Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Walworth County Trick or Treat hours and Halloween celebrations include: City of Delavan The City of Delavan will host trick or treating from 4 to 6 p.m. Halloween day, Oct. 31. A parade from the Post Office, 335 E. Walworth Ave., to the American Legion will begin at 6:30 p.m. […]
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School District will have five meetings to gain input from the public about the possibility of rearranging grade levels at its elementary and middle schools. The meetings will be at the School Administration Center, 324 Beloit St., at 1 and 6 p.m. Oct. […]
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center has received the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corp., the nation’s leading consumer health care surveyor. Winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in NRC’s Market Insights study. This study surveys more than 270,000 consumers and is […]
The Walworth County Historical Society is accepting donations of military memorabilia for a permanent display it is creating at the Veteran’s Room at Heritage Hall, its new home on Washington Street, just across the street from the Webster House Museum in Elkhorn. Donations will be accepted in person from veterans […]
Unused prescription drugs can be dropped off at specified locations across Wisconsin–including several sites in Walworth County–on Saturday, Oct. 26. The state is participation in the National Prescription Drug “Take Back” Day. Anyone with unwanted, expired or unused prescription drugs can drop them off at participating sites between 10 a.m. […]
Sen. Neal Kedzie visited Steven Pils at Stinebrink’s Piggly Wiggly in Lake Geneva Oct. 21 as part of the Take Your Legislator to Work Campaign, organized each year by the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The campaign coordinates visits to […]
Sam Weller, a scholar and authorized biographer of writer Ray Bradbury will participate in two local events as part of this year’s Big Read program. Weller became friends with Bradbury before the author died last year. His biography of the science fiction writer, “The Bradbury Chronicles,” was published in 2006. […]
Tax cut will be applied to December tax bills By Tyler Lamb Editor A new law focused on reducing school property taxes could mean a savings of $10 to $12 for an owner of a $100,000 homes in most of Walworth County. The estimated savings on December tax bills were […]
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Easing into the holiday season, an area farm is taking an Elkhorn Christmas tradition to new grounds. The Stallman Farmstead, located off of Highway ES, will be the first of the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Cards to feature a scene located outside […]
The winners for the Geneva Lake Art Association’s fall exhibit, “Through My Eyes – the People’s Choice” have been decided. Visitors to the exhibit voted for their favorite works of art in seven categories. Voting ended Sept. 23, and awards were presented at the association’s annual meeting Sept. 26. The […]
