By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT On Feb. 11 the Badger High School Board took a step that others school boards have delayed: the Board voted to put into place an employee handbook that involved little input from the teaching staff. The new handbook contains significant changes to the educators’ terms of […]
Lake Geneva area
News from communities on the east side of Geneva Lake
First Lady Tonette Walker presents hero award
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT First Lady Tonette Walker visited Lake Geneva on Friday to present one of Walworth County’s most active fundraisers, Kevin Paluch, with the Wisconsin Heroes Award. Paluch is the Chief Operating Officer of Geneva National Golf Club and the founder of the Geneva National Foundation. Through the […]
Milwaukee men allegedly sexual assaulted girls, 13
Two 13-year-old girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by two Milwaukee men they befriended on a social networking website. The assault occurred after the suspects – Daniel Tencle Frias, 17, and Oscar Mendoza Tencle, 18 – formed a relationship with the girls on Facebook, said Lake Geneva Police Chief Michael S. […]
Winterfest in Lake Geneva draws crowds despite cold temperatures
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT The weather this year was perfect for sculpting according to the participants at Lake Geneva’s Winterfest. The week started with a couple of warm days, but fell away to dropping temperatures and flurries of snow. The near zero temperatures were not a deterrent to the […]
Pesche’s loses perennial greenhouse in early morning fire
The store will be closed indefinitely until further notice By Alexandrea Dahlstrom SLN STAFF The owners of Pesche’s Greenhouse, W4080 Highway 50 W, Lake Geneva, lost their main greenhouse in a fire early Sunday morning. Lake Geneva Fire Chief Brent Connelly said the department received the call at 2:35 a.m. […]
A special kind of thrift
Animal shelter’s resale shop goes to an all-volunteer staff “These are people (boutique volunteers) that get what we are trying to do in this community. They understand that we are trying to save as many homeless animals as possible in our community and that we are doing whatever we can […]
Hunter shot wolf illegally in Walworth County
Animal had strayed from north before it was killed By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT State wildlife officials have determined a hunter illegally shot a wolf in Spring Prairie Township during the deer gun hunting season in November. The hunter, whose name was not released, received a citation. According to Game Warden […]
Teens hurt in New Year’s Day crash
Car left road and hit tree By Ed Nadolski EDITOR IN CHIEF Two teenagers from the Burlington area suffered serious injuries when the car they were in left the road and crashed into a tree in Town of Lyons shortly before 8 a.m. New Year’s Day. The driver of the […]
Sprecher’s to host fundraiser for Lakeland Animal Shelter
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT Alexandrea Dahlstrom SLN STAFF Sprecher’s Restaurant and Pub, 111 Center St., will be hosting a fundraising event for the Lakeland Animal Shelter. The event “Treat Yourself for Ty” will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 17. A portion of all the restaurant’s sales for […]
New Year brings change and the desire to help even more of those in need
The Time is Now To Help As the New Year begins many of us make resolutions to improve our lives in some way for the coming year. We may make a resolution to exercise more, eat healthier, lose a few pounds or we may make a more spiritual resolution to […]
