By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Two area schools were recognized as Title I Schools of Recognition for the 2015-2016 academic year at a ceremony Monday in Madison. Both Reek Elementary School and Sharon Community School were recognized at the ceremony for their accomplishments. According to a release from the Wisconsin […]

      Big Foot High School’s Acting Company will present its production of “You’re a Good man, Charlie Brown,” next weekend. Performances will be at the high school next weekend, March 18 and 19, with both performances kicking off at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $6 for adults and high school students, […]

Village of Walworth Police Officer Daniel Hammott reads a story about Officer Buckle and Gloria, the police dog, a story full of safety tips for both adults and children at the March 5 Youth Empowerment Success Strategies Spring in Pam Knorr Memorial Library at Walworth Grade School. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)

By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff An update provided to the Walworth County Public Works Committee on Feb. 15 showed the state of Peters Road bridge in Sharon won’t be changing anytime soon. Director of Central Services Eric Nitschke, said as the Highway Commissioner of Walworth County said he drafted a […]

By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A 53-year-old Illinois man died Sunday after the snowmobile he was operating on Geneva Lake hit open water. Mark G. Reninger, 53, of Wheeling, Ill., was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday after the incident at about 9 p.m. in the Town of Linn. State […]

George and Jamie Albee enjoy their Friday fish fry while visiting with family at St. Benedict’s fish fry fundraiser on Feb. 12. Funds raised from the fish frys are donated to various area charities, including St. Vincent Du Paul and Open Arms Free Clinic, which will benefit from an upcoming […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for an Elkhorn man charged with sexually assaulting 7- and 9-year-old girls in Lake Geneva about five years ago. Luis A. Luna, 30, whose address is listed as the Walworth County Jail, was charged Feb. 5 in Walworth County Circuit […]

Man allegedly beat 23-year-old man with baseball bat in Walworth apartment By Kellen Olshefski Editor A Walworth man charged with attempted homicide for allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat pleaded not guilty to two charges during a Jan. 29 arraignment hearing in Walworth County Circuit Court. Gabino Dominguez […]

Center 1 Bancorp Inc., announced Feb. 3 the closing of its acquisition of Walworth State Bank. According to a release from First National Bank and Trust Company, the acquisition strengthens First National Bank and Trust’s core deposit and customer relationship base with the combined bank having the number one deposit […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A status conference is scheduled for March 3 for a Walworth man charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Walworth. A four-day jury trial is scheduled to follow May 31 and June 1 to 3 for Silverio A. Moreno, 32, who pleaded not […]