Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Friday, March 14, 2025
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR With the light snowfall over the weekend, the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the novelty of snow on the ground, and what it meant for its Feb. 4 Snolf fundraiser. “We might actually have snow,” said Kate Abbe, the partner engagement and marketing […]
By Tracy Ouellette EDITOR The East Troy Village Board gave the go ahead to an update to the Veterans Memorial Wall in Village Square Park at its Jan. 16 meeting. The upgrade will incorporate an honor stone component, according to a memo to the board from Village Clerk […]
Francis A. Wilczewski, 85, of East Troy, passed away Jan. 12, 2023, at Vintage on the Ponds Assisted Living in Delavan. He was born Dec. 2, 1937, in Milwaukee, to the late Frank and Gertrude (Mecikalski) Wilczewski. He grew up in the Milwaukee area and graduated from St. Thomas More […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A fire at a local garbage and recycling company Jan. 8 resulted in no injuries, but plenty of damage at John’s Disposal recycling center. After numerous media requests throughout the day Monday, the City of Whitewater held a press conference at City Hall Monday afternoon to […]
Likely, voters in the East Troy School District will be asked to allow the district to exceed its state set revenue limits by $3 million each year for three years in a non-recurring operating referendum question on the April 4 spring election ballot. The School Board has not yet formally […]
Daniel Franklin Stiglitz, 64, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, passed away peacefully Dec. 15, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Milwaukee Jan. 19, 1958, to the late Robert A. and Marjorie J. Chase Stiglitz. Dan enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1975 and graduated from Catholic Memorial […]
After giving cancer and other cowardly ailments much more than they bargained for, former Walworth County resident Mary Ann Moore joined the Lord on Dec. 23, 2022. She was born in Milwaukee Jan. 29, 1935, to Lester and Ethel (McLaughlin) Stark. She graduated from Wauwatosa High School and studied at […]
By Tracy Ouellette EDITOR Area residents interested in serving on local government boards and the East Troy Community School District Board of education are circulating nomination papers. Dec. 1 was the first day candidates can begin circulating nomination papers with 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, deadline to […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR Through this weekend, a new area holiday tradition has started at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay. The World’s Tallest Glass Tree, presented by Mack Glass and the Elliott Organization, offers a look at live glassblowing, steel sculpting and woodworking. There is also a winter […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien School Board recognized two students during its meeting on Monday night. The two students were recognized for being part of the U.S. Presidential Scholars and Wisconsin State Senator programs. Delavan-Darien Principal Jim Karedes said senior Annabelle Schluneger is one of […]
