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      Deb Easley, of Walworth, makes sure the roulette wheel has good spin at the Big Foot High School Booster Club’s Red and Black Casino Night, Jan. 28 at Pino’s Last Call. This was the second annual event and proceeds will support several projects at the school, including: updating scoreboards […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. 30 for a Walworth man charged with stealing welding equipment from a Sharon business. Matthew C. Burza, 24, was charged Jan. 19 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or dwelling and misdemeanor theft. According […]

      First grader Maximus Herman (on right) plays Tic-Tac-Toe at the Walworth Grade School Winterfest event Jan. 27 while Pastor Elizabeth Lee and her son, Zander Lee, see how the game is played. The event featured a variety of kids games and activities, including a cake walk and bird feeders […]

Owners and employees of small businesses as well as community members are invited to attend free training designed to help people learn how to work, live and communicate with caregivers and those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The training will be 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Aging […]

Aryn Skilling (from left), Mary Ellen Holmes, Shelly Oija and Bob Oija, of Trinity Church in Pell Lake, provide Christmas gifts for residents at Inspiration Ministries in Walworth. Church members provided the gifts through their Christmas Giving Tree. Other area organizations included in the Giving Tree were Star Center School […]

Above: Moe Le Roux (on left), of Walworth, and Colton Meisinger, of Elkhorn, serve as chefs at Ice Party Gone Wild, an annual fundraiser for the Fontana Fire and Rescue Department Jan. 21 at the Abbey Harbor House. The event also featured a variety of raffle prizes and kids games. Additionally, […]

Faces up to 97-1/2 years in prison and $75,000 in fines By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer After a four-day trial that ended Jan. 20, a jury found a Walworth man guilty of all four felony charges in a sexual assault case against him. Silverio A. Moreno, 33, was found guilty […]

      Local children of varying ages, and a few of the children’s programming leaders at the church, perform on stage during the children’s Christmas service Jan. 7 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth. The service was initially planned for Dec. 18 at the church but was postponed […]

Historical Society to host meeting Thursday At the meeting of the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie on Jan. 26, people will show historical items and tell stories. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the lower-level community room of Golden Years Retirement Village, 270 Ridge Rd., […]