Robert William Hawes, 88, of Eagle, passed away Jan. 13, 2021, of complications from COVID-19. He was born on May 2, 1932, to the late Harvey and Georgiana (Roberts) Hawes of Waukesha. Rob grew up on his family’s farm and anticipated life as a farmer. His life changed drastically when […]
Month: January 2021
JOYCE K. KOK
Joyce K. Kok, 80, of Delavan, passed away on Jan. 13, 2021, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. Services will be held at a later date. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
City of Elkhorn might look into parking options
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Public Safety Committee voted in favor of directing staff to seek out urban planning consultants to determine what it would cost to further investigate possible options for improving parking in Elkhorn’s downtown area. The discussion and vote took place at the Jan. […]
Dining inside the bubble
Restaurants offer ‘igloos’ for outdoor dining in winter By Sandra Landen Machaj Correspondent Sitting on the lakeshore looking out at the water while enjoying lunch, dinner or perhaps just enjoying an afternoon cocktail is an activity that is usually associated with summer. But no longer is it limited to summer. […]
Festival Foods offers area delivery
Whitewater residents can now have groceries delivered Residents in Whitewater are now eligible to have groceries delivered directly to their doorstep from Festival Foods in Fort Atkinson or Janesville within two hours. Onalaska based grocer Festival Foods is known to work close with and get involved in the communities in […]
Bringing new life to Bradley’s
Lois Stritt may help run the future furniture and home décor store By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Bradley’s Department Store in downtown Delavan was set to close at the end of 2020. The building was sold to Fred Gahl of Lake Geneva and Gahl seemingly had other plans for the […]
Business owner at odds with Village of Darien
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Village of Darien resident and business owner Robert Fettig said he believes the village has an issue with private utilities on his properties and wants the concerns made known to him so he can resolve the issues. But the Village Administrator claims the village does […]
EASD recognized for recent efforts
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The Elkhorn Area School District recently received a PLTW Community Celebration Award for efforts it took on during the COVID-19 pandemic such as meal service and Free Little Pantries. According to a blog post from PLTW, which stands for Project Lead The Way, the EASD worked […]
ABEL VASQUEZ
Abel Vasquez, 61, of Delavan passed away on Jan. 11, 2021, at home in Delavan. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan.
BFHS awarded grant for wireless network upgrade
The Big Foot Union High School District recently received a federal grant of nearly $30,000 to upgrade its Wi-Fi infrastructure. The district said Tom Schauf, a long-time math teacher who assists with information technology, wrote the grant. BFHS will use these funds to offset the cost of replacing two aging […]
