Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Friday, September 20, 2024
Driver appeared to escape serious injury The driver of a semi-trailer truck that rolled over on a highway exit near Elkhorn Friday morning appeared to escape serious injury even through the crash demolished his truck. According to a Town of Geneva police officer Robert Linder, the driver, who was from […]
Above: Carol Weber (left), of Janesville, looks at items pointed out by Liz Anne Hall, of Genoa City, during Delavan-Darien High School’s annual craft fair Sunday. Weber said she always attends the annual fair. Hall has natural products in her booth and has been selling them for about eight months. […]
Chiefs keep rolling; look for community’s support By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent By the time the WIAA playoffs reach the third round, there are very few lucky teams still alive. Every team is talented at this point – and that’s what makes the next game for Big Foot so intriguing. […]
EAHS to present comedy What started as a pair of 14-year-old girls writing to lonely sailors takes a wild ride to the comedic side when they pretend they’re young women and the sailors on the other end of their letters be-gin to pursue them as future wives. Such is a […]
Obscured for much of the past week by clouds and rain, autumn revealed itself in all of its colorful finery on the appropriately named Sunday. This shot was captured near Alpine Valley in the Town of Lafayette. The color didn’t last long, however, as a cold front bringing wind and […]
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk marching band heads down Main Street during Saturday’s Homecoming parade, giving Mother Nature a run for her money in a striking display of color. (Peter Mischka photo)
The Lake Geneva Badger FFA members joined more than 62,000 other FFA members, advisors and guests at the 86th National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. The chapter received the Three-Star National Chapter Award on stage during Thursday’s afternoon session. Badger FFA representatives President Josh Kundert […]
City Council expected to consider matter at Nov. 18 meeting Elkhorn residents on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of a non-binding referendum that allows city officials to spend up to $3.5 million to replace the swimming facility at Sunset Park. A total of 1,379 Elkhorn residents (29.3 percent of registered […]
Whitewater’s Halloween celebration included Ghouls Night Out last Thursday and a slew of events at the armory Saturday. Shown tasting the cookies they had just decorated Oct. 26, from the left: Allie Alvarado, Ashlynn Prah and Caleigh Yang, all of Whitewater. (Tom Ganser photo)
Above: Peg Williams, Lake Geneva area resident and museum volunteer dressed as an American Indian, greets Jade and Ella Rickey, sisters visiting from Kenosha. Williams’ station was one of 18 treat stops for children inside the Geneva Lake Museum on Sunday. At right: Olivia Joitke, of Elkhorn, dressed […]
