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News from throughout Walworth County

Elkhorn

Moving and shaking

Teen hopes to raise $50,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer If a big smile and positive attitude were the determining factors, Emma Jacobson would be a shoe-in as Student of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Jacobson, 17, a junior at Elkhorn Area […]

Whitewater

WUSD officials hold meeting with legislators

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Broadband access, Wisconsin’s forthcoming biennium budget, COVID-19 and even marijuana legalization were among the disparate topics school officials in the Whitewater Unified district hashed over with state legislators at a recent meeting. The WUSD School Board and administrators annually meet with local representatives in both chambers […]

Lake Geneva area

Smooth slide

Ice Castles-Wisconsin, which is outside of Lake Geneva, is likely well on its way to a very successful season given the cooperation from Mother Nature by way of very cold temperatures late this winter. Carly and Brayden Waitzman, of Vernon Hills, Illinois, hold hands as they ride down the large […]

Delavan

Village of Darien hires new administrator

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Village of Darien announced at its meeting last week the hiring of Lindsey Peterson as its new Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer. Current Administrator Rebecca LeMire is leaving the village effective Friday to become the new City Manager in Fort Atkinson. The Village Board voted unanimously to hire […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Building bears to pass the time

The Big Foot Recreation District sponsored a Build-a-Teddy program for about a dozen area children recently at Big Foot Union High School. The Recreation District, which held the event in school commons, allowed participants to choose among four different types of teddy bears. The choices drew inspiration from Valentine’s Day […]

Whitewater

Welcome sight

      A robin takes a drink from a heated birdbath outside a home in the Kettle Moraine State Forest near Whitewater last Sunday afternoon. Because many robins migrate south for the winter, sightings of them during the colder months is often believed to be a sign that spring […]

Elkhorn

Elkhorn FD to partner with Gateway

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Public Safety Committee voted in favor of a clinical agreement between the Elkhorn Area Fire Department and Gateway Technical College at its Feb. 8 meeting. According to a memo prepared by Elkhorn Area Fire Department Assistant Chief Dave Fladten, the program would […]

Delavan

Rough morning

      A vehicle sits on its roof in the median of Interstate 43 near Highway 50 in Delavan Tuesday morning, one of numerous crashes throughout the area. Though snowfall amounts Monday night were reported to be less than 2 inches in most local areas, the wind and temperatures […]