Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad St., Lake Geneva, will host its seventh annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. Holy Communion enjoys honoring the holiday with a traditional feast of corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings, Irish soda bread and […]

Students from Star Center Elementary School, Eastview Elementary School and Lake Geneva Middle School participated in the district spelling bee Feb. 6. Left: Spelling bee winners included fourth-grader Liam Finley (from left), third place; sixth-grader Marques Henson, fourth place; eighth-grader Crete Slattery, first place; and fifth-grader Sophia Liontas, second place. […]

A Lake Geneva man pleaded not guilty during an arraignment Feb. 22 on charges of making meth. Joseph D. Gibson, 34, was charged Feb. 6 in Walworth County Circuit court with manufacturing or delivering methamphetamine and possession of waste from methamphetamine, both as a party to a crime. Tyler J. […]

Students from area schools will participate in a Wisconsin School Music Association sanctioned District Solo and Ensemble Music Festival at Lake Geneva Middle School on Saturday, March 2. During the festival, which is free and open to the public, students will perform vocal and instrumental solos, duets, trios and small […]

Joelle Rohner and Hayley Estacion stop by the Help Desk, staffed by Badger senior Christian Johnston, during Badger High School’s “My Life” event. “My Life” assigns high school juniors life situations as they pass through different stations that include buying a car, groceries, childcare services, insurance and more to learn […]

High school students earn industry certifications Badger High School recently announced eight students have earned industry certifications this academic year. The students and their certifications include: Zoe Bird, NCLCA Principles of Livestock Selection and Evaluation Certification; Jazzmin Blair, Elanco Fundamentals of Animal Science Certification; Tyler Hansen, Elanco Fundamentals of Animal […]

Wisconsin Balloon Décor owner, Sara Meyer of Lake Geneva, returned home on Feb. 4 after competing for 13 hours to become the 2019 Balloon Designer of the Year. The title was awarded in St. Louis at the bi-annual FLOAT convention, an international event for professional balloon decorators. Meyer is the […]

Lake Geneva School District opens two charter schools Lake Geneva Schools recently announced the opening of two charter schools for the 2019-20 school year, Maple Park Charter School (4K through eighth grade) and New Visions Charter School (ninth through 12th grade). “Lake Geneva Schools is committed to supporting quality education […]

      Visitors to Lake Geneva’s annual Winterfest celebration last week were able to enjoy the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition, the Lake Geneva Ice Castle and other winter-related activities in the downtown area. (Dave Dresdow photo)

Symphony Orchestra’s annual gala set for Feb. 16 By Tom Ganser Correspondent Looking for something to ward off the “winter blues?” The Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra’s annual gala concert might be the ticket. The Feb. 16 fundraiser has a new venue this year – the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake […]