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)
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News from the Delavan area
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 […]
Families displaced fire
Three families were displaced following a fire in several walls and the attic of an apartment building at 111 N. Terrace St. in Delavan early in the morning Dec. 16. The Delavan Fire Department with assistance from the Town of Delavan and Darien responded to the blaze at roughly […]
D-DHS wins Hunt Off Hunger campaign
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delavan-Darien High School, despite being the smallest of the three schools competing, won the first annual Hunt Off Hunger campaign that ended on Nov. 30. D-DHS competed against Elkhorn Area and Lake Geneva Badger high schools throughout the month of November to see which school […]
Village approves Highway 14 project costs
Board agrees to pay for engineering and provide maintenance of basins By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Village of Darien board approved two measures related to the planned reconstruction of Highway 14 through the village in the years 2022 or 2024 at its meeting Monday night. The project is officially […]
Meijer receives final approval from City of Delavan
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The planned Meijer store in the City of Delavan received its final approval on Dec. 4 from the Common Council. At a special meeting, the council approved several agreements with the company paving the way for the company to close on the property it intends […]
Public information meeting on Highway X slated
The Walworth County Public Works Department is planning a highway improvement project for County Highway X between the Rock County line and the south Delavan City limits, skipping the Village of Darien limits and the Interstate 43 interchange. A public information meeting will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., […]
Orchestra holds annual concert at Calvary
DDHS string choir greets guests in the church lobby By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Nov. 3, Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra volunteer musicians from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, including Delavan, performed in a concert at Calvary Community Church in Williams Bay. The concert included Hungarian Dance No. 6 by Johannes […]
Woman charged in meth cook at hotel to withdraw guilty plea
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A woman who pleaded guilty in a 2017 meth cook and has appeared in court twice to be sentenced is filing a motion to withdraw her plea. A status conference is scheduled for Dec. 27 for Melissa E. Kuen, 37, whose attorney told the court […]
