Board supervisors will get their first peek at Walworth County Administrator Dave Bretl’s 2014 budget when he presents a first draft at a committee of the whole workshop at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5. The Public Works Committee will hear capital improvement project appeals to the budget at 3:30 p.m. […]

Wisconsin consumers should be on the alert for phone calls from unscrupulous debt collectors, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions has warned. In many cases, the caller states he is attempting to serve a summons and if the consumer does not “act immediately,” he or she will be arrested. The […]

An Elkhorn-based recycling business, with plans to build an electronic recycling center in Whitewater, is setting its sights on building an out-of-state plant first. DP Electronic Recycling, 540 E. Centralia St., wants to create a recycling plant located in Whitewater’s Technology Park that would employ roughly 100 people. However, a […]

By Edwin Scherzer Correspondant  Living within a home’s four walls and roof can provide a sense of comfort. So doubling that number should add an extra sense of well-being, right? Occupants and historical preservationists of octagonal homes certainly think so. Born more than two centuries ago, octagonal design was pursued by […]

Family farms interested in hosting the 2016 Farm Technology Days in Walworth County may attend an informational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. in Room 214 of the Government Building, 100 W Walworth Street in Elkhorn. Potential host farm members will be able to ask questions of the […]

The 444th weekly Support Our Troops Rally will be held at 11 a.m. on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 2 at the Park Stage (near the Log Cabin) during the Walworth County Fair. Every Monday morning since Nov. 29, 2004, a rally has been held at the Government Center on the […]

Here’s a list of cooling centers in Walworth County, provided by the Walworth County Public Health Department. During the extended heat wave, people without air conditioning can spend time during the day–and in some cases, part of the evening–in these places to get some relief. Call for hours and more […]

Doris Reinke, president of the Walworth County Historical Society, has announced that space is being made available in Heritage Hall, across Washington Street from Webster House to display military memorabilia from World War I through the current wars and conflicts. Initially, a room with approximately 600 square feet of space […]

The Town of Lafayette has been added to the list of communities where the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has confirmed the presence of Emerald Ash Borers. The insect was discovered in the Town of Lafayette on Aug. 1. Walworth County was previously under quarantine, and the […]