The Friends of the Lake Geneva Public Library will have its annual book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 12. The sale will take place at the east end of Library Park in Lake Geneva. Friends members are invited from […]
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Delbrook celebrates 90 years
Long-time golf pro Gene Shreves honored for work at course By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delbrook Golf Course in Delavan celebrated its 90th anniversary Saturday with a breakfast, golf scramble and dinner. Long-time manager Gene Shreves was also honored with a proclamation and a street sign posted at the entrance […]
Historical Society to host open house
The Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie, Inc., a Wisconsin State Historical Society Affiliate, will host a Plaque Dedication and Open House event at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 26 at 101 Maple Ave., Walworth. On December 22, 2003, the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie, Inc. […]
Special assignment
Members of the Elkhorn Police Department staff the brat hut outside Frank’s Piggly Wiggly July 15. It’s an annual fundraiser the department holds to raise money for its scholarship fund. (Above) Among the helpers were Alvin Brandl and Robert Rayfield. (Dave Dresdow photo)
A survivor’s tale of hope
The Rodgers family (from left), Stephanie, Randy and Kale, as they were captured in a portrait prior to Randy’s cancer diagnosis in 2011. Cancer took her husband, not her love of life By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Clarity can strike at the most mundane moments. For Stephanie Rodgers one […]
An inside look at Badger Boys State
Two local teens represent Big Foot High School By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Tim Weiss and Nick Freymiller went to Badger Boy State at Ripon College the second week in June where they represented Big Foot High School. Weiss and Freymiller were selected through applications completed and approved by a school […]
Council temporarily appoints new alderman
District III seat to appear on 2019 and 2020 ballots By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted Monday in favor of temporarily appointing Ron Dunwidde to the now vacant Aldermanic District III seat on the Council, with the stipulation that interested parties within that district will […]
An early start
A shovel operator continues work near the intersection of West Whitewater and South Franklin streets at about 7:30 a.m. July 14 in Whitewater. (Tom Ganser photo)
State representative discusses closing Darien Elementary
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent State Rep. Amy Loudenbeck provided a Legislative update last week to the Darien Village Board that included discussing the closure of Darien Elementary School and school funding. Loudenbeck said on July 16 she was very surprised when the Delavan-Darien School Board decided to close Darien […]
This week in the East Troy News…
The East Troy Village Board discussed options for the East Troy Dam after qualifying for a Department of Natural Resources grant to repair the dam. Read about the next step the village is taking with the dam in this week’s edition of the newspaper. The man suspected of robbing the […]
