By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Town Board last week approved sharing the cost of a $137,699 ambulance with the Town of Delavan Rescue Squad after denying the purchase last month. On Nov. 20, a motion to buy the vehicle for the Rescue Squad failed when no one seconded […]

By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Common Council voted unanimously last week not to fill the vacancy created on the council when former alderman Dave Kilkenny resigned Nov. 12. The council had voted Nov. 20 to advertise the vacancy, and then listen to interested candidates and potentially fill the […]

By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Delavan Common Council intended to send a message to the Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage District by not approving its rate increases but realized the move would drain the city water utility’s fund balance. Every member of the council opposed WalCoMet’s rate hike set to […]

Defense: Alcoholism, death, sexual assault, mental illness in family create ‘perfect storm’ for officer By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT At a hearing Monday, the Town of Delavan Police and Fire Commission heard about the troubled life of a township police officer accused of misconduct in office and the Police Department’s claim […]

Last fatality on lake was in 2002   By Vicky Wedig SLN STAFF If it weren’t for three off-duty lifeguards, Delbert Burrious believes he would have been the first fatality on Delavan Lake in 10 years. “I would have drowned,” said Burrious, 63, of Lake Geneva. Burrious and his then-girlfriend […]

By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The village and town of Darien boards met jointly Dec. 5 to discuss potential sites for a new fire and emergency medical services station. The Town Board authorized paying $7,500 for its share of design and engineering costs related to selecting a site contingent on […]

By Michael S. Hoey SLN Staff The Delavan Common Council approved its 2013 budget at a special meeting Nov. 20. The budget was unchanged from the one presented during a public hearing the week before. The tax levy was set at $5.3 million, and the mill rate was set at […]

By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff For the first time in 2013, motorists involved in accidents in the town or village of Darien will be charged for services from the Darien Fire Department. Charging for fire runs is expected to generate an additional $10,150 in revenue for the fire department next […]