Land O’ Lakes baseball returned for its 99th season last weekend and the East Troy Express is fielding a team for its 49th consecutive season this year. Although, there is a changing in the guard this year in the make-up of the roster, the Express asks area residents to come […]
Sports & Other News
Stepping down
Riviera Beach managers leave over COVID-19 concerns By Christopher Bennett Correspondent Another member of the management team at Lake Geneva’s Riviera Beach recently stepped down amidst concerns over COVID-19. Interim Manager Yeager Borchert resigned his position on May 31. His brother, who also worked at the beach, stepped down as […]
Cheers at every turn
As members of the Delavan-Darien High School Class of 2020 make their way through the City of Delavan and Village of Darien (above) on June 7, families and members of the greater community line the streets and sidewalks to cheer them on. See more photos in the June 18 Delavan […]
New Whitewater ordinance cracks down on puppy, kitten mills
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent An ordinance taking aim at puppy and kitten mills and other inhumane practices will be added to Whitewater’s books in the coming months. The Common Council on June 2 unanimously adopted an ordinance prohibiting pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. The document further states […]
Doing their part
Members of the Elkhorn Lions Club spent the morning last Saturday cleaning up along the sides of the road from the park and ride on Highways 12/67 heading north. The crew of Lions Club members included (not in order): Dan Stowell, Ken Stowell, Dick Gilkey, Mark Enger, Joey Douglas, Anglel […]
Town of Delavan’s celebration plans revealed
Delavan Friends of the Park in partnership with the Town of Delavan will host its annual Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, June 27, from 4 to 11 p.m. The celebration is to be held at the Delavan Community Park, 1220 S. Shore Dr., Delavan, at the corner of Highway 50 […]
Big Foot alum wins FFA scholarship
Amelia Hayden earns ‘Delivered’ by Domino’s honor Amelia Hayden, of Sharon and member of the Big Foot High School class of 2017, recently won a FFA scholarship sponsored by Domino’s. Hayden will be a junior at University of Minnesota–Twin Cities in the fall. She is studying agriculture education, with the […]
Peaceful march for justice
Hundreds show up for Whitewater event By Tom Ganser Correspondent More than 300 people of all ages and races participated in a peaceful “March for Racial Unity” June 7 in the City of Whitewater. The march organized by Whitewater Unites Lives began at 10 a.m. and commenced at Cravath Lakefront […]
Elder abuse awareness being raised
County program plans exhibit to bring light to the issue Walworth County Health and Human Services Adult Protective Services program is commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day through a pinwheel exhibit at the new Health and Human Services building, 1910 Highway NN, Elkhorn. The exhibit of 335 purple pinwheels representing […]
Strategic Materials making progress
Facility continues to work toward being fully operational By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Strategic Materials is making significant progress toward addressing two issues that led to an abatement order from the City of Delavan Fire Department that closed the facility, according to Daniel Vankorn, MidWest Sourcing Manager for the company. […]
