By Michael Hoey Correspondent The Village of Darien board honored outgoing president Kurt Zipp with a proclamation declaring April 15, 2019 to be Kurt Zipp Appreciation Day. Zipp decided not to seek re-election as president in the April election in part so he could focus his attention on serving on […]
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Ready to run, walk and stroll
The wintery weather that returned to the area on April 27 was no deterrent for participants to come out and support Agape House in the annual 5K Run Walk Stroll event. Kunes Country was the event sponsor. See more photos in the May 3 Times/Reporter. For more information about Agape […]
Badger FFA greenhouse sale began Friday
The Badger High School FFA greenhouse is ready to open for the spring planting season. The greenhouse opened to the public Friday. On Saturdays May 4, 11 and 18, the greenhouse is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beginning Monday, May 6, the greenhouse is open weekdays after school […]
Making a difference for 50 years
Rotary Club of Elkhorn to celebrate this weekend By Heather Ruenz Staff writer There might not be any one person more ready to celebrate the Rotary Club of Elkhorn’s 50th anniversary this weekend than John Henderson, who has been with the club since Day 1. He said the club, which […]
Chiefs bounce back
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For the first time this spring, the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls soccer team experienced a bit of adversity last week. But the Chiefs certainly bounced back in a big way. Big Foot dropped its first decision of the season April 26 in a 2-1 Rock Valley […]
Delavan Common Council considers sidewalk policy
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council tabled a decision on whether to levy special assessments against property owners along two blocks of Geneva Street at its April 16 meeting and asked the Public Works Committee to assess the city’s current sidewalk policy. Geneva Street will be reconstructed […]
Team effort leads to success
EAHS cheer squad recruits football players By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent When members of the Elkhorn Area High School cheer team recruited some football players, senior defensive end Clayton Fuller was a little bit intrigued. He said he thought tumbling would be cool to try but honestly, he and the other […]
Police investigating early morning drive-by shooting in East Troy
The Village of East Troy Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that took place in the Brookstone subdivision. “No one was injured,” Police Chief Jeremy Swendrowski said. According to a press release from Swendrowski, police were called to the subdivision just after 1:20 a.m. this morning for a report […]
Bridge maintenance over Highway 12 to include over-night closures next week
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is notifying motorists of upcoming overnight closures along westbound Highway 12 near Lake Geneva in Walworth County. Next week, maintenance crews will finalize repainting a bridge girder on the structure carrying Sheridan Springs Road over Highway 12 westbound. Both lanes of Highway 12 westbound will […]
Elkhorn Council to choose City Hall design firm soon
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 […]
