By Heather Ruenz Editor Voters in Tuesday night’s election decided numerous contested races in the Walworth, Fontana, Sharon and Williams Bay communities, according to unofficial results.   Walworth The race for the Town of Walworth Supervisor 1 seat was won by Steve Santeler, 120 votes, to David Curry’s 70. Santeler, […]

      At the March 24 Friday Lenten Fish Fry at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Fontana Alexis Bender (left) takes a break to join the Katie, Laura and Troy Hummel from Walworth. Tonight’s (April 7) fish fry, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the parish, 137 Dewey Ave., […]

   Nick Robison, Matt Nickelsen, Harrison Warren, Angel Casteneda and Kyle Holmes perform “Gary Come Home” at Open Mic Night, March 10 at Williams Bay High School. The event was a fundraiser that benefits fine arts programs and scholarships in the district. “Most of the acts are students playing instruments […]

Chapel on the Hill will present the youth musical “The Go Tour” at its Christian Arts Centre at 7 p.m. April 7 and 8 and 3 p.m. April 9. “The Go Tour” is about taking God’s love around the world. The production was created by Jeff Slaughter and Brian Green, […]

Shared 100th birthday worthy of a special celebration By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Florence Proctor and Emma Baehr celebrated their 100th birthdays on March 16, at Golden Years in Walworth and were treated to a special celebration in honor of their big day. The birthday celebration at Golden Years featured cake, […]

Wayne Rohde, an expert birder and past board member of the Lakeland Audubon Society, will present a program next week on warblers and other spring migratory birds. Rohde’s focus will be on wood warblers, how to find and identify them, by sight and by song. He will also share a […]

‘And Then There Were None’ student-run and directed By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The Williams Bay High School Drama Club, which is student-run and student-directed, will bring the play “And Then There Were None” to the stage tonight and Saturday. The play, by Agatha Christie, is co-directed by Sophie Gumble, club […]

First National Bank and Trust recently announced that Paul Page has joined the company as a Mortgage Loan Originator serving the bank’s Walworth County market. Page comes to the bank with nearly 25 years of lending experience, most recently as a branch manager and loan officer for a local bank […]

      At the 10th Annual Chili Dinner fundraiser March 11 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth, Robert Rauland and Tobie Steivang check out a carved cane made by Don Shunk, of Sharon. The event, in addition to a buffet meal, featured live music and a variety of […]

Pat Hollihan, a teacher at Big Foot High School, has received a 2017 Accounting Career Awareness Grant from the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants Educational Foundation, Inc. Teachers who attended the fall 2016 WICPA High School Educators Symposium received the opportunity to write proposals about why they should receive […]