School referendum fails By Vicky Wedig Editor Tuesday’s election resulted in no upsets in Delavan or Darien. All incumbents retained their seats on the Delavan Common Council, according to these unofficial vote totals Tuesday: Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis (inc.) 835 Ryan Schroeder 686 District 2 alderman […]
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Election results in no upsets, one six-vote win
By Vicky Wedig Editor Tuesday’s election resulted in no upsets but the election of newcomer to an open seat on the Lake Geneva Common Council by six votes. In two contested school board races, incumbents retained their seats. Vote totals, according to unofficial results Tuesday, are: Badger UHS Board […]
Ruosch to assume Sharon Village President seat; voters give BFHS referendum a resounding yes
Unofficial election results for the 2014 April 1 election are now posted on the Walworth County website. For more extensive coverage of the spring election, see this week’s editions of the Walworth/Fontana/Williams Bay Times and Sharon Reporter. Election results for the Village of Sharon races are as follows: President […]
Olson to lead Elkhorn as mayor in 2014-2015 term
Unofficial election results for the 2014 April 1 election are now posted on the Walworth County website, and it appears Brian Olson will be leading the city through the next two years as Elkhorn’s mayor. For more extensive coverage of the spring election, see this week’s edition of the […]
Man, 50, arrested in sex sting
Sheriff says man attempted to meet 15-year-old boy for sex A 50-year-old Walworth County man was in the Racine County Jail Tuesday after being arrested as he allegedly attempted to meet who he thought was a 15-year-old boy for sex. Ronald R. Niehus was arrested recently in an undercover sting […]
MARY ELLEN WEILER GARBER
Mary Ellen Weiler Garber, 77, died at Mercy Hospital on Friday, March 28, 2014. She was born July 11, 1936, in Richardson, N.D., to Eleanor Hoerner and William Forster. She received her Bachelors of Science degree and was a registered nurse while in college in the Twin Cities. She married […]
KENNETH E. PAPCKE
Kenneth E. Papcke, 87, of Delavan, died on March 28, 2014, at his home in Delavan, He was born April 4, 1927, in Cook County, Illinois, to Anna Papcke. He married Darlene Kuhnke on Sept. 24, 1960, in Elkhorn. He was a mechanic during his working career until his retirement. […]
WALTER “WALLY” JAMES COSTA
Walter “Wally” James Costa, 63, of Delavan Lake, died on March 29, 2014, at Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center Wally, as he was fondly called, was born in Chicago, on Dec. 21, 1950, to Leona J. Wisowaty and Walter James Costa. The family moved to Delavan Lake and became […]
PETER DARRELL HOELZEL
Peter Darrell Hoelzel, 84, of North Little Rock, Ark., died on March 28, 2014. He was born on Jan. 1, 1930. He is a Vietnam Vet who proudly served in the United States Air Force for 22 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Margaret […]
State to continue health inspections for Walworth County
By Anne Trautner Staff Writer The state will continue providing licensing and inspection services for restaurants, food retailers and recreational facilities in Walworth County. The Walworth County Board voted 7-2 on March 20 against having the county take over those services for state departments after area businesses owners requested inspections […]
