Activities revolve around spring, anti-bullying theme By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Students and staff at Walworth Grade School had a flurry of activities during Kindness and Anti-Bullying Week, March 12 through 16. The theme was: Celebrate Spring by Stopping Bullying. The week began with a kick off assembly that included a […]

A contested race on today’s ballot for three Village of Walworth trustee seats featured five candidates. Incumbents Randy Maynard and LeRoy Nordmeyer retained their seats and will be joined by challenger Louise Czaja. According to unofficial results, vote totals are as follows: Nordmeyer, 293 votes; Maynard, 272; Czaja, 257; challenger […]

It’ll be the first musical for Sharon Community School By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Students at Sharon Community School have been putting in many hours of rehearsal in preparation for the school’s first musical. Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr. will be presented at 7 p.m., April 6, and at 2:30 and […]

By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The only locally contested race on Tuesday’s ballot is for the Walworth Village Board where five people have thrown their hat in the ring for three seats up for election. A forum was held March 22 at Walworth Memorial Library. The candidates for Village Board as […]

The March 30 Times/Reporter includes: • A full slate of local pre-election coverage including the contested Walworth Village Board race that has five candidates vying for three seats, Big Foot Union High School and Walworth Joint School District Jt. #1 boards – both featuring two candidates and two seats, as […]

It’s an annual event at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth held its Annual Chili Dinner March 10, an event that featured chili, silent auction items from community members, organizations and businesses, and plenty of young volunteers on-hand to help […]

‘Little Sprouts’ program in Walworth welcomed young kids, their parents By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Walworth Elementary School recently offered a new program, “Little Sprouts” for young children and their parents. The four-week event was an opportunity to be creative and try new things while learning in the process. “Little Sprouts” […]

Sydney Winn, 16, gives blood for the first time March 1 at Williams Bay High School with support from Alex Bliss. Winn said despite having needle phobia, donating was easier than she thought it would be. For more photos and a story about the event, including school’s plans to host […]

Troy Hummel will bring ‘passion to the game’ AD says By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The timing worked out perfectly for longtime Walworth Grade School teacher and coach Troy Hummel to make the switch. And now he’s hopeful this spring is just the first step toward even bigger things. Hummel […]

A status conference was scheduled for March 21 for a Sharon teenager charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl for whom his mother babysat. Nicholas M. Trzebny, 16, is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 12. Each count carries a maximum […]