M.A.D. Monday Mission hosting movies tonight, tomorrow A group of local middle school kids, M.A.D. Monday Mission, are offering two movie nights for the community this weekend: one for families with preschool and elementary aged kids, and one for teenagers. To keep it affordable, a freewill donation will be accepted […]
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School board grateful referendum passed
District still short of funds By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School District won a much-needed $1.25 million referendum to exceed revenue caps for operational costs on Feb. 17. Superintendent Robert Crist and School Board members said Monday they are grateful, but the district’s financial challenges are not over. […]
Badgers fall to Verona
Foul makes would-be game-winning shot no good By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team lost a heartbreaker to an athletic and physical Verona team in the opening round of Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional play Friday. The Badgers trailed by as many as 15 in […]
Leader of cemetery project get probation for child abuse
Man ordered to have no ‘violent contact’ with daughter By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man known for his effort to restore the city’s Civil War monument was sentenced to two years probation March 4 for physically abusing his daughter. Kenneth M. Wargo, 45, was scheduled to go on trial […]
‘A Potpourri of Artistry’ on display at CAC
Sixteen artists, including Karolyn Alexander Tscharnack and 15 of her painting friends, will exhibit their art in March at “A Potpourri of Artistry: Artwork from Sixteen Fabulous Women” at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center in March. The show began March 6 and will be open Fridays through Sundays […]
A pair of troopers
Mallory Bulow and Jackie Siedenburg-Sis sell Girl Scout cookies for Elkhorn Troop 3305 to Joan Kaye of Delavan at the recent Barnyard Bargain Bonanza at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. The indoor flea market will again be returning to the fairgrounds on March 28 with proceeds benefit the Walworth County Fair’s […]
How to spend the surplus
Village Board considers where to put the money By Tracy Ouellette Editor Although the final audit on the 2014 Village of East Troy budget is not complete, Village Clerk-Treasurer Eileen Suhm informed the Village Board in a memo that there was about a $260,000 surplus in the general fund from […]
Meth lab discovered in Darien
Residents arrested, face felony charges Police busted a meth lab and arrested its suspected operators in Darien on Tuesday morning. Deputies from the Walworth County Drug Enforcement Unit and officers from the City of Delavan Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration and Division of Criminal Investigation executed a search […]
CDA reviews resumes for new position
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials recently received a piece of good news amid ongoing overtures to grow the city’s economic base. But the news comes with a challenge as well. Jeffrey Knight, chair of the Whitewater Community Development Authority, revealed the next step in filling a newly created economic […]
String Soirée educational scholarship benefit concert March 15
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor’s String Quartet will be featured in a benefit concert to raise funds for educational scholarships at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at the historic Bassett House, 708 W. Main St., Whitewater. Tickets are $20 donation per person and are tax deductible. The program will include […]
