By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Badger High School is in the process of replacing its soccer, varsity baseball and varsity softball fields with artificial turf fields. The soccer field is being replaced now and the baseball and softball infields will be completed later in August. Athletic Director Jim Kluge said […]
Lake Geneva area
News from communities on the east side of Geneva Lake
Fundraiser at Champs to benefit White River Park
From 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 24, the Friends of the White River County Park will have a pig roast fundraiser at Champs Bar and Grill in Lake Geneva for a pig roast fundraiser. Hikers, nature lovers and people who love historical places and the outdoors will gather to raise […]
Teen pleads guilty
Lesser charges in videotaping sex case could lead to jail time, fines A felony charge against a Genoa City teenager for his role in circulating images of a sexual encounter with a Badger High School classmate was dismissed. Instead, Tias L. Larson, now 18, pleaded guilty July 7 to […]
Christian Arts Centre to present ‘Brigadoon’
The Christian Arts Centre of Chapel on the Hill community church will present “Brigadoon” this summer. “Brigadoon,” a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, is about two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every […]
Friends of Library to have book sale
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Friends of the Lake Geneva Public Library will have its annual book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 13. The sale will take place the east end of Library Park in Lake Geneva. […]
Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra performs final concert of series
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On May 20, the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra concluded its 2016-17 concert series “Sound in Motion” with a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1. However, orchestra Music Director David Anderson’s opening comments to the audience at Calvary Community Church in Williams Bay made it […]
Child porn traced to Lake Geneva man
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 23 for a Lake Geneva sex offender found with child pornogra-phy. David L. Tarlo, 45, was charged June 15 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession of child pornogra-phy as a repeater and failure to register with the state Sex Offender Registry. According […]
Safety Town program graduates 62
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Safety Town, an educational program for children entering kindergarten in the fall in Walworth County, graduated 62 kids on Friday at Lake Geneva Middle School. The program is designed to teach kids safety lessons including water safety, fire safety, crossing the street, seat belts, stranger […]
Main Street closed after storm downs power lines
A portion of Highway 50 in Lake Geneva was closed for hours after a storm Wednesday night downed power lines and blew a transformer in the 1300 block of Main Street. Highway 50 closed at about 10:50 p.m. Wednesday between Maxwell Street and Sky Lane, according to the state Department […]
Speaker of the House visits Badger High School
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Speaker of the House Paul Ryan visited with social studies classes at Lake Geneva Badger High School on May 12. The House of Representatives was on recess last week, and Ryan spends recesses in his home district meeting with constituents, he said. When asked how […]
