By Vicky Wedig Editor The town and village of Darien are considering a site in the Darien industrial park for their new fire station and rescue squad building. The municipalities were considering a village-owned lot in front of West Park on Madison Street near the existing fire station. The new […]
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Village to build path around West Park
By Vicky Wedig Editor The Village of Darien expects to learn Friday how much it will cost to install a walking path around West Park. The village requested proposals from companies to create a nearly mile-long crushed-limestone path around the park and plans to open bids for the project Friday, […]
Firm to help city implement plan for downtown
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council approved a proposal Aug. 13 from Vandewalle and Associates for up to $12,000 to help implement the downtown strategic plan that the council approved in May. Alderman Bruce DeWitt said he voted against the plan in May because he had some […]
Circus-themed logo chosen for Walldog event
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The logo for the 2015 Walldog art event was revealed at a ceremony in front of Delavan City Hall on Thursday. The Walldog committee whittled the choices down to two and the public was allowed to vote on the final selection. The logo that was […]
School district reports progress on math scores
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delavan-Darien School District fifth-graders scored average and one step away from above average on standardized testing conducted last year, according to Director of Instruction Cora Rund. Rund presented the findings to the Delavan-Darien School board Monday. Rund said the fifth-grade students and students from lower […]
Lake Lawn battles oak wilt disease
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Lake Lawn Resort is fighting a threat to what it considers one of its property’s largest physical assets – its stately oak trees. Oak trees on the property have contracted oak wilt disease – a vascular fungal disease common among certain types of oak trees […]
Civil War veterans’ lives to be highlighted
Members of the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War will reprise their roles as widows of Civil War veterans at the Delavan Historical Society’s program Thursday. Originally presented at Spring Grove Cemetery during Heritage Fest, five re-enactors from the Mary Lee Chesbro Tent No. 23 will talk […]
Delavan Daze to feature car show, concerts
Delavan Daze will take place in downtown Delavan on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event will feature live music, art, crafts, store sales, flea market, library book sale, chalk walk, food and a car show. The Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will have its Business Man’s Lunch on Friday […]
Boys and Girls Club hires director
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Boys and Girls Club of Walworth County took another step toward opening its first club by hiring Karin Slayton as the unit director for its Delavan site. Slayton started in her position July 15. The Boys and Girls Club of Walworth County will begin […]
