A group of about 200 take off from the Agape House parking lot, with runners leading the way, during the annual Give Them Hope 5K Run, Walk or Stroll in Walworth on April 25. The Agape House raised nearly $8,000 from registrations, sponsorships and sponsors. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Sports & Other News
Free clinic opens at new location
The Open Arms Free Clinic opened at its new location at 205 E. Commerce Court in Elkhorn on April 20. It will share the former Aurora Health Care building off of Highway 67 with the W.C. Food Pantry, which moved from its County Road H location outside of Lake Geneva. […]
Highway J closure causing headaches for drivers, DPW
By Tracy Ouellette Editor In response to numerous requests for the Walworth County Department of Public Works to open Marsh Road as an alternative detour for the Highway J closure during the Beulah Dam project and reports of people moving the barricades out of the way so the road can […]
Family Fun Night set for May 1
Washington Elementary School in Whitewater will hold its annual Family Fun Night on Friday, May 1. Sponsored by the Washington PATT, the event will feature food, raffles, games and a silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m. This year’s new feature will be a photo booth from Flash Creative Wisconsin. […]
Officials review emergency plan
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of staying current with disaster preparedness efforts, Whitewater officials recently reviewed and revised the city’s emergency operations plan. While the city has long had such a document in place, city staffers recently went through the document with a fine-tooth comb and updated the […]
Library Board votes to switch systems
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library could join a growing list of neighboring public libraries seeking to leave the Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System and join the counterpart organization in Waukesha County. The Irvin L. Young Library Board of Trustees voted in favor of the switch April […]
Badger grad presents research at UW-Whitewater
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Claire Kinder, a 2011 graduate of Badger High School, participated in Undergraduate Research Day at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on March 18. Kinder was among more than 250 students to present the results of their research projects or creative activities at the 20th annual event. In […]
Badgers baseball sweeps Elks
Softball drops five games By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School baseball team swept two games from Elkhorn last week. Badger defeated Elkhorn 5-2 at home April 14 thanks to a big four-run third inning. Clint Ugolini’s double brought home two of the runs. Alex Morland brought home […]
Baseball boosts record from 0-2 to 4-3
Comets beat Williams Bay, Union Grove, Clinton By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent After starting the 2015 season 0-2, the Delavan-Darien Comets’ baseball team had a busy second week, playing five games in six days. From April 13 to Sunday, the Comets took advantage of the tough stretch, going 4-1 in those […]
Softball wins three, loses one
Comets beat Clinton and Elkhorn, lose to Wilmot By Jennifer Cesarz Picking up three wins last week, the Delavan-Darien High School softball team improved to 4-1 after also suffering its first loss of the season. The Comets swept Clinton in a non-conference double header, winning 11-0 and 16-1 and beat […]
