By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the latest drawing of battle lines over diversity, equity and inclusion by the federal government, the Trump administration announced last week that all K-12 school districts must certify they are following federal civil rights law and end any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices. While […]
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Recap of Tuesday’s election results
Several referendums were on Tuesday’s ballot, with a school referendum in Whitewater passing, while Elkhorn’s failed. Whitewater Unified School District, with all votes in from Walworth, Rock and Jefferson County, passed its referendum with 3,012 “yes” votes and 2,755 “no” votes. Elkhorn’s, meanwhile, failed, with 4,057 “no” votes and 3,446 […]
Second fire in a month at Darien property
Late in the afternoon last Thursday, Darien Fire/EMS was dispatched to a report of structure fire with flames and smoke visible at N2886 North Rd. in the Township of Darien, according to a press release from officials. Automatic mutual aid response was dispatched at the same time – at about […]
Village of Darien agrees to police contract – for now
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Village of Darien board approved an amended contract with the City of Delavan to continue to provide police services to the village on Jan. 20. The board may look to renegotiate in the future. The city has been providing police services since 2012. The […]
Schools partner to provide program with ‘character’
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a gathering at Gateway Technical College that featured six students, numerous teachers and administration, the Elkhorn and Delavan-Darien School Districts showed off a new partnership Jan. 22. The program is called Craftsman With Character – a semester-long initiative connecting students with skilled trades and emphasizing […]
Motion to suppress cell phone data in fatal crash denied
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A motion to suppress information from a woman’s cell phone was denied in a case involving the death of a prominent Elkhorn woman. Brianna C. Laas, of Silver Lake, was originally scheduled to go on trial for the death of Barbara Fischer this month on a […]
Delavan American Legion to host Christmas dinner
Delavan American Legion Post 95 will host its 53rd annual Christmas Day dinner, with dine-in and carryout options. Deliveries will only be to the immediate Delavan area. If you live outside the Delavan area, plan on stopping at the legion to pick up a meal. Carryout will be available starting […]
Delavan-Darien honored with PR awards
The Delavan-Darien School District was recently honored by the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association with three Spectrum Awards for its work in school communications. WSPRA presented the Spectrum Awards at its annual conference held Nov. 13-15. Ashley Duchemin, Marketing and Communications Director for the Delavan-Darien School District earned an Award […]
City of Delavan to take over cemetery
The Common Council approved a transfer agreement and an ordinance creating a cemetery committee on Nov. 19 that paves the way for the city to take over ownership of Spring Grove Cemetery on Jan. 1. Finance Director Nick Griffin said the cemetery notified the city on Aug. 12 that they […]
Despite bowing out, trip to state ‘special’
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Headed into Oct. 7’s WIAA Division 3 state semifinal, Delavan-Darien boys soccer coach Mike Marse knew his team had a challenge in front of it – no matter what had happened in the regular season. While the Comets had tied St. Augustine Prep 3-3 on Sept. […]
