By Vicky Wedig Editor John Damrow put himself in a position academically that he could pick any college of his choosing. He and his family toured smaller colleges on the East Coast where Damrow could have certainly played football, but ultimately the 18-year-old knew his heart was with the University […]
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The magic of music
Fontana music teachers retire after touching the lives of students over the years By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor Mark Wenzel had just finished a difficult day of teaching music when he received a letter from a former student telling him how much of a difference he had made in that […]
Council approves anti-emerald ash borer treatments for city trees
Treatments over the next two years aim to protect 75 city ash trees from invasive species By Kellen Olshefski Editor Keeping in line with the city’s defensive strategy when it comes to the emerald ash borer, Elkhorn’s Common Council approved a proposal from Wachtel Tree Science to treat 75 ash […]
City sets upper limit for borrowing package
Council agrees on borrowing no more than $6 million for capital improvement projects to be completed over the next two years By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of borrowing up to $6 million Monday night as part of a borrowing package to fund […]
UPDATE: Bodies found in suitcases were female
Bodies were likely dumped in field, according to police chief Autopsies conducted on two bodies found Thursday in the Town of Geneva determined both are female. One female has been determined to be an adult, and the other appears to be an adult, but further verification is required, according to […]
Liquor license snafu brings small-town government into light, bar owner says
Silver Moon likely to retain license; town to change ordinance By Vicky Wedig Editor Glenn Meine will likely retain the liquor license for the former Silver Moon in the Town of Darien. But, he said, the rigmarole he went through to keep it speaks to a larger issue – the […]
Baseball upsets Wilmot one game, is shut out the next
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent Finishing its regular Southern Lakes Conference season, the Delavan-Darien High School baseball team went 1-1 against Wilmot last week to finish the season at 11-11 overall and 6-8 in the conference. On May 27 the Comets upset the Panthers, who are ranked third in […]
Nursing home rates, private payments rise
Taxpayers still offset cost for Medicaid patients By Vicky Wedig Editor The county-run nursing home has increased its daily rate and is attracting more private-pay customers, but its operation is still subsidized by $3.6 million in taxpayer collars yearly. The county’s cost to operate the nursing home vs. the amount […]
The slippery slope
How overuse of painkillers becomes a heroin crisis By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Aurora Health Care Dr. Lance Longo first came to Wisconsin to practice in 1996, opiates and heroin were issues for the east coast – not for Wisconsin. “Wisconsin was still the land of beer and cheese,” […]
‘Invading all walks of life’
Heroin permeates Walworth County, devastates users By Vicky Wedig Editor “Major and getting worse” is how District Attorney Dan Necci describes the problem with heroin in Walworth County. Necci and Walworth County Drug Unit Sgt. Jeff Patek say the drug is indiscriminate of age, gender, race or socioeconomic status. Users […]
