He was convicted of hitting woman with hammer, rape A Mississippi man was sentenced Feb. 24 to 115½ years in prison for raping and attacking a woman with a hammer in Elkhorn before the 2018 Walworth County Fair. In addition to the prison term, Terrence D. Leflore, 25, of Jackson, […]
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West Chamber guide updates due soon
The deadline for members’ changes, additions is March 27 The local chamber of commerce is in the final stages of updating and gathering information from its members for the 2020-2021 Geneva Lake West Resource Guide. “Now is the time to update your directory information… If there are any changes… whether […]
Red Cross seeks blood donors
Organizers also note the time change for Monday’s drive The Delavan Darien Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday March 23, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Delavan from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., which is a change in the time, according to organizers. Potential donors need a donor […]
Virus upsets status quo
County monitors COVID-19 as life is drastically altered By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer The COVID-19 virus is now in Walworth County, according to Public Health officials who have announced three confirmed cases of the virus as of Friday. The first person who tested positive had reportedly recently traveled domestically, and […]
Walworth County IDs case of community spread
Third person who tested positive for COVID-19 did not have exposure to a known case and didn’t travel to a location with known community spread Today, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced that community spread of COVID-19 has been detected in Wisconsin. Furthermore, the Walworth County Division of Public […]
State run ends in heartbreak
Local team’s dream ends as WIAA suspends season By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Burlington High School has hosted several boys sectional semifinal contests in the past five years. But a March 12 showdown between Elkhorn and Waukesha West brought the oddest of circumstances and put the Elks’ pursuit of another […]
Second case confirmed in county
Walworth County Division of Public Health announced today that there are now two confirmed cases of Coronavirus 2019 in Walworth County. This newly confirmed individual is a man in his 60s who is receving treatment. It is not yet known if the second case is travel-related. “We are taking the […]
Search for WUSD’s next superintendent continues
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With a target announcement set for May 1, officials in the Whitewater Unified School District are ramping up efforts to seek out the next superintendent. The WUSD School Board on Feb. 24 discussed the latest steps in seeking out a long-term successor to Mark Elworthy, who […]
Area student named GeoBee semifinalist
The National Geographic Society named Steven Wang, an eighth grader at Lake Geneva Middle School, as one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2020 National Geographic GeoBee State Competition. The contest will be held at American Family Insurance-Corporate Headquarters in Madison, Friday, March 27. This is the second […]
Delavan Rotary honors students of month
Guest speaker at meeting discusses solar energy proposal Benjamin Butke, the son of Tanya and Dan Butke, and Maira Leep Simental, the daughter of Maria Simental, were selected as the Delavan Rotary Club students of the month for February. Butke participates in, basketball, baseball, football (two years) and was a […]
