Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
By Gwen Tveter Contributor The 1889 Blooming Prairie School, under the auspices of the Walworth County Historical Society, located on the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., in Elkhorn was moved to its present location in 1959 from its original location at the intersection of old 89 and Highway […]
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN staff After rejecting future plans to widen Highway 50 from Williams Bay to Delavan in June, the Walworth County Board of Supervisors last week gave its blessing to expand the highway into four lanes from County Road F North to Highway 67. Supervisor David Weber, […]
“The borrowing ends. We’re done, at least into the future.” – David Bretl, Walworth County Administrator By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN staff Despite the ongoing impact of a sluggish economy, Walworth County Administrator David Bretl proudly reported Sept. 6, when he unveiled his proposed 2013 budget, that years of […]
Local finds niche in Milwaukee’s first cheese factory By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff After growing up playing and working on his family’s dairy farm in East Troy, Ron Henningfeld has found himself doing what he loves in an unlikely place. In June, the former Delavan-Darien High School teacher and his […]
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, W3985 County NN, Elkhorn will host its 13th annual reunion for former inpatient rehabilitation patients and their families from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the hospital’s lower level conference rooms. Refreshments will be provided. To register or for more information, call (262) […]
By Laura Humphrey Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn girls swim team had to be pretty happy with its overall effort Saturday at their home Elk Invite. After all, finishing second behind the two-time defending state champion is a pretty big accomplishment. “We swam really well and we had some girls really […]
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team lost in the title match of its own Elk Invite Saturday. The Elks won the opening set 27-26, but lost the next two 27-26, 16-14 to Janesville Craig, which took the title. “Overall, I learned a lot […]
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Something happened to the Elkhorn Area High Soccer Team last week that usually doesn’t. It lost. In two home games last week Elkhorn defeated Southern Lakes Conference foe Lake Geneva Badger Sept. 6 and lost to Mukwonago 1-0 in a non-conference matchup Sept. 8. The […]
Auditions for the upcoming Lakeland Players presentation of “Annie” will be held at the Walworth County Performing Arts Center (old Sprague Theater) at 15 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. for girls 7-14 years of age, and on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. for […]
Golden State Foods, one of the largest diversified food processors and distributors in the U.S., broke ground Aug. 29 on a 45,810 square-foot expansion of its Whitewater distribution center. When completed in June 2013, the Whitewater distribution center will be more than 92,610 square feet and will serve more than […]
