Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Sunday, May 11, 2025
News from throughout Walworth County
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff One of the city’s most pronounced buildings will make its way into hundreds of homes this holiday season in the form of a greeting as the subject of the 2012 Elkhorn Christmas Card. Elkhorn Area School District’s oldest facility, the 1887 Building, where […]
More than 412,000 Wisconsin residents have requested absentee ballots so far – including more than 256,000 in clerks’ offices – for the November 6 General Election, according to the Government Accountability Board. “Based on our limited numbers, absentee voting continues to be robust around the state,” said Kevin J. Kennedy, […]
A 40-year-old Whitewater man faces multiple charges following a domestic incident in Whitewater Oct. 29 that led to a high-speed police chase in Rock County, according to a news release issued jointly by the Whitewater Police Department and Rock County Sheriff’s Office. Larry M. Shannon, who faces charges that include […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While plans are in motion for the Town of Troy to combine the clerk and treasurer position into one, voters will decide how the position is filled in a referendum question on next week’s ballot. In June, the Town Board drafted a tentative ordinance that sets […]
By Bob Peryea Correspondent A Lake Geneva landmark has been placed in receiver-ship by a Walworth County Circuit Court judge because of questions arising from an unpaid loan and the whereabouts of nearly $1 million, according to court records. On Sept. 27, Circuit Court Judge John R. Race placed […]
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent Gov. Scott Walker visited his hometown last week for the announcement that the Boys and Girls Club of Walworth County will be named after him. Walker and his wife, Tonette Walker, supporters of the Boys and Girls Clubs in Milwaukee and Madison, attended a breakfast Tuesday […]
By Vicky Wedig and Alexandrea Dahlstrom SLN Staff The last time Bridget McCarthy saw her daughter, she was singing – loudly — “jammin’ out” to the Jamie Grace song “God Girl” on the way to school. When McCarthy dropped the fifth-grader off at Delavan Christian School, Avery McCarthy told her […]
Regular trick-or-treat hours will be held in the City of Whitewater on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 7 p.m. Trick-or-treating will be also be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday at The Glen, 1281 W. Main St. Children and families in the Whitewater community are also invited […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As he resumes studying accounting this fall, Dong Hoon Lee’s life has seemingly returned to normal. But the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater sophomore is quick to point out his life has forever been changed because of an event he participated in this summer. Lee, a native of […]
Trick-or-treat hours will be held in the Village of East Troy, Town of East Troy and Town of Troy on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. First Congregational Church of East Troy, located on the corner of Clark and Union streets, will serve as a Halloween safe spot, […]
