Chicago group to celebrate 25 years with performance at Immanuel Lutheran By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer When Mark McAuliffe’s girlfriend threw him a 50th birthday party at their church with his grade-school friends on the guest list, he knew he wanted her to be his wife. “That day, I decided […]

By Vicky Wedig Seventy-two voters decided Tuesday to allow the Delavan-Darien School District to levy an additional $1.25 in taxes for the next two years. In Tuesday’s primary election, a referendum to allow the district to generate additional revenue was the only item on the ballot in Delavan. The vote […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Historic Allyn Mansion at 511 E. Walworth Ave. in downtown Delavan will re-open for business as a luxury bed and breakfast April 2 under new ownership. Randy Bangs, who owns and operates the Pleasant Street Bed and Breakfast in Oconomowoc, will open the B&B. […]

School head retires for health reasons In 2 1/2 years since retiring as principal of Beloit Turner High School, Mike Kolff and his wife have visited Africa, Costa Rica, China and Iceland. He’s now coming back to a place he called home for three years — Delavan-Darien High School. At […]

Man, dog hurt in Jan. 20 incident By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man suspected of being under the influence of prescription drugs was arrested Jan. 20 after a two-car crash that injured himself and a dog in another vehicle. Kyle J. Kordosky, 28, was arrested for abuse of a […]

Off-duty officer tackles man along Highway 50 when he reaches in waistband for inhaler By Vicky Wedig Editor An Illinois man ran from Delavan police after he was allegedly spotted trying to steal a computer from Walmart, and was tackled by an off-duty police officer along Highway 50 after reaching […]

Long-time owner to retire By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Dousman Transport of Delavan is in the process of being sold to Landmark Student Transportation of Aurora, Ontario, Canada. The sale is expected to be final by the end of January. “After 42 years with Dousman Transport, 26 as owner, I […]

Whitewater’s Home Lumber takes over business By Vicky Wedig Editor After 144 years in the Delavan area, Barker Lumber is no more. But the business will continue to operate as a lumber yard. Owners Ron and Shirley Kastein sold Barker Lumber to the Hale family, of Home Lumber in Whitewater. […]

Historical Society stores bound volumes of Delavan Enterprise, Republican By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Southern Lakes Newspapers has put bound copies of the Delavan Enterprise and Delavan Republican on permanent loan with the Delavan Historical Society at 240 S. Seventh St. The Historical Society took possession of the collection Oct. […]