By Jennifer Eisenbart editor The year 2023 provided numerous challenges for the area, as well as both good news and sad deaths. Here are a selection of the top news stories of 2023 in Walworth County: New Sheriff After the retirement of Kurt Picknell in December of 2022, Dave […]
Author: Jennifer Eisenbart
Police chief to send letter on migrant crisis
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and a number of state and federal elected representatives will soon receive a letter from Whitewater Police Chief Daniel Meyer, outlining the agency’s challenges in serving the needs of the growing migrant population in the community. The Common […]
Retail shop approved for old church
By Stephanie Jones Correspondent A new retail shop has been given the green light to move into the former First Congregational Church on Union Street, about a block from the East Troy Village Square. The East Troy Village Board on Monday approved an ordinance to allow for retail in the […]
From classics to modern horror, 444 books challenged in Elkhorn school libraries
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor What should children be reading, and who should make that decision? That question was recently asked by an Elkhorn Area School District parent, who followed a district policy that resulted in 444 books being removed – at least temporarily – from the library shelves at […]
Darien amends policies
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Village of Darien board approved two policy changes on Dec. 18. One made some minor changes to the village’s electronic policy and the other amended the village’s financial policies. The changes to the electronic policy expanded the number of village staff members covered […]
Police to allocate donated funds toward drone purchase
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT In recent history, the Whitewater Police Department has sought technological assistance from other agencies for several serious incidents – including a case involving a missing juvenile and another seeking a suspect who fled the scene of a crash while brandishing a weapon. Drone technology has […]
Promoting mental health by getting outside and getting physical
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent In honor of Mental Health Month, folks are invited to don their green attire and step away from their desks and cubicles for the lunch hour on Wednesday, May 24, for a Wednesday Wellness Walk at noon around Veteran’s Park. Elkhorn Area School District Community Resilience […]
Dissolution of town’s Communication Committee supported by some, questioned by others
By Callie Koehne Correspondent The struggle over the Town of East Troy’s Communication Committee and the fight for transparency dates back to 2020 when the world, and the town had the unprecedented challenge of learning how to cope in a post COVID-19 world. Then the Town Board was made up […]
Delavan-Darien High School looking to add two new sports
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien School Board approved adding one new sport at the high school for next year and is looking to add a second. The school will add bowling as a club sport and may join a co-op lacrosse team based in Elkhorn. Lacrosse was just […]
Robert D. Monroe
Robert “Bob” D. Monroe, 96, of Eagle and Mukwonago, joined his wife Patt, in eternal life in heaven, May 1, 2023. His last eight years were spent at Linden Court of Mukwonago. Bob was born Aug. 31, 1926, to the late Esther and Ralph Monroe. He grew up in Waukesha-North […]
