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., […]

By Heather Ruenz Editor When a request for help to collect items for the local food pantry was received, numerous Big Foot High School students and staff stepped up to the challenge without giving it a second thought. Chris Cary, the athletic assistant and insurance clerk for the high school’s […]

The Butchers Model Car Club will have its first meetings of the year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the old fair office on the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn. The car club will have meetings every third Saturday of the month in 2017. Other meetings scheduled in […]

      Agape House for Girls recently received a Green Bay Packers Foundation Grant. The Green Bay Packers Foundation grant program is part of Green Bay Packers Give Back, the Packers’ all-encompassing community outreach initiative. Agape House, Walworth, is a school and home for at-risk students. Ben and Pam […]

‘Creatures of Winter: Sacred Season’ on display through March 17 The artwork of William (Bill) Bishop, of Williams Bay, is headlining a winter exhibition, “Creatures of Winter: Sacred Season” at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Gallery. Bishop’s work will be on exhibit through Friday, March 17 in the “big, brown barn” […]