Warren Dean Anderson, 88, of Delavan passed away on Feb. 21, 2020, after a short illness. He died at Harlingen Medical Center, near his winter home in San Benito, Texas. He was born in Delavan on Dec. 23, 1931, to Clarence and Dorothy Merrifield Anderson. As a boy, Dean […]
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KARI JENSEN
Kari Jensen nee Egeland, 100, of Delavan went peacefully home to God on Feb. 27, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Elmer Jensen, and daughter of her late parents, Thea Regine (Stangeland) and Sigurd P. Egeland. She is preceded in death by siblings, Kristoffer (Gudrun), Trygve (Borghild), Simon (Alma), […]
Traveling opens the world to students
Elkhorn teacher says it’s about having a global perspective By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Elkhorn Area Middle School teacher Yvonne Fanshaw said she truly enjoys sharing her passion for traveling with students. In part, she said, because traveling opens up a whole new world for them. Traveling can ignite a […]
Badger literacy instructor receives national award
Brigette Kutschma, an adult literacy instructor at Badger Community Education and Walworth County Literacy Council, has been named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the Coalition on Adult Basic Education, a national organization dedicated to advancing the field of adult literacy. Kutschma began volunteering with Walworth County Literacy Council […]
Town board reallocates funds toward park building
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan Board approved a promissory note financing reallocation in the amount of $175,000 toward the renovation of the Community Park Building that is currently in the design stage. Administrator John Olson told the board that some decisions by the designers of the […]
Honored for saving a life
Police Chief Ryan Milligan and Police Lieutenant Joaguin Alonzo from the Village of Walworth Police Department present Jennifer Ott-Wilson and Lee Knoble-Janney (not pictured) with the Civilian Gallantry Award. Ott-Wilson and Knoble-Janney are school counselors at Walworth Elementary and Middle School who were honored with the award for saving […]
Leaving a lasting legacy
Elk swimmers win state title, break school records By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team ended its season with, arguably, one of the greatest days in program history. The Elks concluded their season with a state title in the 200-yard freestyle relay and a third-place […]
Whippets wrestler takes third to qualify for state
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Carter Friend and David Cushman represented the Whitewater High School wrestling team at the WIAA sectional tournament Feb. 22. Needing to finish in the top three of their respective weight classes to advance to state, Friend won his first two matches and kept his season alive […]
Darien hires new, but familiar engineer
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Village of Darien board approved hiring Jason Feucht of raSmith as its new village engineer Monday night. Feucht has worked with the village before, so the appointment was familiar. According to a memo by Administrator Rebecca LeMire, the village signed an agreement with Kapur […]
A purr-fect party
At Sip ‘N Purr, an annual fundraiser for Lakeland Animal Shelter held Feb. 8 at The Abbey Resort, food and drink samples were provided by a variety of vendors including The Apple Barn Orchard & Winery, Studio Winery, Mershon’s Cidery, Sprecher’s Restaurant, Kenny’s Daughters, The Cheese Box, Friends on […]
