By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Lake Geneva Badger wrestlers won the Badger Invitational on Saturday with 203.5 points. Milton finished second with 195.5. Waterford finished sixth and Union Grove took seventh in the field of ten. Badger had three undefeated champions. Randy Shine (5-0) took first place at […]
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Hunter shot wolf illegally in Walworth County
Animal had strayed from north before it was killed By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT State wildlife officials have determined a hunter illegally shot a wolf in Spring Prairie Township during the deer gun hunting season in November. The hunter, whose name was not released, received a citation. According to Game Warden […]
Boys beat Jefferson, challenge Burlington
Growing confidence strengthens team’s play, coach says By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent With their confidence growing according to their coach, the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team had a good week of basketball last week. The Comets knocked off Jefferson 63-60 in a non-conference game, and had the reigning Southern Lakes […]
City takes over Darien Police Department
By Vicky Wedig SLN STAFF Five full-time officers were sworn in as City of Delavan police at midnight Dec. 31 as the city took over Village of Darien police services Jan. 1. The city intended to hire four officers to accommodate Darien. One officer was hired to fill a vacancy […]
School Board to evaluate diversity class
Parent objects to teaching ‘white privilege’ theory By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien School District will evaluate a class called American Diversity offered at Delavan-Darien High School before it is taught again as the result of a complaint filed by resident Lisa Olson. Olson lodged her complaint during the […]
EVELYN E. ISHERWOOD
Evelyn E. Isherwood, 88, Delavan, died Jan. 17 at Willowfield Nursing Home in Delavan. She was born Dec. 15, 1924 in the Stevens Point area to the late Joseph and Emma (Langer) Flaig. She became the beloved wife of John Isherwood on Oct. 19, 1945 in Stevens Point. She was […]
RICHARD W. WHELAN
Richard W. Whelan, 88, Janesville, died Jan. 21, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville. He was born in Delavan on April 11, 1924 to the late John and Nora (Murphy) Whelan. He graduated from Darien High School in 1942, and attended Northern Illinois University from 1946 to […]
DOROTHY PITCHER
Dorothy Pitcher, 100, Delavan, died Jan. 15 at Vintage on the Ponds in Delavan. She was born on July 30, 1912 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. No Services are planned at this time. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
MARY K. KILLOY
Mary K. Killoy, 89, Delavan, died Jan. 20, 2013 at the Aurora Lakeland Medical Center at Elkhorn. She was born Aug. 30, 1923 in Richland County to the late Richard and Elizabeth (O’Conner) Hennessy. She was united in marriage to Robert E. Killoy on Feb. 6, 1950 in Soldiers Grove. […]
ELIZABETH (JOHNSON) PEAVY
Elizabeth (Johnson), 85, of Lincoln, Mass. died Jan. 10, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Leopold Peavy, Jr. She was born in Darien, on Oct. 17, 1927 to the late Frank H. and Gertrude (Lawson) Johnson. She is survived by her children, Leopold “Dexter” III (Maria Wolog) […]
