J.J. DeWitt (blue shirt), Sierra Perkins (green), Korah Perkins (pink), and Oliver Chapman (behind Sierra Perkins) watch as their grandfather and uncle, assistant Delavan fire chief Robert Chapman (far right) and engineer Cameron Cogar (far left) lower the fire engines ladder at the end of the event. (Michael S. Hoey […]
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News from the Delavan area
Village waits on revaluation
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Darien Village Board agreed Monday to wait until 2017 to enter into an agreement with Accurate Appraisal for a revaluation of village property. As the board considered authorizing a revaluation in 2016, board President Kurt Zipp said the village has a lot of moving […]
Scarecrow Fest 2015
August Reddy, 5, of Delavan, stand in front of the scarecrow “Mr. Big” at Third Street and Walworth Avenue in downtown Delavan during Scarecrow Fest on Saturday. (Vicky Wedig photo)
District to investigate year-round and center-school options
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board authorized Superintendent Robert Crist to investigate two options that could save the district money or provide better educational opportunities to students. Crist said he is bringing up the idea of year-round school, knowing it could be controversial, as a way to […]
Former trustee dies in car crash
By Vicky Wedig Editor A former Darien Village Board trustee was killed Tuesday in a two-car crash in the Town of Darien. Craig McCue, 61, of Darien, died at a local trauma center after a crash at about 8:25 a.m. Tuesday at S&D Townline and Salt Box roads. When Walworth […]
Breast cancer is not all the same
East Troy native aims to education people about illness that afflicted her mother By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer East Troy native Shanra Kehl wants people to understand the type of cancer their loved ones have and gain the knowledge to research potential treatments. Four months after the death of her […]
Delavan woman receives six months for theft
Three months work release allowed, woman to pay back more than $60,000 in restitution By Kellen Olshefski Editor A Delavan woman found guilty of theft from Elkhorn Collision Center was sentenced to six months in the Walworth County Jail Sept. 3 and ordered to pay back her former employer the […]
Hot Cob in the City
The 55th annual Cornfest begins today For the 55th year, Darien is hosting its annual Cornfest celebration Sept. 11-13 in Darien West Park, at the intersection of Highway 14 and North Road at 335 W. Madison St. Cornfest is sponsored by American Legion Post 450, the Darien Fire Department, Darien […]
School tax levy, mill rate to increase
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board approved a preliminary budget for 2015-16 that includes a tax levy of $15.7 million and a mill rate of $9.85 per $1,000 of equalized property value. The tax levy is up from $15.1 million during the 2014-15 school year and the […]
Under the big top
Aerialist Amanda Valencia suspends herself upside down from a fishing net during the Carson and Barnes circus Sunday at the Lake Lawn Resort airport. (Michael Hall photo)
