By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A zoning designation could be created as 2020 unfolds to help foster a new trend in single-family housing, a Whitewater official confirmed recently. Chris Munz-Pritchard, neighborhood services director and city planner, said she is in the early stages of looking into creating an overlay district in […]
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Agape homes a place for teens to heal
Recent open house offered tours, bazaar and holiday treats By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer The Agape homes and schools for boys and girls in Walworth held a holiday open house recently as a way to offer tours of both homes, as well as allowing guests to shop a gift bazaar, […]
Town to take up gravel pit request Thursday
Controversial issue comes to a head in Spring Prairie By Jason Arndt SLN Staff The Town of Spring Planning and Zoning Commission is poised to weigh in on a proposed and highly controversial gravel pit at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held at the Town Hall, N6097 Highway […]
New option available in county for adult care
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Walworth County has a new option for adult care that helps bridge the gap between homecare and assisted living. All Day Adult Care opened inside Vintage on the Ponds assisted living facility just outside of Delavan in the fall of 2018 and became fully operational […]
Council moves forward with Babe Mann shelter
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of a contract with Kehoe-Henry and Associates to provide engineering and architectural services for the construction of a new shelter at Elkhorn’s Babe Mann Park at its meeting Jan. 6. City Administrator James Heilman said while State […]
Playing along
Fifth-grade students from Lakeview, Lincoln and Washington elementary schools in Whitewater performed a concert for their families and members of the community in mid-December. (Tom Ganser photo)
Refreshing start
The annual Polar Plunge into Geneva Lake from the shore in Williams Bay could be described as almost balmy this year with temperatures on Jan. 1 in the mid-20s and an estimate of more than 200 people who decided to take the plunge. See more photos in Southern Lakes […]
Geneva Lake among eagle search locations
Celebrate the return of eagles to the Fox River Valley with Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge today. On Saturday, Jan. 11, representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and McHenry County Audubon will be on hand from 8 to […]
Unexpected snow
On Christmas Eve, several families in the area were treated to a special surprise – “snow,” thanks to special effects expert Dieter Sturm and his crew, including wife Yvonne. One of the stops they made was at the home of Chris Clapper in Lake Geneva. Upon arriving, Santa informed Greyson […]
Go Team Landon!
Fundraiser planned to help 4 year old with leukemia By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff While most don’t dwell on it, the reality is: life can change radically in an instant. An accident, a job loss … an unexpected diagnosis can forever alter the course of someone’s existence. For the […]
