Between the town and lake district, more than $300K is owed By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Westshire Farms senior community at 5680 Parliament Ln. in the Town of Delavan is behind on payments owed to the Town of Delavan and the Delavan Lake Sanitary District. The development, owned by Senior […]
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Sweet competition
Studio 84 Inc., which works with people with disabilities, hosted a Chocolate Cake War fundraiser Sept. 14 at the studio in Whitewater. It featured five contestants Michelle Kehoe, Jeanne Jonely, Beth Allen-Tiernan, Stephanie Bailey and Rhonda Kolander with Bailey (above on the right) being chosen the winner after taste […]
Elkhorn water is safe to drink
High radium levels likely a sampling error, according to officials By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Officials with the City of Elkhorn want to reassure residents that despite the detection of radium in a test sample of the drinking water at the Lakeland Water Plant this summer, City water is still safe […]
Big smiles
At last Saturday’s Touch-A-Truck event, Jay Buchanan, a member of the Sharon Fire Department, takes a break from showing kids how the breathing apparatus works to get in a group photo with the Henningfeld family (from the left) Maeleigh, 7, Rowan, 5, Jayce, 8, and Macie, 7. The event […]
Trivia contest to support families
Christmas for the Kids, a program through St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, has been providing year round support and Christmas gifts to families receiving services from the county’s Health and Human Services Department since 2008. Last year the program served about 150 people and as a way to […]
Homecoming at East Troy High
East Troy High School will spend the week of Sept. 23 to 27 celebrating the 2019 Homecoming. Students will participate in Spirit Week activities all week long. The Homecoming Parade steps off from the high school at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The 2019 Homecoming theme is “High School Musical” […]
Mukwonago’s annual Fall Fest returns Saturday
The Mukwonago Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fall Fest ushers in autumn throughout the downtown area from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. The village-wide event features shopping and restaurant specials, crafters, vendors, petting zoo, live music, chili cook off, pumpkin decorating, pony rides, police and fire […]
‘Beautiful Humans – Portrait Moments’ opens Saturday
Good Earth Church of the Divine’s autumn art exhibit at Michael Fields The Good Earth Church of the Divine is having an opening repetition for its autumn exhibit from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, in the Big Brown Barn at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, W2493 Highway ES, East […]
Delavan woman killed in crash Wednesday
A 56-year-old Delavan woman was killed in a crash on Highway 14 late Wednesday afternoon, according to the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office. The report of the two-vehicle crash in front of W9361 highways 11/14 in the Town of Darien was received at approximately 4:14 p.m. on Sept. 18, according to […]
County Farm Bureau to host annual meeting
Members of the Walworth County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. at Delbrook Golf Course in Delavan. All Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend this important meeting to help create policy resolutions and vote in elections for county board directors, according […]