By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Darien Village Board on May 20 approved interim financing of $1.47 million to build a new Village Hall. The village was awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture loan to cover the costs of building the hall. But, Administrator Diana Dykstra said interim financing is […]
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News from the Delavan area
High school ropes course will be open to public Sunday
Delavan-Darien High School’s 40-foot-high ropes adventure course will be open to the public to use at no cost from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. The course is near the entrance of the D-DHS soccer complex behind Borg Memorial Stadium, 150 Cummings St. Parents must accompany any children younger than 18 […]
Car crashes through fence at Lake Lawn after pursuit
Police: Driver was experiencing medical emergency A 65-year-old Elkhorn man experiencing a medical emergency crashed the vehicle he was driving through a fence at Lake Lawn Resort and struck a tree last week. Town of Delavan police began pursuing the man’s vehicle after receiving reports that he was driving recklessly […]
Delavan Celebrates Memorial Day
Town of Delavan resident Nancy Coglianese explains the significance of the soldier statue, which was placed in Community Park last week and dedicated at Monday’s Memorial Day observance. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Lodahl speaks at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at Spring Grove Cemetery. Lodahl […]
Alice in Delavan
State’s dairyland ambassador makes Walworth County stops before reign ends By Vicky Wedig Editor Wisconsin’s 65th Alice in Dairyland made stops in Delavan on Friday as she winds down her reign as the state’s dairy industry promoter. Rochelle Ripp, of Lodi, began her Walworth County tour Friday with a radio […]
Town Board denies health buoy on lake
Residents oppose device because of aesthetics, potential boating hazard By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Town last week denied placing a public health buoy on Delavan Lake. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor Todd Miller proposed placing a water quality monitoring research buoy on Delavan Lake at no cost to the […]
Recycling center to occupy former Stock Lumber property
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council on May 14 unanimously approved an amendment to its zoning ordinance and three conditional use permits that will allow HVD Recycling LLC to open a metal recycling center at the former Stock Lumber truss plant property at 1835 and 1849 Hobbs […]
Spring Grove gets spring cleaning
Student volunteers clean up cemetery By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff About 50 fifth- through eighth-graders from St. Andrew Parish School gathered at Spring Grove Cemetery on Friday to sweep, dig, spray and plant. The students did spring cleaning at the cemetery – swept the floor and wiped down the […]
Plan for downtown calls for senior apartments, access to Lake Comus
Council approves strategies to attract business to downtown, connect with Hispanic residents By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Capitalizing on the retail draw of the big box stores east of Interstate 43, building senior apartments and creating access to Lake Comus are among the recommendations in a strategic plan for Delavan’s […]
District takes another step toward one-to-one technology
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien School Board on Monday approved borrowing up to $725,000 to fund technological devices such as laptop computers or tablets for every student. Superintendent Robert Crist in November proposed providing all students in the district with a […]
