Olivarez also sentenced to 20 years extended supervision on reduced charge By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man pleaded guilty last week to stabbing and killing his cousin nearly two years ago and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Rafael Olivarez, 41, pleaded guilty April 25 to a reduced […]

Chris Fountain is no stranger to dealing with challenging situations. He has spent 27 years at Norris Junior and Senior High School, an alternative public school setting for at-risk students. The past six years, he has been the school’s principal and director of instruction. He has also been a volunteer […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Superintendent Robert Crist updated the Delavan-Darien School Board on April 11 on the progress that has been made in transitioning to the center-schools model by fall. Crist said almost all of the staff members who will move to a new school know where they will […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Multiple residents opposed paying for the installation of new curb and gutter along their street during an April 12 public hearing before the Delavan Common Council. City ordinance requires property owners to pay the full cost of new curb and gutter when they’re installed for […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board on Monday approved borrowing nearly $3 million to complete energy efficiency building projects at Phoenix Middle School, Turtle Creek Elementary School, the School Administration Center and Darien Elementary School. Most of the projects will be completed this summer. The board approved […]

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 19 for a Town of Delavan man who allegedly held his girlfriend and another man against their will and threatened to kill them. Blaec A. Miller, 30, was charged March 14 in Walworth County Circuit Court with kidnapping, false imprisonment, strangulation and suffocation […]

Warrant expected to be issued for arrest of Milwaukee man By Vicky Wedig Editor Users of social media identified a Milwaukee man suspected of holding up the Speedway station in Delavan last week. Police Chief Tim O’Neill said a man entered the store at 803 E. Geneva St. at about […]

Former Delavan House re-opens as Baymont Inn two year later than planned By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The former Delavan House Hotel in downtown Delavan, last open in 2004, re-opened for business as a Baymont Inn and Suites on March 21. “It has been a long time waiting,” Mayor Mel […]

By Vicky Wedig Editor A man in being charged in Darien Municipal Court with obstructing an investigation into a fire in Darien in 2013. Jamison Dickman, 42, is charged with obstruction in connection with the investigation into a fire at 214 N. Wisconsin St. in Darien on Nov. 23, 2013, […]

Necci touted as conservative for non-partisan seat By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer Partisanship, endorsements and the job performance of the district attorney have come in to play in the race for Walworth County Circuit Court judge. Vying for the seat to replace outgoing Judge James Carlson, who’s presided for 37 […]