Celebrate Dungeons and Dragons at Horticultural Hall in Lake Geneva in February and learn how to play at the Lake Geneva and Elkhorn libraries. Dungeons and Dragons, the role-playing game, is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Many local libraries have very active D&D groups that meet monthly. Learn how to […]
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Boat storage facility began without approval
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Drivers on Highway 50 may have noticed a new structure being built just south of Highway 67. If it gains the approval of the Town of Delavan board, the structure will become a boat storage business. The project began without that approval. Administrator John Olson […]
Community concert
Fred Palmer directs the Holton-Elkhorn Band at its annual Christmas concert Dec. 14 in the James A. Wehner Auditorium at Elkhorn Area High School. The band generally boasts between 40 and 44 members between the ages of 16 and 80 and boasts a strong partnership with the high school. See […]
Future designers?
Daniels Sentry Foods in Walworth’s recent holiday celebrations included raffles, tastings, a cookie walk, children’s projects and more. Above; Christian Becker, 4, and Autumn Thiede, 3, both from Delavan, make Christmas ornaments. See more coverage in the Dec. 27 Times/Reporter. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Delavan Council issues raze order for Temperance House
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The final act for the Temperance House in Delavan may be on the horizon after the Common Council on Dec. 17 authorized an order to the Delavan Historical Society to repair or raze the building within 30 days. A Hail Mary reprieve in the form […]
Mastering the music
Numerous groups and ensembles performed at the annual Whitewater High School Winter Gala event on Dec. 11. Among them were the Club Jazz, Wind Ensemble and Cadenza Singers. See more coverage in the Register. (Tom Ganser photo)
Carnival worker takes plea deal in attack
Man to be sentenced in February A Mississippi man is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 24 after pleading guilty to some of the most serious felony offenses that resulted from the rape and attack of a woman with a hammer in Elkhorn before the 2018 Walworth County Fair. Terrence D. […]
Whitewater Kwik Trip on track to open in 2021
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A still-growing Wisconsin-based convenience store chain is set to take root in an undeveloped area of Whitewater, based on plans in motion. Officials with La Crosse-based Kwik Trip have unveiled plans of opening a convenience store, gas station and car wash on two currently vacant parcels […]
DDHS students honored by Rotary Club
Six Delavan-Darien High School students have been selected as the Delavan Rotary Club students for the first quarter of the 2019-20 school year. Those students are: Jarod Comas, son of Leigh and Augie Comas; Ryan Hoey, son of Tracy and Mike Hoey; Garbriela Montelongo, daughter of Linda Cortz and Israel […]
Scherrer to lead construction of new YMCA
Scherrer Construction, of Burlington, will be the construction management firm for the new YMCA facility in Lake Geneva, the organization announced last week. The new facility will be located at N2085 County Trunk H (near Highway 120 and H), two miles south of the YMCA’s current location. “We are honored […]
