A 25-year-old Spring Prairie man died this morning when the truck he was driving crashed into a tree on South Road in the Town of Lyons. Earl J. Finke, the sole occupant of the 2005 Ford F250, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department. […]
Lake Geneva area
News from communities on the east side of Geneva Lake
Badgers fall to Verona
Foul makes would-be game-winning shot no good By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team lost a heartbreaker to an athletic and physical Verona team in the opening round of Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional play Friday. The Badgers trailed by as many as 15 in […]
Ice Break
The Wisconsin team, consisting of Neal Vogt, Mike Nehs and Mark Hurst, work to achieve the snow work of art they pictured in their minds. (Penny Gruetzmacher Photo)
Ice break
Jenna Odhner, of New Hampshire, takes a rest while perched on her snow carving during the 20th anniversary U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva on Friday. Odhner and her father, Jeff Odhner, are the only team with two members instead of three. The Lake Geneva event was the […]
Badger grad tours with a cappella group
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Jan. 13, Brenna Connors, a 2014 graduate of Badger High School, joined 12 other women to kick off the first winter tour of Pitches and Notes with a performance at the First United Methodist Church in Whitewater. Pitches and Notes is an all-female a […]
Former city employees to appear in court
Street workers charged with misconduct in office A status conference was scheduled for Jan. 21 for two former Lake Geneva street department employees who pleaded not guilty to multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses that stem from allegedly giving away or keeping proceeds from the sale of city property. Ronald M. […]
Genoa City couple plead not guilty to abusing boy
A Genoa City couple accused of abusing their 12-year-old son pleaded not guilty to a combined six felony and three misdemeanor offenses. Carrie M. Donahue, 38, and Michael G. Donahue, 46, pleaded not guilty Dec. 12 to charges that stem from allegations that they locked Michael Donahue’s son in a […]
Badger to put on 10th cabaret
Night of culture is showcase of students’ accomplishments By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School French, art, music and culinary arts departments will put on the 10th annual cabaret at Badger on Jan. 21. Money earned at the event will benefit scholarships and activities for those departments. French […]
Semi stuck on Highway 12 deviated from permitted route
Trucking company to pay cost of moving oversized load By Vicky Wedig Editor An oversized, overweight semi that was stuck on Highway 12 for eight days was moved without damaging bridges, according to the state Department of Transportation. The semi-truck and trailer carrying mining equipment was on its way from […]
Semi stuck on Highway 12 deviated from permitted route
Trucking company to pay cost of moving oversized load By Vicky Wedig Editor An oversized, overweight semi that was stuck on Highway 12 for eight days was moved without damaging bridges, according to the state Department of Transportation. The semi-truck and trailer carrying mining equipment was on its way from […]
