By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Four of Whitewater’s seven seats on the Common Council are up for grabs in this spring’s general election, and all of the candidates are familiar with running for office at the municipal level. The city’s council positions run for two years. During even-numbered years, aldermanic districts […]

James Carlson to retire in July after 36 years on the bench By Vicky Wedig Editor In 36 years on the bench, a few cases stand out in Judge James Carlson’s mind – his first murder case, the trial of a priest and the drunken driving homicide of two girls. […]

By Vicky Wedig Editor A City of Delavan police lieutenant has been accused of beating and strangling a woman at his home Dec. 19. Lt. Todd Wiese was arrested later that day, booked and subsequently released from the Waukesha County Jail, according to a news release issued jointly Dec. 23 […]

      Delavan firefighters stand by Monday afternoon as emergency crews assess the damage caused by the toppling of the canopy at the Citgo gas station on Highway 11 at Wright Street in Delavan. A witness said at least one car was damaged with its front end crushed under the canopy. […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan will add a new wood pier at Community Park for the coming summer. The cost of the pier is estimated to be $24,786, $24,000 of which will be covered by unallocated funds from the 2015 budget. Supervisor Chris Marsicano said the […]

Area residents asked for information about Wright-designed home and its first owner By Vicky Wedig Editor An area author is leaving no stone unturned to learn as much about the original resident of Penwern, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed estate on Delavan Lake, before putting to bed a book about the […]

      Santa, played by Bob Ryan, hands out candy to children in Tower Park on Friday after the lighting of the Christmas tree in the park. Alderman Ryan Schroeder address the crowd Friday in the absence of Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis, who is recovering from surgery. Schroeder said Friday […]

By Vicky Wedig Editor Combustible structures that hold together a stone fireplace at Lake Lawn Resort caught fire Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to the resort at 11:10 Saturday morning for fire “where there shouldn’t have been” in the gas fireplace, said Delavan police and fire Chief Tim O’Neill. The […]

Average homeowner will pay about $90 more By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council approved a 2016 city budget Nov. 17 that includes a 2.4 percent increase in the tax levy and an increase in the mill rate of 4.04 percent. Alderman Bruce DeWitt said the tax levy […]