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 […]

By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison and 15 years extended supervision for shooting a man in the leg outside a Delavan bar in June. The family of Tyler Montour, 25, pleaded for a lighter sentence, saying Montour was protecting himself and […]

Couple and six kids anxious to ‘go home and put this behind us’ By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan family displaced by a house fire Oct. 17 remained at a local hotel Monday and is anxious to get back home. Amber (Square) Kroncke and Roy Durham and five of their […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Town Board appointed board Chairman Ryan Simons, supervisors Larry Malsch and Chris Marsicano and resident Mike Grover to an ad hoc Community Park Building committee on Oct. 20. Simons said he is still talking with a potential fifth candidate. Simons said the meetings […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Darien Village Board reviewed its proposed budget for 2016 on Oct. 19. A public hearing will be included on the agenda of the Nov. 9 regular board meeting, which will be held one week earlier than usual. The board might then take action on […]

By Vicky Wedig Editor Seven family members escaped a fire that started on the deck of their Geneva Street home at about midnight Saturday. Resident Roy K. Durham, 36, noticed flames on the deck of the home at 412 E. Geneva St. and dialed 911 as he began carrying five […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delavan-Darien School District staff presented the school board Monday with test results that showed some groups of students scoring above average and others below. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Deborah Erdmann and Director of Pupil Services and Special Education Sara Halberg made the presentation. The […]