Star Center Elementary Schools is one of eight public schools in the state nominated for the 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes the highest performing schools in the state. Star Center is in the Lake Geneva J1 School District. “Our nominated schools are making strides on closing achievement […]

The Geneva Lake Environmental Agency has applied for a Small-Scale Lake Planning Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource to cost share in the Big Foot Creek watershed study. The study will involve sampling Big Foot Creek at several location to better understand and ultimately abate some of the […]

UW-Whitewater professor to discuss Electoral College Four area libraries will present Dr. Eric Loepp, of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, in a current events conversation at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Fireside Room at The Ridge Hotel, W4240 Highway 50, Lake Geneva. In two of the last five […]

Lake Geneva schools add trauma kits to classrooms New school safety measures are being put in place in the Lake Geneva schools. Treat and Go Trauma kits will be in all classrooms and common areas. Six additional automated external defibrillators will be installed at Badger High School and one in […]

The Williams Bay Women’s Civic League will have its 11th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Lion’s Field House in Williams Bay. The popular event is held during the Williams Bay Business Association’s “Day in the Bay” festivities. Serving from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., local residents […]

      A family watches as a snow sculptor puts the finishing touches on his work at a past United States National Snow Sculpting Championship, held during Lake Geneva’s annual Winterfest. This year’s fest is Jan. 26 through Feb. 3 and will feature a hovercraft competition, human dog sled races, live […]

The live comedy at Geneva Theater this month will take a musical turn with a headliner known as The Human Jukebox. An HBO comedy veteran and part of the national Bonkerz Comedy Tour, Gerry “The Human Jukebox” Grossman performs on the historic stage of the Geneva Theater at 8 p.m. […]

November sales kept pace with prior year despite inventory crunch The Wisconsin Realtors Association’s latest market analysis shows that the shortage of single-family homes for sale in Wisconsin continued to put upward pressure on prices in November. But the number of homes sold was nearly identical with solid sales in […]

A Lake Geneva man was scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 2 on 14 counts of possession of child pornography. Anthony M. Schmidt, 29, was charged Dec. 13 in Walworth County Circuit Court with 14 counts of possession of child pornography and violating the Sex Offender Registry. According to the criminal […]

Lake Geneva’s ice castle set to open in January By Sandra Landen Machaj Correspondent This winter there will be a new mansion along the shores of Geneva Lake. But this mansion is actually a castle and is unlike any other that has been built on the lakeshore. The structure is […]