By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Village of Darien Administrator Rebecca LeMire is leaving the village to become the Fort Atkinson City Manager. At Monday night’s Village Board meeting, LeMire announced Feb. 19 would be her last day working for the village. She submitted her letter of resignation to the village […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Audubon Society plans online meeting
Weekly bird walks are held every Saturday The Lakeland Audubon Society will have its monthly meeting online via Zoom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. Jennifer Kuroda will present: Bobcat “The Native Cat.” Bobcats, named for their short, bobbed tail, are about twice the size of a common […]
Area store closes pharmacy
Pharmacy Station to remain open as gift, specialty shop By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Pharmacy Station will continue offering custom embroidery, screen printing and sublimation as well as a large selection of other gifts at each of its stores. But, effective Jan. 14, the locally owned business closed the […]
Lake Geneva district approves referendum questions
The Lake Geneva-Genoa City High School Board, which announced the district will head to referendum last month, authorized two questions to appear on the April 6 ballot during a Jan. 11 meeting. Meanwhile, the next day, the Lake Geneva Joint 1 School District approved one question, according to a district […]
Report: Ride share usage decreased in Whitewater
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After bucking a years-long trend late in 2019, Whitewater’s ride share program continued its downward trajectory through most of 2020 as a result of COVID-19. City Manager Cameron Clapper and Finance Manager Steve Hatton briefly discussed the status of ride share in the year ahead at […]
Pastor takes a leap of faith
After 25 years at area church, Scott McLeod decides to make a change By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Not all decisions to make a change come by way of an epiphany – sometimes it’s nothing more than the quiet ticking of an internal clock. The Rev. Dr. Scott McLeod, who […]
Aram, Darien public libraries receive grant
It will help the rural libraries work with residents Aram Public Library and Darien Public Library have been selected to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries. It’s an American Library Association initiative that helps library workers better serve their small and rural communities. The competitive […]
DAVID MCNEELY
David C. McNeely, 65, of Janesville, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born on Sept. 1, 1955 in Elkhorn, son of the late Chester Francis and Ilene Mae (Zimmerman) McNeely. He attended school […]
HERBERT SESSNER
Herbert Manfred Sessner, of Delavan, died peacefully on Jan. 14, 2021. He was born, in Milwaukee, on July 23, 1933. He fell in love with Juanita (Dinger) and they were married on July 31, 1954. They enjoyed the love of a lifetime together, traveling the United States, bowling, playing […]
NORMAN WOLFF
Norman R. Wolff, 84, of Delavan, passed away peacefully at Aurora Medical Center in Burlington on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Private family services were held. Betzer-Lazarczyk Family Funeral Home is serving the family.