By Ryan Spoehr Staff writer Heavy rainfall poured onto southeastern Wisconsin last week, and while southern Jefferson and Waukesha counties didn’t have significant issues, that could not also be said for neighbors to the south. Parts of southern Walworth County and western parts of Racine and Kenosha counties were left […]
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Kids launch into learning at Camp Invention
By Heather Ruenz Editor Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment camp program, was held at Jackson Elementary School in June and welcomed kids from Elkhorn, Williams Bay and Lake Geneva. It’s a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, a nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing inventors and […]
Work on Highway 14 to begin
Thirty-six hour full roadway closure scheduled On July 12, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation began a six-mile resurfacing project on Highway 14 from Prairie Drive to County Highway K through the towns of Walworth and Sharon and the Village of Walworth. The project will consist of removing and repaving two […]
District looks to add programs
Focus is on race, language, disabilities By Michael S. Hoey Corrrespondent The Delavan-Darien School Board listened to several proposals for new programs within the district on July 10. The first program presented to the board was Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity, or SEED. Rosamaria Laursen, a bilingual reading specialist at […]
On display
Artists Bea Beaver (front), Dani Heath (back, second from the left going right), Hannah Earle and Jackie Winslow show a sampling of their artwork on display at Tender Reflections, Elkhorn on July 10, for Color Me Summer, a community art show. The Elkhorn Arts Foundation including Dawn Heath (on […]
Legion baseball team ends season at regionals
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Mother Nature certainly wreaked havoc on the area last week – and that chaos extended to the summer baseball schedule. East Troy’s Post 188 16U legion squad saw its summer season come to an end with two losses in the regional tournament last week. Post 188 […]
School board step closer to reorganization
District considers lifting requirement of board members living in districts they represent By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board moved one step closer to changing how members represent the district July 10. The board authorized Superintendent Robert Crist to have school district attorneys draft a resolution that would […]
Pig in the Park supports numerous causes
Festival named after Dan Green, devoted member of Fontana community Fontana’s Reid Park was the place to be July 8 for Dan Green’s Pig in the Park festival. It was the 10th Annual Pig in the Park event and featured a variety of family-friendly activities, all to support local causes. […]
America’s Pastime with a glimpse of the past
Outdoor museum plays 1870s base ball By Ryan Spoehr Staff Writer At an area historical site, spectators have the ability to view America’s Pastime in a different lens and possibly have a feeling of going back in time. Old World Wisconsin in Eagle has its own baseball team, but it […]
Christian Arts Centre to present ‘Brigadoon’
The Christian Arts Centre of Chapel on the Hill community church will present “Brigadoon” this summer. “Brigadoon,” a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, is about two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every […]
