On Saturday afternoon, more than 20 cars fell through the thin ice on Geneva Lake, as tourists tried to enjoy the annual Winterfest celebration. Check for more information in this week’s Lake Geneva Times and other Walworth County Southern Lakes Newspapers publications. (Photo courtesy Jacob Stout, Twitter)
Sports & Other News
Walworth State Bank merger complete
Center 1 Bancorp Inc., announced Feb. 3 the closing of its acquisition of Walworth State Bank. According to a release from First National Bank and Trust Company, the acquisition strengthens First National Bank and Trust’s core deposit and customer relationship base with the combined bank having the number one deposit […]
Historical Society elects new director
By Fred Noer Contributor Long-time Walworth resident Joyce Pagel has been elected for the first time as a director of the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie. The election was at the Jan. 28 annual meeting of the organization at Golden Years Retirement Village in Walworth. Pagel will […]
Elkhorn man allegedly abused stepdaughter
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8 for an Elkhorn man charged with smoking marijuana with his stepdaughter, grabbing her buttocks and dragging her down the stairs. The man, 32, was charged Jan. 13 in Walworth County Circuit Court with sexual assault of a […]
Immersed in science
Whitewater Middle School sixth graders, Blake Wegner (above, front from left), Calvin Baker, Anisa Dauti (back) and Savannah Hill don safety goggles at Science Immersion Day at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Jan. 29. The students attended three lab sessions in the morning to learn about chemistry, fossils and ancient river […]
Boys trounce Parkview, 118-38
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The visiting Parkview boys basketball team never stood a chance last week. Not when East Troy shot the ball like it did. The Trojans continued to build momentum toward the post-season with a 73-point first half en route to dominating 118-38 Rock Valley Conference victory. “We […]
Wrestlers wrap regular season
Team takes fourth at Dells Invite, conference meet Saturday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The preliminaries are done as far as the East Troy High School wrestling team is concerned. Now it’s time for the real action to begin. East Troy closed out its regular-season schedule Saturday with a fourth-place finish […]
Showing off the new digs
East Troy Manor features expansion, renovations at open house By Tracy Ouellette Editor East Troy Manor hosted a public open house Friday evening to celebrate the completion of its recent expansion and renovation project. Construction began on the nursing facility in early April and wrapped up in December. The new […]
Boys knock off Chiefs, fall to Panthers
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team was outscored by five points in each half and lost 88-78 to Wilmot Jan. 29 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference basketball game. The Elks won 57-49 Jan. 25 in a non-conference game at Big Foot High […]
Demons destroy Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team recently played its worst game of the season after playing its best game of the season. Elkhorn lost 47-18 Jan. 29 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Burlington after losing 58-34 Jan. 22 in a SLC game […]
