By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Village of Darien board approved amending its ordinance regulating outside storage of things like recreational vehicles in the village last week. The board originally approved an ordinance regulating junked and recreational vehicles in May in response to resident complaints. The updated ordinance approved July […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council approved awarding Batterman/Angus Young the contract to design and engineer proposed improvements to Tower Park in downtown last week. No timeline for implementing the improvements was discussed. The city adopted a comprehensive parks improvement plan in late 2017 for Tower and […]

It was the 40-year celebration of the annual event Wisconsin School for the Deaf basketball coaches and student-athletes recently traveled to take part in a special camp. The group, from the Deaf school in Delavan, went to Dectaur, GA to celebrate 40 years of Mike Glenn’s All-Star Basketball Camp for […]

By Troy Sparks Correspondent The gardens at Kathleen Renowden’s corner house on King Street in Delavan are filled with blossoming pollinator plants, some of which are nearly as tall as cornstalks. Renowden, an eight-year Delavan resident, created her garden on a 140 by 65-foot lot near Delavan Lake. The pollinator […]

The Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Center, East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce, Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce, Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce, and VISIT Lake Geneva are co-hosting this season’s Multi-Chamber Business After Hours at Geneva Supply Inc. from 5 […]

Phoenix Middle School’s auditorium and a project of converting a computer lab/teacher workroom into a robotics lab were recently completed. Susan Anderson, District Library Media Specialist and 5th/6th Grade Robotics teacher, stands in the lab. See more photos in the July 18 Delavan Enterprise. (Mike Hoey photo)

The Wisconsin Trauma Care System recognized Beloit Health System for its exceptional timeliness of 2018 submissions to the Wisconsin Trauma Registry. Beloit Health is one of six facilities recognized in the silver category. “Timely submission of this data provides your trauma program with powerful data in support of improving care […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board decided not to video record or live stream its meetings on Monday night. The overall cost versus the expected low usage of the service was the deciding factor for the board. The issue came up during the June board meeting in […]

At the July 4 parade in Delavan, members of the Delavan-Darien Dolphins swim team keep onlookers cool with sprays of water. Following the parade downtown, the celebration continued at Phoenix Park with a reenactment and live music. See more photos in the July 11 Delavan Enterprise. (Dave Dresdow photo)

At the Delavan Fire Department’s annual pancake breakfast fundraiser, held the morning of July 4 at the firehouse, Jaime and Rick Burns and their kids, Ben, 8, Sam, 6, and Luke, 4, and Mark Hecht, of Algonquin, Ill., start the day with a meal out supporting local emergency personnel. See […]