By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board last week approved allowing the City of Delavan to host its July 4 fireworks show at the high school. The General Operations Committee – which had been waiting on the school board’s June 8 decision – so approved it the next day. […]
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DLIA to host virtual Spring Fling
The Delavan Lake Improvement Association will host its annual Spring Fling virtually this year on Thursday, June 25 at 6 p.m. with login beginning at 5:30 p.m. that night. “To make sure we keep everyone safe, this year our event will be virtual. We may not be in the same […]
Cheers at every turn
As members of the Delavan-Darien High School Class of 2020 make their way through the City of Delavan and Village of Darien (above) on June 7, families and members of the greater community line the streets and sidewalks to cheer them on. See more photos in the June 18 Delavan […]
Town of Delavan’s celebration plans revealed
Delavan Friends of the Park in partnership with the Town of Delavan will host its annual Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, June 27, from 4 to 11 p.m. The celebration is to be held at the Delavan Community Park, 1220 S. Shore Dr., Delavan, at the corner of Highway 50 […]
Strategic Materials making progress
Facility continues to work toward being fully operational By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Strategic Materials is making significant progress toward addressing two issues that led to an abatement order from the City of Delavan Fire Department that closed the facility, according to Daniel Vankorn, MidWest Sourcing Manager for the company. […]
Middle School students put heart into fundraiser
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent School has had a decidedly different look since mid-March. School buildings have been closed and all learning has been done virtually. But that didn’t stop students at Phoenix Middle School in Delavan from raising more than $1,000 for the American Heart Association recently. Jessica Radloff […]
Area blood drive slated for June 15
Appointments, masks among the required changes The Delavan Darien Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday, June 15 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Delavan from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those wanting to donate need a donor card, driver’s license or other government-issued ID and to feel well […]
Men allegedly broke into Delavan home with guns
An initial appearance was scheduled to resume Tuesday for a Greenfield man charged with breaking into a Town of Delavan home along with another man with guns and robbing the residents. Bradley J. Hohner, 26, was charged May 29 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of armed robbery, […]
Highway 50 bridge work delayed
Less than a week prior to start, project gets pushed The Wisconsin Department of Transportation was set to begin working on a concrete bridge deck overlay on Jackson Creek on Highway 50 in the Delavan inlet near the boat launch Monday, June 8. But on Tuesday afternoon, the project was […]
Delavan Town Board lowers liquor license fees
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan board approved dropping liquor license fees in response to a request by Chris Marsicano, owner of the Village Supper Club. Marsicano wrote a letter to the board asking for the reductions and spoke during public comments at the May 19 meeting. […]