Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Saturday, January 11, 2025
The store will be closed indefinitely until further notice By Alexandrea Dahlstrom SLN STAFF The owners of Pesche’s Greenhouse, W4080 Highway 50 W, Lake Geneva, lost their main greenhouse in a fire early Sunday morning. Lake Geneva Fire Chief Brent Connelly said the department received the call at 2:35 a.m. […]
Lake Geneva will host more than 60,000 attendees Jan. 30 through Feb. 3 at the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition during the city’s Winterfest. As the only nationally sanctioned snow sculpting event, guests will witness the lakefront be transformed into a walk-through gallery of 9-plus-foot-tall sculptures made of snow, water […]
By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien High School girls’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season last week with a last-second 49-46 win over Kenosha Bradford. Continuing their streak, the Comets made it 2-0 for the week with a lopsided 59-39 win over Big Foot on Saturday. […]
City to consider options for replacing service By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Rescue Squad, which has served the City of Delavan and Town of Richmond since the early 1950s, will close March 31. Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis read a statement from the Rescue Squad at the Jan. 14 Common […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT An auditor has determined an increase in sewer rates to city residents is not because of higher city costs but additional costs to the city from the Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage District. WalCoMet officials say the higher cost is because of an increase in the […]
Animal shelter’s resale shop goes to an all-volunteer staff “These are people (boutique volunteers) that get what we are trying to do in this community. They understand that we are trying to save as many homeless animals as possible in our community and that we are doing whatever we can […]
The Delavan-Darien School District, a partnership of students, families, staff, and community, is looking at making adjustments to its 4-year-old kindergarten program to better meet the needs of district families. Parents of current or incoming 4-year-old kindergarten students (age birth to 3) are invited to attend a listening session at […]
By John Koski SLN Staff A Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputy shot and killed a jail inmate Monday evening at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center near Elkhorn, according to Walworth County Sheriff David Graves. Jail inmate Alfredo Emilio Villarreal, 18, of Janesville, had been transferred from the Walworth County Jail for medical […]
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District will accelerate security improvements at all of its school buildings. On Jan. 14, the board authorized administration to work with Bray Associates Architects to immediately proceed with plans to upgrade security at all school entrances. Board president Brian Wexler […]
Carol Jean Iding, age 75, of Whitewater passed away on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wis. Carol was born on Oct. 6, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wis., the daughter of Arthur and Louise (Kindness) Johnson. Carol married John Iding on Sept. 20, 1968 in Dubuque, Iowa. John […]
