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News from throughout Walworth County

Lake Geneva area

Sounds of summer

      The Amazing Farmboys perform at Flat Iron Park in downtown Lake Geneva last week as part of the 2019 Concerts in the Park series. Band members are: Chris Buttleman, bass and volcals; Dan Blitz, acoustic guitar and vocals, Fred Krubel, electric guitar and banjo; Shawn Drake, fiddle; and Dean […]

Whitewater

Dishing up romantic comedies

UW-W’s Summeround series kicks off June 25 The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Department of Theater and Dance has unveiled its annual Summeround series. And the lineup at Hicklin Studio Theatre features the romantic comedies “Mary, Mary” and “Blithe Spirit.” Jean Kerr’s “Mary, Mary” offers a playful journey through marriage, divorce, sex […]

Elkhorn

Special send off

     Special Olympians heading to Lacrosse for the state competition began June 6 with a Torch Run at the Walworth County Government Center in Elkhorn to Kwik Trip followed by another run in Whitewater. Later, prior to heading to Lacrosse for the State Games, the buses the athletes rode on […]

Delavan

Final performance

     Senior members of the Delavan-Darien High School choir perform one final time in the gymnasium during commencement on June 6. See more photos from the ceremony, and the celebration after in front of the school, in the June 20 Delavan Enterprise. (Courtesy Kassandra Huerta photo)

Walworth-Fontana area

Neighborly game

      Big Foot and Williams Bay battle on the baseball field June 14 in a 12U game. It was a close one with Williams Bay ultimately pulling out the victory with a final score of 8-7. Shown in the game is Big Foot Red Sox player Carson Buckholz, taking a […]

Whitewater

Making their voices heard in Madison

Rally, march about school funding issues begin in Palmyra on Saturday By Todd Mishler Copy Editor They did not seek the spotlight, especially not for this reason. But members of the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District family will wear that banner again starting this Saturday. PEASD faces dissolution following the upcoming […]

East Troy

Let’s race East Troy

Tour of America’s Dairyland returns to East Troy Friday The largest competitive cycling event in the United States, the Tour of America’s Dairyland, will make its seventh stop in East Troy on Friday, June 21. The East Troy Cycling Classic begins at 11:35 a.m. with nearly nine hours of high-energy […]