Ceremony set for Veteran’s Day to dedicate memorial garden Walworth Memorial Library’s newest addition, a memorial garden on the west side of the building thanks to an award from Lowe’s, is now nearing completion. According to a press release from the library, the purpose of the garden is to provide […]
Walworth-Fontana area
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Library to gain memorial garden
Walworth Memorial Library named as newest recipient of Lowe’s Hero Program Walworth Memorial Library is in the process of gaining a new memorial garden on the west side of the building thanks to an award from Lowe’s. The library is the newest recipient of the Lowe’s Hero Program and as […]
Former Walworth student honored by West Point
2002 graduate of military academy receives prestigious Nininger award By Kellen Olshefski Editor A former Walworth Elementary school student recently received the prestigious Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms during a Sept. 24 acceptance ceremony in West Point, N.Y. Maj. Christopher P. Dean, who graduated from the United […]
Former library purchase finalized
Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot to spend several months transforming it into museum and office By Fred Noer Contributor The sale of the former Walworth Memorial Library building to the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie for use as a museum and office formally occurred Wednesday, […]
Man charged with stealing from friends
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 21 for an Illinois man charged with stealing, forging and cashing checks of close family friends totaling more than $13,000. Richard J. Geier, 23, of St. Charles, Ill., was charged Sept. 2 in Walworth County Circuit Court with theft by false representation of […]
Rowbotham farms honored
By Fred Noer Contributor One hundred years of continuous ownership by the Rowbotham family of farm properties in Walworth Township was recognized at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie. The meeting, attended by 75 people, was at the Rowbotham Farms property just […]
Walking the world
Mother raises money for clinical trial to extended quantity and quality of life By Kellen Olshefski Editor A year after her daughter’s death, Lisa Spedale, a resident of Elmhurst, Ill., and seasonal resident of Indian Hills in Fontana, is continuing the fight against Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma and keeping her […]
All plugged up
Williams Bay students released early because of plumbing backup By Kellen Olshefski Editor Students at Williams Bay Senior and Junior High School were sent home early Sept. 3 after a blockage in the plumbing system caused a backup, rendering the school’s lavatories useless. Williams Bay Schools District Administrator Dr. Wayne […]
Going for a ride
Mallory Hohisel, from Walworth, enjoys a pony ride at Dan Green’s Touch a Life, Heal a Heart Foundation’s Pig in the Park event in Fontana on Sept. 5. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Big Foot brings on new staff
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Since the start of August, Big Foot High School has announced the addition of several new members to its teaching staff via its Facebook page, as well as the resignation and retirement of others. This year, David Olson, from Madison, will begin his teaching career at […]