2013 Deputy of the Year honored for work to keep teen drivers safe By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff After working quietly behind the scenes for the past two years on a project he’s passionate about, a Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputy finally got a moment in the spotlight. Deputy Dan Nelson […]
Walworth-Fontana area
News from communities on the west side of Geneva Lake
Former coach gets 10 years for sexual assault
By Jean Matheson Correspondent After a tearful teenage girl testified about sexual trysts with her basketball coach in his Delavan apartment, she heard the judge sentence the man to 10 years in prison. Shane S. McKinley, 28, had pleaded guilty in March to repeated sexual assault of a child, an […]
Big Foot High School students attend Operation Click, Whitewater student wins car
Innovative program teaches good driving behaviors to high school students By Tom Ganser CORRESPONDENT Brooke Trewyn, a junior at Whitewater High School, had the magic touch on April 26 as she picked the right key to start her new car at the second annual car giveaway for the Walworth […]
Village of Sharon unveils new website
By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT The Village of Sharon has a great new website to keep residents and visitors informed of Sharon happenings: www.villageofsharon.com. On the new website, residents can find the village calendar of events, election information and form and permits to make doing business with the village easier. Under […]
Drunken driver gets seven years for 10th offense
By Jean Matheson Correspondent A Walworth County man with 10 drunken driving convictions is “one of most significant drunken drivers in the state,” the judge said in sentencing Gary J. Harrast to seven years in prison. Harrast, 50, whose last address was in Fontana, had been in jail for 10 […]
Walworth Photographer to speak at art meeting
Local photographer and Geneva Lake Art Association member Les Crisman of Walworth will be the guest presenter at the March members meeting on Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the GLAA Gallery. Crisman will discuss basic digital photography, camera settings and techniques used to capture images in his own […]
Update: Toddler attacked by dogs dies
A Town of Walworth toddler attacked by two pit bulls at his family’s home died of his injuries Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 12:46 p.m. the sheriff’s department received a 911 call from Susan Iwicki, 30, located at N2037 […]
Big Foot Board to hold informational meetings about upcoming referendum
Unfunded state mandates, decrease in state funding contributed to deficit By Bob Peryea Correspondent The Big Foot High School Board of Education is finalizing plans regarding how to inform the public about a funding referendum that will be on the April ballot in the district. The referendum calls for […]
Williams Bay fire kills one, injures three
Sally Johnson dies in home she had lived in her entire life By Bob Peryea Correspondent Fire tore through the Johnson family home Thursday night, Feb.7, at 83 Lackey Drive, Williams Bay. The fire, which reportedly started around 8:30 p.m., resulted in the death of Sally Johnson, 70. Her […]
Judge issues arrest warrant for Geneva Hospitality defendant
Geneva Hospitality is the former management company of the Cove By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT Late Friday, Judge John Race issued a warrant for the arrest of Chandra Webster, one of the principals of Geneva Hospitality, the former management company for the Cove, 111 Center St. As of press time, Webster […]
