Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Monday, September 23, 2024
Whitewater’s Commercial Bank held its Customer Appreciation Day on July 12 as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. The parking-lot picnic featured good food, a celebration cake and rides on a horse-drawn stagecoach or carriage. (Tom Ganser photo)
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer With the option to purchase the Clark property in the Town of Lyons to be used as a potential park expiring Aug. 16, a divided Walworth County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of authorizing staff to seek an extension of the option at […]
As part of its 77th consecutive year of touring the United States, Carson & Barnes Circus – the largest traveling big top tent circus in America – will visit Delavan on Sunday at the Lake Lawn Resort Airport. The Delavan Historical Society is sponsoring the circus to help raise money […]
By Cameron Cronkite Staff Writer When a mammogram detected cancer in Debbie Kenyon’s left breast in 2001, she didn’t want to worry her family with the news. Instead, the 55-year-old Darien woman found support in her then co-worker Allen Kenyon, who later became her husband. Debbie Kenyon said Allen gave […]
Welding in garage likely caused blaze By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A fire destroyed a home at 208 Pine St. before 8:30 p.m. Friday. Jose Gomez, 46, and his three daughters were home at the time of the fire and escaped unharmed. Gomez’s wife, Ana Gomez, 44, was not at […]
By Tyler Lamb Editor A former Elkhorn wrestling coach will serve four years in prison for sending sexually suggestive text messages to a 17-year-old boy he coached. Walworth County Judge John Race on July 11 also sentenced the coach, Steven Springsteen-Hensel, 31, to six years of probation. As part […]
Residents warned not to transport wood into other counties By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater is the latest Wisconsin community to have the unwelcome guest known as the emerald ash borer beetle. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (WDATCP) announced the news last week and has put a […]
Police reports The City of Elkhorn Police Department responded to the following reports between June 28 and July 2: Alcohol – A woman was cited for drunken driving July 1 after police received a report that she had left the laundry mat near the 10 block of North Wisconsin Street […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 19.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.66 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin. This compares with the national average that has increased 11.7 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
The holiday card competition is back once again to help raise funds for the Whitewater Arts Alliance. WAA is seeking card art in four categories, and artists may enter all categories. The categories are: Santa Claus, snow people, Christmas floral/tree, and Christmas scenes. Also, added this year will be a […]
