Denise M. Schutt Wincapaw, 53, of Walworth died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 after a courageous battle with ALS. She was born April 30, 1959 in Harvard, Ill. to the late Donald and Hazel Della (Smith) Schutt. She worked at Darien Hardware, Wincapaw Welding and Bigelow Landscaping for many years. She […]
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MARGARET G. BRINCKMANN
Margaret G. Brinckmann, 94, formerly of Fontana, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 at Holton Manor in Elkhorn. She was born Feb. 6, 1917 in Oshkosh to the late Sebastian and Maude (Cyrtmus) Bingen. She had three sisters and one brother. She graduated from Oshkosh High School and then worked for […]
WSD beats Missouri 60-28
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Wisconsin School for the Deaf football team concluded its season with a 60-28 homecoming win over Missouri School for the Deaf. The Firebirds finished their season with a 3-5 record, getting their wins over Missouri, Iowa School for the Deaf and Kansas School for the […]
Badgers fall to the Cardinals in semi-final
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger football team made history this season but fell just short of making its first appearance in the WIAA Division 1 State Championship game in Madison. Badger made it to the state semi-final round, Level 4 of the playoffs, for the first […]
Badger High School serves up farm-to-school program with 10K grant
District named winner in America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Students at Badger High School will soon be learning production agriculture year-round, and the crops they produce in the classroom will be served up on the lunch trays of their fellow students. Thanks to the support of local farmers and America’s […]
The Cove Hotel’s financial woes continue
By Bob Peryea Correspondent The saga of the receivership and the whereabouts of over $1 million at the Cove in Lake Geneva continue as the parties are headed back to court on Nov. 14. Last month, PNC Bank sued in court to have a receiver assigned to the hotel to […]
Officials optimistic for deer hunt
Growing herd, relaxed rules should increase opportunities By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Area residents will join hundreds of thousands of other hunters throughout the state in pursuit of white-tailed deer as Wisconsin’s annual nine-day gun season opens Saturday. State wildlife officials are offering an opportunistic forecast for the season […]
Elkhorn School Board OKs changes to sex ed program
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN staff After Gov. Scott Walker signed his bill into law last spring that requires schools teach sex education by stressing abstinence as the only reliable way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, officials from Elkhorn Area School District got to work to update its […]
Local WWII vets travel to D.C. on the Honor Flight
By Alexandrea Dahlstrom SLN Staff As Gerry Pelishek and Otto Probst stood in front of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. Nov. 3, they contemplated the immensity of such a memorial for their World War II comrades. “If they were to name all the American soldiers who were lost in […]
Delavan keeps alderman
City councilman defeated in bid for state Assembly By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff The City of Delavan did not lose an alderman to the state Assembly in Tuesday’s General Election. Alderman Ryan Schroeder lost his bid for the 31st Assembly District to Republican Amy Loudenbeck, of Clinton, who was elected […]