Black Point Estate and Gardens, the 1888 20-room Queen Anne Style summer cottage of Chicago beer baron, Conrad Seipp officially opened over the weekend. “This will be the estates’ 131st summer season,” said David Desimone, director of Black Point Estate and Gardens for the Wisconsin Historical Society. “We have a […]

The Badger High School FFA greenhouse is ready to open for the spring planting season. The greenhouse opened to the public Friday. On Saturdays May 4, 11 and 18, the greenhouse is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beginning Monday, May 6, the greenhouse is open weekdays after school […]

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is notifying motorists of upcoming overnight closures along westbound Highway 12 near Lake Geneva in Walworth County. Next week, maintenance crews will finalize repainting a bridge girder on the structure carrying Sheridan Springs Road over Highway 12 westbound. Both lanes of Highway 12 westbound will […]

By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The hotel under construction along Highway 12 in Lake Geneva will be a Marriott Fairfield Inn. The four-story hotel will have 92 rooms and is expected to open in late summer or early fall. “They’re very close to their projected timeline, the (winter) weather did […]

Dodge tall buildings and escape from a cat. Compete in JeopBirdy and Bird Bingo. Look through a spotting scope, learn how to use binoculars and go on a 10-minute bird walk. Make a model bird and join the Flock. These are just some of the more than 20 activities in […]

Nearly 13,000 Walworth County residents, or 12.8%, live in poverty every day according to the 2008-2012 American Community Survey, which can be found at apl.wisc.edu/resources. Many more have incomes above the poverty line, but their incomes are still low enough to qualify for programs like Food Stamps and Medicaid. The […]

The Badger Forensics team traveled to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to compete in the Wisconsin High School Forensic Association state forensics festival April 12. The team earned six gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals. In addition, Badger seniors Jessie Smith and Bella Peetz received four-year medallions. […]

The Geneva Lakes Family YMCA will be joining millions in observing Parkinson’s Awareness Month during the month of April. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative movement disorder, which can cause deterioration of motor skills, balance, speech and sensory function. The Lake Geneva YMCA will join with 775 other locations worldwide in […]

More than 100 people attended the Mars Resort book signing for Kenneth Linde’s “Waldwick” and “Little Spirit” drawing people from as far away as suburban Chicago and many new visitors to the resort. “Customers had a great time, got to meet and greet the author and helped raise money for […]

A Lake Geneva woman, along with a man from Lake Villa, were each charged for their roles in the armed robberies of two Antioch restaurants last week. Delores R. Hillary, 21, of Lake Geneva, is accused of robbing Taco Bell on March 17 along with attempting to rob Culver’s on […]