Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
For the first time in a few years, Aurora Lakeland Medical Center celebrated a baby born on New Year’s Day. Novalei Loveless was born at 4:06 a.m. Jan. 1. Her parents, Alyvia Woodless and Carson Loveless, live in Elkhorn. Novalei is shown here in an Aurora Health Care swaddle and […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Town of Delavan board approved a resolution designating three officials as primary EMS shared services contacts for the town on Dec. 19. The board also voiced support for a county-wide fore/EMS study regarding potential shared services. Supervisor Bill Thummel said the town will be […]
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Will the City of Whitewater charge a special assessment fee for property owners in need of having sidewalks replaced? If so, how much? These are lingering questions officials are contemplating as potential revisions to an ordinance concerning sidewalk repair and replacement is reviewed. A first […]
VIP Services, 811 E. Geneva St., Elkhorn, will host its second annual Casino Night Benefit Saturday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Geneva Tap House. Funds raiser at the event will go to support VIP’s ongoing community programs and essential services for adults with disabilities. Tickets for the […]
By Stephanie Jones Correspondent A new “national coffee retailer” is coming to East Troy. It’s set to be constructed on the northwest corner of Highway 20 and Highway ES, across from the Kwik Trip. The house that is there now will be razed to make room. While it’s heavily rumored […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart editor The year 2023 provided numerous challenges for the area, as well as both good news and sad deaths. Here are a selection of the top news stories of 2023 in Walworth County: New Sheriff After the retirement of Kurt Picknell in December of 2022, Dave […]
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and a number of state and federal elected representatives will soon receive a letter from Whitewater Police Chief Daniel Meyer, outlining the agency’s challenges in serving the needs of the growing migrant population in the community. The Common […]
By Stephanie Jones Correspondent A new retail shop has been given the green light to move into the former First Congregational Church on Union Street, about a block from the East Troy Village Square. The East Troy Village Board on Monday approved an ordinance to allow for retail in the […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor What should children be reading, and who should make that decision? That question was recently asked by an Elkhorn Area School District parent, who followed a district policy that resulted in 444 books being removed – at least temporarily – from the library shelves at […]
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Village of Darien board approved two policy changes on Dec. 18. One made some minor changes to the village’s electronic policy and the other amended the village’s financial policies. The changes to the electronic policy expanded the number of village staff members covered […]
