History of Starline, which has local ties, shared during the event By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie held its annual banquet on April 27 at Starline in Harvard, Ill. The event kicked off with a social hour, allowing attendees time to see a […]

The Southern Lakes Masterpiece Chorale’s final concert, Faure Requiem and Rutter Mass of Children, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6 in the Elkhorn Area High School auditorium. Conducted by Richard Severing, the concert will feature soloists Marie Severing, soprano, and Brian Leeper, tenor. The board – Steven Geisler, […]

Agape House 5K boasts more than 200 participants By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The 4th Annual Agape House 5K Run/Walk/Stroll April 29 saw more than 200 people participate and help raise money for Agape, which provides a school, safe home and counseling for teens girls and their families. Prior to the […]

      Ingalls-Koeppen American Legion Post 102 Vice Commander Mike Long (right) presents the American Legion Citation of Meritorious Service award to Sarah Nichols of the Open Arms Health Clinic for her work in providing health care to the uninsured and underinsured citizens of Walworth County. (Submitted photo)

By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The 70th Annual Family Fun Fair was held at Williams Bay High School April 21. The event is a major fundraiser that benefits the fine arts department for the school. The fun fair featured 21 games in the gymnasium, including a face-painting station. A deal was […]

The Sharon Economic Development Committee will be hosting a traditional Farmers Market this summer, featuring vendors selling local farm produce, artwork, crafts, baked goods and other businesses. “As a non-profit corporation, our initial objective is not monetary gain, but rather the hope that this market will benefit the economic development […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A jury deliberated for about three hours April 20 before finding a Walworth man guilty of trying to kill his adult son two days after Christmas in 2015. Gabino Dominguez Gonzalez, 42, was found guilty of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and aggravated battery intending great […]

The Walworth County Arts Council had its quarterly meeting at 841 Brewhouse in Whitewater on March 28. Guest speakers for the luncheon meeting were three Walworth County authors – Al Gruling from East Troy, Trudy Schubert from Walworth and Frank Landi from Delavan. Each author shared his or her background […]

A group of kids take off after the siren sounded to start the April 15 Easter egg hunt at the Duck Pond Recreation Area in Fontana. Members of the Fontana Fire and Rescue Department gave special guest, the Easter Bunny, a ride to the event, which allowed participants to see […]

The April 25 Audubon meeting will feature a pizza party and the program, “Building a Place for Pollinators” at the Lion’s Field House in Williams Bay. Reservations are required to attend the pizza party and a small fee is charged for the meal. It will begin at 6 p.m. No […]