Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Newspapers launch in-depth series on the devastating effect heroin is having in the area From unsuspecting high school students seeking a new buzz at a party, to middle-aged men and women recovering from painful surgery, heroin has become a vortex from which few who try the drug are able to […]
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger softball team started last week strong but could not keep up the momentum. The Badgers (5-9, 3-6 Southern Lakes Conference) started the week with an 8-3 win over Kenosha Indian Trail (5-5) on May 5 and defeated Wilmot (9-8, 3-6 SLC) […]
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls soccer team has the top spot in the Southern Lakes Conference early in the season after knocking off Elkhorn, Waterford and Westosha Central. The Comets (9-3, 3-0) beat Waterford 1-0 on April 29 and then beat Elkhorn in a 1-0 overtime […]
Self Defense for Women is a two-day workshop that will be offered on Saturday, May 24, and Saturday, May 31 from 8 a.m. to noon at Kempo Goju Martial Arts School, 110 W. Main St. in Palmyra. The cost is $40 per person, which includes both days, and is payable […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With an eye toward harnessing all that the 21st Century has to offer, leaders and consultants behind the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library are in the midst of an extensive visioning process. Representatives of Library Vision Inc., an Elgin, Ill.-based company, discussed the extensive planning process […]
Liz Mielke breaks 29-year-old record in track By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Liz Mielke has come close all season, yet this past Friday, the record was finally hers. Mielke broke the 29-year-old school record in the 3,200-meter run during the Fort Invite that both the boys and girls Whitewater High […]
Public defender argues witnesses provided only hearsay, no testimony that crime occurred By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man was bound over for trial Wednesday in the stabbing death of his cousin. Rafael Olivarez, 39, of Delavan, appeared at a preliminary hearing in Walworth County Circuit Court in custody represented […]
By Heather Ruenz Editor Rachel Perry, the event marketing coordinator for Quality Cellular, which has 12 retail locations in Wisconsin and Illinois including a store in Whitewater, said the company wanted to do something special for Arbor Day. “One of the owners of Quality Cellular asked a friend about getting […]
In the month of April, the Whitewater Police Department responded to numerous complaints of thefts from vehicles around the city. After investigations by officers and detectives, and with cooperation from area agencies, multiple arrests have been made for burglary, theft, and drug possession in reference to these incidences. Though the […]
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Last Monday night the Whippets went on the road to Elkhorn for a non-conference match up with an SLC opponent. Whitewater was cold at the plate, getting only one hit and having only five base runners total resulting in a 10-0 loss to Elkhorn. Michaela […]
