He died last year at age 96; service is Saturday By Dennis West SLN staff When NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw coined the term “The Greatest Generation” to describe Americans who grew up during the Depression and helped to win World War II, he might have had Delavan resident Harry […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council recently approved a new policy that will allow residents to apply for a credit to their sewer bill for one-time leaks or other unintended water usages that do not result in a discharge of water into the sanitary sewer system. The […]

Delavan Fire and Rescue Department personnel were called out last Sunday night around 9 p.m. when a vehicle drove into the China 1 restaurant, which is located at 1807 E. Geneva St. Two people had to be extricated from the vehicle but no further details on their conditions were provided. […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Several election complaints were filed by Town of Delavan Board members against each other in the weeks and days leading up to the April 6 election. The Wisconsin Ethics Commission and the Walworth County District Attorney’s office have now both issued rulings on those complaints. […]

The Delavan Lions Club’s truck show featured a variety of vehicles on display throughout downtown Delavan as well as numerous vendors, a variety of live entertainment, food and beverage options and even a dunk tank (among those who took a turn on the “hot seat” were Mayor Ryan Schroeder.) See […]

Supervisors offer opposing views on the issue By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan is considering establishing a tax incremental district, an idea not unanimously supported by the Town Board. The board discussed the option on April 20. The proposed TID would include the land near the intersection […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board approved its preliminary budget for the 2021-22 school year on May 10. Business Administrator Anthony Klein said the budget will certainly change several times before the final version of it is approved in October. Klein said the preliminary budget was up […]

He has a list of movie credits and worked with Chuck Norris By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Bill “Superfoot” Wallace came to Delavan recently to lead a three-hour seminar at the Flying Dragons Martial Arts studio. Wallace, 75, has a long list of movie credits and has worked closely with […]

It’s grown into an outdoor event for variety of interests During a year when many civic clubs and organizations were forced to put their fundraisers and service events on hold, the Delavan Lions Club has been able to regroup and work with various businesses and organizations to hold different events. […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School District honored the district’s academic top 10 students for the Class of 2021 at a banquet at Lake Lawn Resort on April 28. Typically the Southern Lakes Conference hosts a banquet for all the schools in the conference, but it was canceled […]