Officials remain tight lipped, citing privacy laws By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A 20-year city utility worker claims she endured six months of harassment from her supervisors before being fired last week. At a special meeting Nov. 3, the Delavan Common Council terminated the employment of utility billing clerk Patricia […]

Army veteran claims Delavan man’s assertions are bogus By Vicky Wedig Editor Claiming to be a veteran when one is not is disrespectful and insulting to soldiers who have actually served their country. That is the premise of the Stolen Valor Act and the claim of a Colorado veteran who […]

Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Seven people attended the final informational meeting Monday before Tuesday’s election that will include a referendum for $1.25 million in operating costs for the Delavan-Darien School District for the next three years. Superintendent Robert Crist and Coordinator of School and Community Relations Mike Heine answered questions […]

Jeffrey S. Bonsall, 45, of Delavan, was killed this morning when the vehicle he was a passenger in crashed into a tree on Highway 36 in Lyons. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, a report of a one-vehicle crash came in at about 9:30 a.m. […]

1968 grad is among 20 honored for sports, service By Vicky Wedig Editor A Wisconsin School for the Deaf graduate who was a victim of and helped expose sexual abuse by an Archdiocese of Milwaukee priest was among 20 people inducted into WSD’s Hall of Fame on Saturday. Arthur Douglas […]

65 students listed as homeless By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Sixty-five students in the Delavan-Darien School District are listed as homeless according to an internal database the district keeps. That number is up from 50 homeless students last year, Sara Halberg, the district’s director of student services and special education, […]

Above: Some of the pumpkins carved by Kyle Ehr, of Delavan, are displayed at Pearce’s farm stand in the Town of Walworth on Saturday. At left: Ehr carves a pumpkin at Pearce’s. Ehr has been carving pumpkins at the farm stand at Highway 67 and North Walworth Road for three […]

By Vicky Wedig Editor Fire destroyed a detached garage and damaged three adjacent buildings Saturday. Delavan police received numerous 911 calls of a one-car unattached garage fully engulfed in flames at 4:32 p.m., said police and fire Chief Tim O’Neill. The garage at 123 Harrison St. is a complete loss, […]

District: Testing time could infringe on learning, field trips By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delavan-Darien’s curriculum director likened implementing the combination of new testing requirements and a new teacher effectiveness program to building the Transcontinental Railroad in two weeks. “We are living on the edge to meet deadlines and still […]

Owner faces federal drug charges By Vicky Wedig Editor The Smoke Shop in Delavan closed last month, and its former owner is expected to be charged with federal drug offenses. David S. Yarmo, 47, of Delavan, was charged in April in Walworth County Circuit Court with four felony and two […]