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 […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Conservancy completes easements on Geneva Lake properties
The scenic beauty of Geneva Lake received more protection recently when the Geneva Lake Conservancy completed conservation easements with two property owners on the lake’s north shore. The conservation easements, combined, protect 7 acres of environmentally sensitive land. The conservation easements are on properties that have remnant oak forests and […]
Common Council appoints new clerk
Cairie Virrueta will take over as county’s Register of Deeds By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of accepting City Clerk Cairie Virrueta’s resignation Monday night. Virrueta has been appointed to the position of Walworth County Register of Deeds. The council also voted […]
Managing finances in tough times
Guidelines offered in response to current pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has us all thinking about how to adapt to guidelines to keep our loved ones and ourselves healthy and safe. Added to this stress is the uncertainly about economic conditions and how this may affect our personal finances. “Most of […]
Shopping for a cause
The Delavan Lions Club, with a little help from some fast shoppers, collected more than 300 lbs. of food and nearly $1,680 worth of food via the second Grocery Games event, held last week at Stinebrink’s Piggly Wiggly in Delavan. Above: Lions Club members and participants gather before the […]
DARRELL VAN HEES
Darrell Dean Van Hees, 78, of Delavan passed away on March 23, 2020, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. He was born on Jan. 17, 1942, to Ken and Jeanette Van Hees. He worked for Camoze Construction for many years. Darrell is survived by his daughter, Lanette (Jerry) […]
FRANCES M. LANEY
Frances M. Laney, 70, of Delavan passed away on March 20, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
MICHELLE MENDIOLA
Michelle D. Mendiola, 48, of Delavan, passed away on March 21, 2020, at her home in Delavan. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
JAMES KUSCH SR.
James Edward Kusch Sr., 72, of Delavan passed away on March 19, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. Private family services will be held. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
DEBORAH BRYANT
Deborah E. Bryant, 69, of Delavan passed away on March 20, 2020, at her home in Delavan. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.