By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board voted unanimously to remove the interim designation for District Administrator Jill Sorbie early last week. Sorbie had served as interim administrator since the district parted ways with former Superintendent Robert Crist last June. Sorbie was the district’s Director of Curriculum and […]
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Judge to appoint attorney for murder suspect
Man called police and waited to be arrested for stabbing wife Late last week a judge instructed the court to appoint an attorney for a Delavan man accused of stabbing his wife to death Jan. 6. The man, Robert J. Scott, 56, was formally charged last week with first-degree intentional […]
Bartender gets two years for selling cocaine
By Vicky Wedig Correspondent An East Troy woman was sentenced to two years in prison and four years extended supervision for selling cocaine at the Vegas Club in the Town of Darien. April A. Esquivel, 37, pleaded guilty Oct. 2 to three counts of manufacturing or delivering cocaine. Three additional […]
One injured in Darien house fire
A single-family home on the 200 block of Fremont Street in Darien caught fire at about 11:40 p.m. Jan. 5. The home’s occupant needed medical attention, according to a press release from Darien Fire Chief Justin Schuenke. The extent of the injury suffered by the home’s occupant in the fire […]
‘I just murdered my wife’
Delavan man called police and waited to be arrested for stabbing wife A Delavan man accused of stabbing his wife to death Sunday told a police dispatcher, “I just murdered my wife,” and “I’ll be waiting in the driveway. I won’t be any problem. I’ll be unarmed,” according to a […]
Man gets 16 years for assault, child porn
A jury found a Delavan man guilty of two sexual offenses against him in September, and the man pleaded guilty to three other sexual offenses Dec. 12. Hector Perez, 40, was sentenced Nov. 16 to eight years in prison and 10 years extended supervision on each of two charges of […]
Delavan Council approves IGA with Darien
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Darien regarding building inspections and fees on Dec. 18. The city and village had an agreement in place until the city’s building inspector Fred Walling left for another job in 2017. The village […]
Celebrating Christmas
At the annual Christmas Day Dinner at the American Legion in Delavan on Dec. 25, Richard Deschner and Luke Deschner cheer spending the holiday together with Tom and Jerry drinks. See more photos in the Jan. 3 Delavan Enterprise. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Town looks to move forward with fire station
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan board discussed taking the next step toward construction of a new fire station on Dec. 18. An advisory referendum passed in November supported borrowing up to $4 million over 15 years to replace Fire Station No. 1. Administrator John Olson said […]
Longtime city clerk retiring in early January
Sue Kitzman and her cookies will be missed, coworkers say By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Sue Kitzman is retiring as City of Delavan clerk on Jan. 11. The Common Council appointed her replacement on Dec. 18 and Andrea White will tale over the position on Jan. 12. “Sue has been […]