Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Monday, December 23, 2024
Defense unable to establish claims of abuse, child porn from any other witness By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff Accused murderer Alan Johnson is expected to take the stand in his own defense Thursday afternoon on the fourth day of his trial for first-degree intentional homicide. Johnson’s attorney, Stephen Hurley said […]
Former sheriff prohibited from testifying about victim’s alleged abuse, use of child porn By Vicky Wedig SLN staff On the third day of testimony in a Whitewater homicide case – still calling witnesses for the prosecution – the father of the accused murderer took the stand. Former Racine County Sheriff […]
Attorney says son of former sheriff was gathering evidence, defending self from abuser By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A trial began Monday for a Lima Center man charged with killing his brother-in-law in Whitewater a year ago. Before a jury of five men and nine women including two minorities, attorneys […]
The Jefferson County Literacy Council has started recruiting volunteer tutors to serve in communities throughout the county. Volunteers will work with adults one-on-one or in small groups. It is the mission of the Jefferson County Literacy Council to build a better community through literacy, the council’s Stacey Meacham said. Many […]
The UW-Whitewater Department of Music will continue its annual tradition of the Holiday Gala Concert and Celebration during the upcoming holiday season. Nearly every student ensemble throughout the Young Auditorium will perform during the celebration, which is Saturday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Small ensembles will play prior to the […]
By Troy Sparks Correspondent The Whitewater volleyball team began their Division 2 regional match at Watertown Luther Prep on the right note but lost focus in the end to lose a three-match set that ended their season. It was close in the first game. The 10th-seeded Whippets fought back […]
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badgers gave one of the best teams in the state a good run but fell just short of advancing to Level 3 of the WIAA football playoffs Friday in a 24-17 road loss to Franklin, ranked No. 6 in the state. The […]
By Ryan Spoehr Staff Writer The clarification of what the Whitewater Unified School District’s Fund 41 can be used for, and the effort to build a sign outside the High School came to a head this week. Over the past several months, District Administrator Mark Elworthy and Business Director […]
By Troy Sparks Correspondent Allisan Barrett had one last shot to qualify for the state cross-country championships for the third year in a row. The senior went all-out at the WIAA Division 2 Deerfield Sectional last Saturday at Cam-Rock Park in Cambridge. Barrett finished third overall in the girls […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent It has yet to open, but organizers behind Whitewater’s planned grocery store cooperative had their first meeting this week. Members of the cooperative, operating under the name Whitewater Grocery Co., gathered Wednesday. A number of organizational matters, including the selection of a board of directors and […]
