Centralia Water Treatment Plant is major project By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The Elkhorn City Council voted in favor of adopting the proposed 2014 budget at its Nov. 18 meeting. The budget sets the tax levy at $4.04 million, less than a .3 percent increase from last year. It has […]
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County OKs budget, freezes tax levy
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The Walworth County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the 2014 county budget and set the county’s tax levy Nov. 12 at its monthly meeting. The bottom line for county property taxpayers is a tax levy that is essentially the same as it was a year […]
Milwaukee school to offer Mexican dance class at D-DHS
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The owner of the Dance Academy of Mexico in Milwaukee plans to offer a traditional Mexican dance class at Delavan-Darien High School on Saturdays from Jan. 11 to May 3. Marina Croft, who brings students to Delavan for Hispanic Heritage Days in September, presented a […]
Ruemmele places third at state swim meet
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Kady Ruemmele and the Elkhorn Area High School girls’ swimming team finished their season with a flourish. Ruemmele finished third in the 100-yard backstroke and fifth in the 200 individual medley and helped lead the Elks to a 14th-place finish Nov. 15 in the WIAA […]
White River Park plans advance
Board amends hunting and trapping ordinances, accepts grant By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The Walworth County Board progressed the concept of the White River County Park on Nov. 12 by accepting a $1 million grant and changing an ordinance to allow hunting and trapping in county parks. The 190-acre property […]
New display honors vets
Walworth County veterans check out the military exhibit room at Heritage Hall in Elkhorn on Veterans Day. The Walworth County Historical Society hosted a grand opening of the new display.
Planning committee to guide pool project
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Plans for a new swimming pool at Sunset Park moved forward Nov. 18 with the Elkhorn City Council discussing the possibility of putting together a pool planning committee. Mayor Howie Reynolds brought the idea to the council to help plans for the project continue smoothly. […]
City to hire marketing firm to boost tourism
By Vicky Wedig Editor The City of Delavan plans to hire a marketing firm to consolidate the advertising of local organizations in statewide publications. City Administrator Denise Pieroni said the city hopes to be able to buy fewer, larger ads that represent all of its tourism entities rather than more, […]
Economic Development Corp. names new director
The Board of Directors of the Lake Geneva Economic Development Corp. has selected Andrew J. Dammeir as its new executive director. He will replace longtime director Joe Cardiff on Jan. 1. Dammeir will work with Cardiff until that time. Cardiff has been asked to become an ex-officio member of the […]
Badger basketball ready to go
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School boys’ basketball team begins its season tomorrow night with a non-conference match-up at home against DeForest. The Badgers hope to improve on last season’s 8-15 overall record, 3-11 in the Southern Lakes Conference. Coach Darin Lottig said this year’s edition of […]
