By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent For the Elkhorn Fire Department, having all volunteer firefighters is a thing of the past. Leasing contracted fire staff or using paid on-call – the model that department is currently using – is not a long-term solution either. A steering committee met last week to discuss […]
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Neighborly game
Big Foot and Williams Bay battle on the baseball field June 14 in a 12U game. It was a close one with Williams Bay ultimately pulling out the victory with a final score of 8-7. Shown in the game is Big Foot Red Sox player Carson Buckholz, taking a […]
Join the fight against cancer at Relay For Life
By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer The American Cancer Society is calling on all members of the greater Walworth County community to participate in the Relay For Life Friday night. The Relay For Life program is a community-based event where teams and individuals set up – in this case at the […]
Making their voices heard in Madison
Rally, march about school funding issues begin in Palmyra on Saturday By Todd Mishler Copy Editor They did not seek the spotlight, especially not for this reason. But members of the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District family will wear that banner again starting this Saturday. PEASD faces dissolution following the upcoming […]
Let’s race East Troy
Tour of America’s Dairyland returns to East Troy Friday The largest competitive cycling event in the United States, the Tour of America’s Dairyland, will make its seventh stop in East Troy on Friday, June 21. The East Troy Cycling Classic begins at 11:35 a.m. with nearly nine hours of high-energy […]
Local teen lifted up by community
Michael Lois thanks those who supported him during recovery By Heather Ruenz Staff writer Sept. 16, 2018 is a day Michael Lois and his parents will never forget. That’s the day Michael, of Elkhorn, who was 16 at the time, suffered an accident while jumping into a friend’s 4-foot deep […]
DDSD board discusses recording meetings
Concerns include costs and whether or not it’s a worthy investment By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board discussed recording meetings and/or livestreaming them at its meeting on Monday night. A representative of the parent group called Comets Community in Action asked the board to consider doing so […]
Jackson students, staff support Hope Now
Student Council leads fundraising efforts to raise more than $1,100 The Jackson Elementary School Student Council has been very involved in fundraising for Hope Now, Inc. Every council meeting, students made signs to help promote the monthly fundraising theme. They then displayed those signs around the school building. Students were […]
Delavan residents forced to leave apartment
Meth cook in one unit led to toxic exposure throughout building A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 24 for a Pell Lake man suspected of making methamphetamine in a Delavan woman’s apartment. Nathaniel L. Bailey, 35, was charged June 6 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession with intent […]
Intergenerational collaboration
Middle school students, Fairhaven residents participate in joint workshops By Tom Ganser Correspondent Five teenagers and five senior citizens put their artistic and horticultural skills to the test during an Association for the Prevention of Family Violence-sponsored event in May. A 2018 grant from the Whitewater Community Foundation to promote […]
