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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
News from throughout Walworth County
Three people were killed Wednesday night is a two-vehicle crash in the Town of Bloomfield. All three were pronounced dead by the Walworth County coroner at the scene of the crash, which was reported at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, according to a press release issued by Bloomfield Police Chief Lloyd Cole. […]
For years to come, people will admire the Limelight Hydrangea tree planted at LINCS Elementary School in late August thanks to the Marti Schultz Memorial Committee, including, from the left: Kim Monk, Kathy Ponyicsanyi, Bonnie Bronson-Hefty and Sue Halbach – all friends and former co-workers of Schultz, who loved teaching […]
A dead dog – shot eight times and wrapped in a blanket – was found Sunday in the White River Trail parking lot of Highway NN in the Town of Geneva. The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department responded to the lot at about 12:45 p.m. where two people had discovered […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The end date of Whitewater’s extensive East Gateway project is being pushed out a month, due to several unforeseen circumstances. Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell came before the Common Council on Sept. 2 and shared an update on the extensive project, which has carried a more […]
Free talks at Fairhaven Retirement Community open to the public By Tom Ganser Correspondent Jane Gottlick, a lecturer in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, kicked off the Fall 2014 Fairhaven Lecture Series Tuesday with a talk entitled, “Challenges to the Democracies of Great Britain, India and Nigeria.” From […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With budget-building season about to get into full swing, Whitewater officials are kicking off the extensive review with a run-down of the city’s long-range capital improvement plans. At a Common Council meeting Sept. 2, City Manager Cameron Clapper and Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell met with […]
By Clare Carlson Contributor Learn about the health of waters in the Rock River Basin and ongoing water quality improvement projects at the Rock River Recovery meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UW-Whitewater campus. The Rock River Basin covers 3,750 square miles in […]
School Board approves preliminary budget By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Board of Education voted in favor of accepting the 2014-15 preliminary budget at its meeting Monday night. The vote was unanimous, but School Board member Chris Smith was not in attendance. East Troy Community School District business manager […]
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Music Department kicked off the fall season with guest artists the Bent Frequency Duo Project Thursday. Next on the docket is the first Music Mosaics Series concert of the season – to benefit the department’s scholarship fund, for students with exceptional talent and academic excellence – […]
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 9 for an East Troy man charged with causing an explosion that burned his friends. Kevin A. Budzien, 25, was charged Aug. 8 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts each of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and […]
