Don Waller, a professor in the Botany Department at the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin, will present “Deer Management: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?” at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Lions Field House, 310 Elkhorn Rd., Williams Bay. After almost disappearing from many parts […]

An initial appearance was scheduled for Dec. 29 for a Sharon man found with a gun after being convicted of a felony. Cody J. Lenard, 24, was charged Dec. 28 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of an illegally obtained prescription and […]

Administrator pleased with consortium of feeder schools’ readiness By Todd Mishler Copy editor Students from all five Big Foot Union High School District members met or exceeded expectations on their 2016-17 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report cards. Walworth Elementary finished with a 78.5 overall accountability score and Fontana Elementary […]

– Read detailed results on how the Big Foot district’s schools did on state report cards including comments from District Administrator Doug Parker – Take in a feature story on Agape House, a home for girls that is hoping to expand its services to boys in the near future – […]

The first wave of participants at the Polar Plunge, held New Year’s Day at Pier 290 in Williams Bay, make their way back to the shore of Geneva Lake while the second wave of plungers head into the 30 degree water, described as “warm” by some compared to the subzero […]

By Vicky Wedig SLN staff An initial appearance is scheduled for Jan. 11 for a Williams Bay man charged with embezzling money from the Waterfront Restaurant in the Town of Delavan while working as the restaurant’s general manager. Rick A. Johnson, 42, was charged Dec. 7 in Walworth County Circuit […]

A warrant was issued Dec. 12 for the arrest of an Illinois man charged with robbing the Sharon Super Mart at gunpoint. Juan M. Alonzo, 23, of Harvard, Ill., was charged Dec. 11 in Walworth County Circuit Court with armed robbery as a party to a crime. According to the […]

Three Geneva Lake Arts Foundation artists – Jeanne Hannula, Sharon Larson and Sarah McConnell – will be exhibiting their original artwork for sale at Bragi Coffee House and Wine Bar during the month of January. Bragi is in a new location at 107 N. Walworth Ave. in Williams Bay. A […]

At Big Foot High School’s Winter Music Department Concert Dec. 11, music director Neal Raskin introduces the Wind Ensemble. The concert also included performances by the Jazz Band and A Capella Choir. (Photo courtesy Grace Gillingham)