Rich Pizzuto and his daughter, Adriana, 9, from Bartlett, Ill., play a game at the 40th Annual Williams Bay Lions Club Corn & Brat Roast at Edgewater Park Aug. 12. The event featured food and drinks, games and activities, live music and fireworks. (Photo courtesy Heidi Schulz)
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Welcoming heroes
Keith and Sandy Christman (above), of Lauderdale Lakes, wave flags and yell, “thank you” to disabled veterans on a bike ride with Project Hero Aug. 11 as they ride toward the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn for a rest stop. A rider (left) gives a thumbs up and a smile […]
Banks hosting back to school supply drive
First National Bank and Trust Company is hosting its annual ‘Back to School’ supply drive to help area kids as they prepare for their first day of school. The drive goes through Aug. 23 and donations may be dropped off at any FNBT location between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., […]
City approves weed harvesting plan through 2020
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As a precursor to future weed harvesting efforts, City of Whitewater officials have approved a plan to re-up with a company specializing in aquatic plant surveys. The Common Council on Aug. 1 backed a new three-year contract with Elkhorn-based Lake and Pond Solutions. The agreement spans […]
UWW to have viewing of eclipse
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Physics Department will host a viewing of this Monday’s solar eclipse at the Observatory on the hill behind Hyer Hall. The partial solar eclipse will be as a result of the moon passing between the Earth and the sun. It will start at 11:52 a.m. and […]
Yerkes to host eclipse viewing
Update: registration for this event is full. Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay is offering a special opportunity for people to safely watch a solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21. The eclipse is an astronomical event in which the moon will pass between the earth and the sun. From some locations […]
Horse Trails Association preparing for Fall Roundup
With the days of summer winding down, the Southern Kettle Moraine Horse Trails Association is starting to look toward its annual Fall Roundup event, and is in need of volunteers for the events. Also needed in the event are donations for raffle baskets and silent auction items, sponsors and cash […]
Big Foot Wolves to host 18th annual Pig Roast
By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The Big Foot Wolves, a local youth football program for kids in grade school, will host its 18th annual Pig Roast fundraiser, 2 to 11 p.m., Saturday at Toynton Park in Walworth. Entertainment and a variety of games that will feature prizes for kids and […]
Seeking acceptance, not just tolerance
LGBT community to host Pride Fair Saturday By Heather Ruenz SLN staff One of the dreams for Jody Rendall, director of LGBT of Walworth County, which started in 2011, has been to host a Pride Fair to support to people in the area that are lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender. […]
Genoa City teen gets stayed jail sentence for distributing images of sexual encounter
A Genoa City teenager received a stayed sentence of nine months in jail for his role in a sexual encounter with a schoolmate and circulating images of the tryst. Tias L. Larson, 18, was sentenced Aug. 4 to nine months in jail with work-release privileges on each of three counts […]
