Man faces drug, animal cruelty charges By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man faces drug and animal cruelty charges after police found “deplorable” conditions when they executed a search warrant at his Lawson School Road home last week. Elkhorn police executed a search warrant for a drug case at 501 […]

The Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services will take applications for the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program on April 22 in Delavan and on April 27 in Whitewater. Residents who are eligible based on their incomes – 60 percent of the state median income – can apply between […]

A spaghetti dinner will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the Activity Center at the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn to benefit the Walworth County 4-H out-of-state exchange program. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children 6 to 12 years old and free for children 5 […]

The 15th annual faculty and staff vs. seniors and alumni charity basketball games will take place in the Delavan-Darien High School main gym Friday. Proceeds for the event are donated to the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Fund. The women’s game starts at 5:30 p.m. and the men tip off […]

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Southeast Region will have a public involvement meeting to discuss proposed improvements to Highway 12 in Walworth County. The meeting will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the training room at the Walworth County Public Works Department, W4097 County Road NN, Elkhorn. The […]

Judge contests top Tuesday’s vote Delavan area voters won’t find any local races among the county and state competitions on the ballot in Tuesday’s spring election. The race with the most significance locally is for the Walworth County Circuit Court Branch 3 judge seat currently held by Kristine Drettwan, a […]

Girl born with heart defect pursues cardiology By Dave Fidlin Correspondent MiKayla Person believes in miracles. After four heart surgeries and a serious birth defect that could have claimed her life, the 14-year-old Delavan student has a perspective on life that points to the age-old notion of living each day […]

Area departments to participate in Fight for Air Climb in Milwaukee on Saturday By Vicky Wedig Editor Firefighter Frank Taylor figures climbing 94 flights of stairs carrying 70 pounds of equipment is like child birth – after the memory of the pain fades, one is willing to do it again. […]