By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Employees at Delavan law firm Thorpe & Christian delivered 35 boxes that contained Thanksgiving food to families in Delavan, Darien and Elkhorn last week. The firm spent more than two months planning and then distributing boxes of food and other items to local families in […]
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Light the lights
Delavan’s Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis watches with Santa as the Christmas tree in Tower Park is lit Nov. 29 for the first time this year. (Photo by Michael Hall)
County program aims to prevent drunken drivers from re-offending
OWI court marks two years, 18 graduates By Vicky Wedig Staff writer After Joseph Pugh got his second drunken driving ticket in 2002, he no longer drank and drove. “I did my drinking at home,” said the 45-year-old Lake Geneva man. But, on a day in May 2012, Pugh “got […]
Milwaukee school to offer Mexican dance class at D-DHS
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The owner of the Dance Academy of Mexico in Milwaukee plans to offer a traditional Mexican dance class at Delavan-Darien High School on Saturdays from Jan. 11 to May 3. Marina Croft, who brings students to Delavan for Hispanic Heritage Days in September, presented a […]
City to hire marketing firm to boost tourism
By Vicky Wedig Editor The City of Delavan plans to hire a marketing firm to consolidate the advertising of local organizations in statewide publications. City Administrator Denise Pieroni said the city hopes to be able to buy fewer, larger ads that represent all of its tourism entities rather than more, […]
Proposed 2014 budget reduces debt
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council was expected Tuesday to approve a 2014 budget that reduces the city’s debt without increasing its tax levy. The Common Council had a public hearing on the budget and $5.34 million tax levy Nov. 12. The budget was set to be […]
Leg up on Christmas
Above: Carol Weber (left), of Janesville, looks at items pointed out by Liz Anne Hall, of Genoa City, during Delavan-Darien High School’s annual craft fair Sunday. Weber said she always attends the annual fair. Hall has natural products in her booth and has been selling them for about eight months. […]
Foundation’s Taste at the Lake fundraiser is Friday
The Delavan-Darien School District Foundation is inviting community members to a fundraising event at the Delavan Lake Yacht Club that will benefit its scholarship programs. The event, “Taste at the Lake,” features signature appetizers and beverages from local establishments including Greenie’s Clubhouse at Delbrook Golf Course, Brick Street Market, Brown […]
Section of Highway 14 to close for utility work
A portion of Highway 14 between the villages of Walworth and Darien will be closed Nov. 7 to 17 to accommodate utility work, according to state transportation officials. The section of Highway 14 between county roads O and K is scheduled to close Thursday to allow crews to work on […]
Improvements to sewer system under way
By Vicky Wedig Editor The Delavan Lake Sanitary District is in the midst of repairs and updates intended to improve the efficiency of its sanitary sewer system. There’s a lot of projects that we can’t procrastinate any longer,” said DLSD Administrator James DeLuca. Dam repair The Sanitary District is […]
