The Abbey Resort in Fontana will offer the following programs this winter: Mad Science Weekend Mad Science Weekend will feature slime, test tubes and explosive kid-friendly activities over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend from Jan. 13 to 16. For four days, the resort will become a laboratory of exciting activities […]

On November 18-20, six students from the Sharon Community School participated in the UW-Milwaukee Middle School Honors Band Festival. Celebrating its 50th year in existence, the UW-Milwaukee Honors Band Festival is one of the longest running events for Wisconsin youth of its kind nationwide. This festival brings together some of […]

Marian University students seek ways to address global issues The Marian University Model United Nations team traveled to the Northwest Model United Nations Conference in Seattle, Wash., recently. Seventeen Marian University students – including Molly Kovarik, of Walworth – competed with students from other universities across the country. At the […]

Preschoolers make Christmas cookies with the ‘big kids’ Behind every high school student, there’s a kid at heart. Except, this time there’s a child sitting next to them anxiously waiting to get flour and frosting everywhere once the “big kids” say the word. Big Foot Recreation District Program Coordinator Brooke […]

Ornaments by Wisconsin School for the Deaf students will dazzle President’s Park at the White House in Washington, D.C. as part of the 94th annual national Christmas tree lighting display. WSD students designed ornaments that showcase things that make Wisconsin special. The hand-crafted ornaments will adorn one of 56 trees […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A trial was confirmed Nov. 29 for a Walworth man charged with attempted hom-icide for allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat. A trial was set for April 17 to 21 for Gabino Dominguez Gonzalez, 42, at a final pre-trial hearing Nov. 29. Another […]

Ornaments by Wisconsin School for the Deaf students will dazzle President’s Park at the White House in Washington, D.C. as part of the 94th annual national Christmas tree lighting display. WSD students designed ornaments that showcase things that make Wisconsin special. The hand-crafted ornaments will adorn one of 56 trees […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A trial was confirmed Nov. 29 for a Walworth man charged with attempted hom-icide for allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat. A trial was set for April 17 to 21 for Gabino Dominguez Gonzalez, 42, at a final pre-trial hearing Nov. 29. Another […]

Joshua LeBaron, 8, hands out a free smile Nov. 27 while selling Christmas wreaths for the fundraiser for Cub Scout Pack 237 out of Williams Bay. LeBaron, who braved the cold, damp day with his parents, was set up in the parking lot at Williams Bay High School. (Heather Ruenz […]

Sydney Racky, a native of Walworth, and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team, was one of four Warhawks selected as 2016 All-Americans by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Junior right side hitter Racky (Big Foot High School grad) and junior middle hitter Courtney Wagner (DeKalb, Ill.) were named […]