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Friday, November 22, 2024
News from throughout Walworth County
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Being sidelined by a serious injury is a risk every athlete – at all levels – takes when they step onto the field of competition. How that athlete overcomes that situation depends on the person. Some persevere. Others fade into the sunset. For Big Foot sophomore […]
The Walworth County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting and dinner Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Evergreen Golf Club, N6245 on Highway 67/12 in Elkhorn. A social hour with a cash bar will begin at 5:30 with dinner to follow. Dinners are $25 per person and includes a choice […]
The Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce is putting together final touches on its seventh annual Oktoberfest scheduled Saturday, Oct. 20, and is still in need of locals vying to be named this year’s chili champion. The annual chili cook-off has been a staple of the fall festival since its beginning. […]
For two decades, USA Weekend and HandsOn Network, a business unit of Points of Light Institute, have joined together to sponsor Make a Difference Day, the largest national day of helping others. Make a Difference Day takes place during the last week in October, typically on the last Saturday. Walworth […]
The University of Wisconsin-Extension of Walworth County will hold a Centennial Celebration to honor 100 years of Extension service in Wisconsin on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The countywide events are open to the public to increase awareness of Extension’s programs. Programs will include: • 8:30-9:30 a.m. Visit the Strong Women, Strong […]
With the holidays approaching, the Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services is seeking support from the community for those in the area who are in need. The Holiday Care Program is seeking donations of new toys and clothing for children and money to purchase gift certificates for food. […]
Sharonites Jacob Camren (from left), Skylar Jacobs, Ian Ogura, Devin Olson and Jacob Curtis peak out of a giant leaf pile on Nelson Street, jumping in to their raked-up creation
The Walworth County Coroner’s office has ruled that the death of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student, whose body was found at the bottom of a limestone quarry in July, was an accident. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, the coroner determined Benjamin Fuder, 21, died […]
By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff Walworth County Circuit Court Judge James Carlson’s courtroom was packed last week as Attorney Dan Necci’s family members and friends, county employees and law enforcement officials from throughout Southeastern Wisconsin came out to show him support as he was sworn in as the county’s […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Scott De Porter loves the water, being active and partaking in a variety of sports, so with the trio of interests combined it’s little wonder the Whitewater native has long been a water skier. De Porter, a 1997 Whitewater High School graduate, has traveled to a […]
