The Rotary Club of Delavan Darien delivers Meals on Wheels whenever there is a fifth week in a month. That means the club’s volunteer delivery schedule last month occurred during the Safer-at-Home orders. They came up with a way to make the delivery fun while abiding by social distancing guidelines […]

Turkey dinner giveaway in Delavan turns into so much more Sometimes it’s the simple ideas that grow into the biggest events and that’s precisely what happened in Delavan early last week. Rafael Hernandez wanted to find a way to help people during this trying time. “We are experiencing very challenging […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School District hit the ground running when COVID-19 shuttered schools across Wisconsin and continues to move forward in educating and providing food for its students. Administrator Jill Sorbie surveyed the landscape ahead of Governor Tony Evers closing schools and prepared the district for […]

Pastors Robert Rickman (next to the vehicle) and Timothy Ritter provide drive through Communion service on Easter morning outside of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church With School in Delavan. (Mike Hoey photo)

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A fire at Strategic Materials on Hobbs Dr. in the early morning hours of March 31 led to an abatement notice from the city closing the business and declaring it to be unfit for human habitation until several conditions are met. In a press release […]

Delavan business has been ‘problematic’ fire chief says By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A recent fire at Strategic Materials in Delavan has led to an abatement notice from the city closing the business and declaring it to be unfit for human habitation until several conditions are met. “The city is […]

The Dementia Friendly Community Initiative of Walworth County recently announced the Town of Delavan Police Department has been awarded the Purple Angel for completing the training program for first responders. The training is an extensive course on how best to interact with those individuals with Alzheimer’s as well as their […]

Couple has made and donated 500 masks thus far By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer A few weeks ago, Kim Marden saw a piece on Good Morning, America about a shortage and need for facemasks due to the ever-growing Coronavirus pandemic. That day, she and her husband, Mike, began making masks. […]

      In a show of solidarity, fire departments and rescue personnel across the nation opened up their doors and turned on vehicle lights including the City of Delavan Fire Department. The event, which took place the evening of March 25, was to show residents that emergency personnel are ready at […]