After being charged last week in the double homicide of Gina and Emerson Weingart, Thomas Routt Jr. was in court Feb. 20. Routt voluntarily waved the right to a preliminary hearing through his attorney Russell Jones, and will have an arraignment hearing March 8 at 1:15 p.m. in room 3045 […]
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Town of Delavan to explore shared services
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Town of Delavan Board approved sending a letter to neighboring municipalities on Jan. 23 soliciting input on shared services for fire and rescue. There was some question as to the responses the letter might generate considering the county is planning on studying shared […]
Village of Darien searching for new admin
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Village of Darien is in need of a new Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer. The board received an update about the hiring process from the current Administrator, Lindsey Peterson, on Monday evening. Peterson has been with the village for three years and is leaving to become the […]
Town considering EMS shared services
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Town of Delavan board approved a resolution designating three officials as primary EMS shared services contacts for the town on Dec. 19. The board also voiced support for a county-wide fore/EMS study regarding potential shared services. Supervisor Bill Thummel said the town will be […]
Top headlines of 2023 in Walworth County
By Jennifer Eisenbart editor The year 2023 provided numerous challenges for the area, as well as both good news and sad deaths. Here are a selection of the top news stories of 2023 in Walworth County: New Sheriff After the retirement of Kurt Picknell in December of 2022, Dave […]
Darien amends policies
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Village of Darien board approved two policy changes on Dec. 18. One made some minor changes to the village’s electronic policy and the other amended the village’s financial policies. The changes to the electronic policy expanded the number of village staff members covered […]
Walworth to pull out of shared services agreement
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT Due to a failed referendum on April 4, the Village of Walworth will be pulling out of a shared services agreement with the Village and Town of Darien and the Village and Town of Sharon on Feb. 15, 2024. The Town of Walworth […]
District looks for new perspective on education
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien School Board heard a presentation on April 10 about how it could look at how it educates its students in a new way that might better serve them. The presentation was made by Scott Carr of CESA 7. DD Tech Administrator […]
Local referenda votes come up short
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR With most of the votes counted Tuesday evening, the unofficial call in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election appeared to be swinging in favor of Janet Protasiewicz. In Walworth County however, Protasiewicz garnered fewer votes than Daniel Kelly, who finished with 17,073 votes to his […]
Sorbie responds to accusations
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT Delavan-Darien Administrator Jill Sorbie was placed on paid non-disciplinary leave by the school board on Feb. 13. Sorbie reached out to the Enterprise on March 27 to address her situation. The board held a regular meeting and then a closed session on Feb. […]