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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
News from the Delavan area
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Paul Ryan visits Delavan Enterprise to kick off season By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and two of his staff members visited the Delavan Enterprise, 1102 Ann St., on Monday to kick off the First District mobile office’s summer stops. The mobile office, which provides […]
By Jean Matheson Correspondent After a tearful teenage girl testified about sexual trysts with her basketball coach in his Delavan apartment, she heard the judge sentence the man to 10 years in prison. Shane S. McKinley, 28, had pleaded guilty in March to repeated sexual assault of a child, an […]
Elkhorn couple plans Tough-Mudder style run to raise money for research By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Team Lodahl – a group of Delavan-Darien High School students, parents, teachers and coaches – is the largest registered for the first Cancer Assault Challenge. The Cancer Assault Challenge is set for May 19 […]
Group ready to open at Phoenix Middle School in October By Vicky Wedig Editor The Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County confirmed May 2 that it will locate at Phoenix Middle School. “We’re very excited,” said Judy Mueller, chairman of the Boys & Girls Club’s advisory committee. The organization […]
