DFCI – Walworth County working to improve dementia awareness Trying to assist someone with dementia can be daunting, so a new initiative, “Shop in Their Shoes” is being proposed for Walworth County to help businesses, government agencies, faith communities and groups get the “feel” of dementia. According to the National […]
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Community Space makes quick use of grant funds
Whitewater nonprofit group purchases freezer, cooler By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Community Space was able to put a $3,025 Community Action Grant received from the Whitewater Community Foundation in June to immediate use. The Community Space, a local nonprofit group, was able to purchase a full-sized walk-in cooler and freezer […]
Functional Fitness offered through September
Functional Fitness is extending its run at Delavan Community Park, offering classes on Saturday mornings through September. The class on Saturday, Aug. 15 will be free for new participants to try the workouts. The new session begins on Aug. 22. Community Park is at the intersection of Highway 50 and […]
Gun fires as man, teen fight over it in East Troy
An initial appearance is scheduled for Aug. 20 for an East Troy man charged with pointing a gun at a 17-year-old boy before the weapon fired as he and the teenager fought over it. Albert E. A. Fletcher, 20, was charged July 28 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree […]
Worth the wait
Elkhorn Area High School Class of 2020 graduates were treated to a long-awaited celebration last Thursday. Though each graduate was limited to four tickets for family members, the ceremony was live streamed online. Entering the stadium for the event are recent graduates Mia Giordano, Kaidin Giacalone, Bryan Garcia, Andrea Garcia. […]
Council extends emergency order in Delavan
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council voted last week to extend its existing resolution declaring a state of emergency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic until December. The resolution grants the Mayor and City Administrator joint executive authority to take appropriate actions for the protection of city employees and […]
Roun’da Manure parked until next year
Concerns over number of riders, small shops, lead to cancellation By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Organizers have canceled the annual Roun’da Manure Bicycle Tour event, slated for the middle of this month, over concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, a one-day bicycle tour through farmlands and towns that […]
He wrote the book on pandemic response
Author urges business owners to question their business model By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Most small business owners have dealt with economic challenges but the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic likely could not have been anticipated, even by the most savvy of them. Dave Gee, who teaches entrepreneurship at the […]
Rotary Club selling corn and brat boxes
Support the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club at a Corn and Brat fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 15 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Main Street Country Store in Walworth. For $39 a Family of Four Box will contain four brats and buns, four ears of corn (the food items […]
Conservancy honored as land trust of the year
Geneva Lake Conservancy was recently honored as the 2020 Land Trust of the Year for its outstanding conservation work by Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts. From its humble beginnings in 1977, as the Committee to Save Geneva Lake, the organization has grown to protect and manage environmentally significant land […]
