By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council is expected to decide on a firm to provide City Hall Design Services at a meeting in the near future after holding off last week to gather more information. Councilmembers had previously listened to proposals from four architectural firms at […]
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News from throughout Walworth County
Leading the way on literacy
Effort in Whitewater reaches goal, hopes to continue growing The Whitewater LEADS organization has sponsored the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in the local community. At the beginning of March, 45 percent of children under 5 years of age in the Whitewater area had registered for the DPIL reading program. “When […]
Rotary Club to host golf outing, dinner
The Walworth-Fontana Rotary Club will have its 14th annual golf outing and dinner beginning at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 23 at Abby Springs Golf Course, 1 Country Club Dr., Fontana. Proceeds from the annual golf outing and dinner benefit local student scholarships for Williams Bay, Faith Christian and Big […]
Special guest
During a program called Gather/Chatter/Scatter for young, preschool aged children, city alderman Ryan Schroeder reads at Aram Public Library in Delavan. It took place during National Library Week, April 7-13, when Schroeder spent time reading to local youth during special programs held at the library. (Submitted photo)
Whitewater to increase fines for damage to landmarks
The City of Whitewater has changed an ordinance, increasing fines to those who damage properties listed as local landmarks. Section 7.36.030 (b) (1): Damage to a landmark or landmark site as defined in 17.04.020 shall, upon conviction thereof, be subjected to a fine of seven hundred ($700) dollars to one […]
Homicide charge dismissed in Roma’s shooting
Charge dropped in exchange for pleas on drug charges A homicide charge against a Milwaukee man was dismissed in exchange for guilty pleas to drug charges associated with the death of a man shot by a sheriff’s deputy in East Troy in 2016. At a pretrial conference March 6, Jose […]
New hotel in Lake Geneva set to open late summer
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The hotel under construction along Highway 12 in Lake Geneva will be a Marriott Fairfield Inn. The four-story hotel will have 92 rooms and is expected to open in late summer or early fall. “They’re very close to their projected timeline, the (winter) weather did […]
Delavan-Darien School Board approves paying off loan
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School board borrowed just under $1 million from the state trust fund after a referendum failed in 2015. As a result of fewer students than expected leaving through open enrollment, the district can now afford to pay off that loan, per a discussion […]
Workshops support Wisconsin women landowners
As the number of women landowners continues to rise, the need for targeted resources and support also increases. A free workshop, “Women Caring for the Land: Conservation Learning Circles,” specifically supports women who own farmland but do not live there and might rent it to an area farmer. These sessions […]
Man gets 8 years for role in bank robbery
A Waukesha man was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in robbing a bank in East Troy in June. Michael K. Brown, 37, pleaded guilty Nov. 13 to robbery of a financial institution as a party to a crime. He was sentenced Jan. 10 to eight years […]
