Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy winds along with overnight rain and snow, which will affect morning commuters. NWS has issued a wind advisory in the overnight through mid-morning. The State Patrol reminds commuters that the road conditions may change quickly and become hazardous during peak travel times. There […]
A Lake Geneva woman is among six Gateway Technical College interior design students who will “bring the outside in” through a nature-inspired dining room design at the 52nd annual Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Show’s Interior Design Contest Feb. 13 to 16 at State Fair Park in West Allis. These events are […]
Girls basketball wins in overtime By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger wrestling team fell short of its goal of making a third consecutive trip to the team State tournament in Madison finishing third at the WIAA regional at Janesville Craig on Saturday. Milton won the regional and […]
Comets beat Westosha Central, lose to Waterford By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent Clutch free-throw shooting by sophomore Claudia Nieuwenhuis helped lift the Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team to a 60-59 win over Westosha Central Friday night in Southern Lakes Conference action. Earlier in the week, the Comets (4-12, 2-8) lost […]
Eight members of a group suspected of selling heroin around Delavan and Lake Geneva were arrested in Lake Geneva on Feb. 7, 10, 12 and 13. Jamaal T. Shellie, 33, of Waukegan, Ill., is believed to be the head of the group, and police believe he was having other suspects […]
“Into the Woods,” a fairytale musical that holds many surprises and secrets, comes to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in a mystical production. The following area students are featured in the production: Madison McCarthy, a senior theatre major from Milton; Jayson Winslow, a senior theatre major from Waukesha. The musical is […]
Do you like surprises? Don’t know what to read? Try a Blind Date with a Book at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library. Children and adults may check out one of the wrapped books on display. When they get home they may unwrap and read the surprise book. Perhaps it […]
Annual event celebrates those who make Whitewater great Tom Ganser Correspondent Celebration and an insight into the state tourism industry marked the Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce (WACC) annual dinner and awards presentation at Randy’s Restaurant on Jan. 16. The event was emceed by WACC President Kim Scharine – […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater Police detectives will continue to have an opportunity to work 10-hour days as part of a recently approved memorandum of understanding. With the intent of reducing overtime, detectives within the department began working a schedule this past summer that called for four days of work […]
Seventh graders learn value of blood donations By Tom Ganser Correspondent The seventh-grade students at Whitewater Middle School were a perfect audience for Michelle Meekma-Yaun, a donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross during a presentation about blood donation on Feb. 5. The students were completing a unit in […]
