Incoming Delavan-Darien Rotary Club President Denise Pieroni presents a past president’s pin to outgoing president Barb Bauer on June 25 aboard a Lake Lawn boat on Delavan Lake during the “changing-of-the-guard” event. (Submitted photo)

      Darien Corn Fest Committee members Deb Shinkus, Greg Epping, Greg Nichols, Ron Bigelow, Barb Huber, Kathy Vance, Doris Maize, Kathy Boss, Pattie Keyzer and Jane Koehl stand in front of one of the new scoreboards the committee purchased and donated to West Park. Three new LED digital protection screen […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien school board is considering its options in asking for a new referendum in November and wants input from the public. A survey was sent home to district parents July 2 and is available to residents without children in the district on the district […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Town Board designated Purcell’s Towing and Recovery LLC in the City of Delavan to be the township’s preferred provider of towing and vehicle storage services on June 19. Supervisor Larry Malsch said a discussion was had with Purcell’s when the town received a […]

      Performers welcome the crowd with an opening performance at the Carson and Barnes Circus June 23 at Lake Lawn Airport. (Madeleine Freitag photo)

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The village and towns of Darien do not agree on what should be done about the odor issue that has plagued both entities for years. The town wants to give the two businesses most think are responsible for the odor more time to correct the […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Three area legislators sent a joint response to the Delavan-Darien School District dated May 23 in reply to a letter the district sent to them on May 4. The legislators were State Sen. Steve Nass and State Reps. Amy Loudenbeck and Tyler August. A copy […]

Funds raised benefit home for girls in Haiti By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The 2018 Avery Step You Take 5K walk and run and 1.5-mile walk and run took place June 15 at Delavan Christian School. One-hundred participants ran or walked in the event, which included a display table with posters […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A failed attempt to pass a referendum April 3 for operating expenses and to upgrade facilities at the high school has cost the Delavan-Darien School District another administrator. The resignation of director of special education and pupil services Sara Halberg was announced on June 11. […]

Village looks to reclaim building, research opening own district By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board voted to close Darien Elementary School at a special meeting April 23 as a consequence of the failure of a referendum April 3. That action has caused the Village of Darien to […]