new economic director provided CDA with list of goals By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Nearly five years have passed since Whitewater’s sole full-service grocer closed up shop. The absence of a business within the category dominated a recent discussion with the city’s newly hired economic development director. Cathy Anderson, who […]
Art in the Park returns to Geneva Lake Aug. 8 and 9
Lake Geneva’s popular Art in the Park will be back for its 40th year on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9 along the Geneva Lake shoreline. The annual juried show is sponsored by the Geneva Lake Arts Foundation Inc. Art in the Park will be in Flat Iron Park […]
DORIS A. JENSEN
Doris A. Jensen, 93, of East Troy passed away June 30, 2020, peacefully surrounded by her family. She went to join her husband, Richard, of 68 years, in Heaven. Doris was a telephone operator for AT&T and she was a devoted wife and mother. Doris worked with her family in […]
JOSEPH R. JEDLICKA
Joseph R. Jedlicka, 85, of Delavan, died at his residence on July 4, 2020. Visitation will be Monday, July 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. at St. Andrews Catholic Church, Delavan, with mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. Due to COVID-19 only 45 people will be allowed inside at […]
County to host recycling event
Walworth County will host an appliance and electronic recycling event that will include the allowance of a variety of televisions, though there is a cost associated with some types. The event will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 11, at the Walworth County Fairgrounds (Dairy Barn), 411 E. Court […]
ALMA WILKINS
Alma Wilkins, 100, of Delavan, died March 23, 2020. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 11 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Delavan. Friends and family may call the church at 10:30 a.m. Betzer Funeral Home is assisting the family.
JOSIAH P. RETZLAFF
Josiah P. Retzlaff, 27, of West Allis passed away on June 28, 2020, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. The visitation was July 3 at Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan.
