Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Monday, December 30, 2024
Positive identification is pending confirmation through dental records A hiker found the body of a man believed to be Russ Delorme in the Kettle Moraine State Forest near Whitewater Sunday, according to Walworth County Sheriff’s Department Det. Dana Nigbor. “Items left at the scene lead us to believe it’s him,” […]
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Undersheriff Kurt Picknell will be leading the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department for the next two years, according to unofficial primary election results posted Tuesday night. Those totals show 6,697 voters cast a vote for the Republican sheriff’s candidates in the primary. Picknell received 5,000 votes […]
12-year-old allegedly wore diapers, was forced to eat feces By Vicky Wedig Editor A Genoa City couple are expected to appear in court Monday on charges that they locked their 12-year-old son in a room for 12 hours at a time, didn’t feed him, and made him eat his own […]
State amends complaint that said victim’s wife saw stabbing By Vicky Wedig Editor A murder charge against Rafael Olivarez will not be dismissed, but a new preliminary hearing will take place to determine whether sufficient cause is shown to bind him over for trial. Olivarez, 39, of Delavan, appeared in […]
Barring unforeseen circumstances Walworth County Undersheriff Kurt Picknell will be the next sheriff of Walworth County, according preliminary primary election returns posted Tuesday night. The unofficial totals posted by the Walworth County Clerk’s office Tuesday night have Picknell beating Deputy Ken Brauer, 5,000 to 1,689 with all 41 precincts reporting. […]
Democratic write-in might challenge winner of primary By Kellen Olshefski Editor Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Brauer and Undersheriff Kurt Picknell are gearing up for Tuesday’s showdown in the Republican primary for the soon-to-be vacant Walworth County sheriff’s seat. David Graves is retiring from the position after serving […]
Brauer, Picknell share common ground with multi-pronged approach to deter drug’s abuse By Kellen Olshefski Editor Sheriff candidates Ken Brauer and Kurt Picknell seem to be on the same page when it comes to a multi-directional approach being what is needed to tackle the influx of heroin in Walworth […]
By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) is still working on plans for restructuring Highway 14 in the village of Walworth. “We still have two different potential paths that we were looking at. We are moving toward a recommendation, which would move the roadway […]
Town hall meeting to be held Aug. 11 to share concerns and potential solutions By Kellen Olshefski Editor Residents in the Town of Sharon are speaking out against the closure of the bridge on Peters Road, claiming it’s land-locked them from the north and put them in potential danger. […]
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s Common Council voted Monday night in favor of splitting the cost of emergency repairs to Matheson Memorial Library’s facade. The needed repair was brought before the city’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee meeting last night, at which time Public Works Manager Martin Nuss […]
