After a two-year hiatus, painter Martha Hayden will open her home and studio in Sharon for an exhibition, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22, from noon to 5 p.m. Located at 143 Prairie St., the home is a historic Victorian built in the 1870s. Visitors will be allowed to […]

Geneva Lake West Chamber members and guests enjoy an afternoon of networking, lunch and views of the lake aboard Lake Geneva Cruise Line’s Lady of the Lake, including the chamber’s newer members, from the left: Nancy Waspi, of Santa Cause, Inc.; Stephen Robson and Dan Coyle, both of Harvard State […]

Pearce’s Farm Stand, Walworth, hosted its 3rd Annual Classic Car and Tractor Show Oct. 1. The event featured live music by P.F. and the Flatheads, a concession stand offering hot cider, apple cider donuts, brats and hot dogs, hayrides to the pumpkin patch, climbing and jumping bales (above) and a […]

The Big Foot High School Homecoming Court includes, from the left: sophomore reps Annie Rowe and Jack Grunow, senior reps Kaitlyn Higgins and Sam Ritchey, senior reps Grace Gillingham and Jacob Sorenson, senior reps Courtney Schoenbeck and Wade Klausen, Homecoming Queen Payton Courier and Homecoming King Pedro Sierra, senior reps […]

‘Rumor Alert’ led to search, increased police presence Late last week, school officials reportedly were made aware a weapon may have been in or on the property at Big Foot High School, but no weapon was located, according to a post on the school’s Facebook page early in the morning […]

Vintage watercraft are on display the Abbey Marina in Fontana at the Geneva Lakes Antique and Classic Boat Show, an annual event featuring antique and classic runabouts, continentals, cruisers, lapstrake and outboard. There was also a boat parade, live music, food, vendors and award competitions. (Dave Dresdow photo)

A bond forfeiture hearing is scheduled for Nov. 3 for a Walworth woman after she failed to appear in court Sept. 20 to face a burglary charge. Tami L. Gouty, 37, was charged Sept. 19 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or dwelling as a party […]

People step up to help teen battling cancer By Ryan Spoehr SLN staff A local teen undergoing cancer treatment got not one, but two heartwarming surprises when she showed her goat at the Walworth County Fair last month. When Emma Frodl, who lives just outside of Sharon near the Rock […]

Aurora Health Care will offer the following at Walworth County locations listed: Stroke support group – Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn, Classroom C and D, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 29, no registration required. New parent and baby support group – Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn, Classroom D, first and […]

More than 300 people from Walworth County are expected to participate in the Walworth County Out of the Darkness community walk at 9 a.m. Nov. 4 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. The fundraising walk supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s local and national programs and its goal of reducing […]