Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Saturday, September 7, 2024
“In the world of The Charmers there is no such thing as a disability. When they’re together they can do things they would never think they could do alone.” –Kristi Hay By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff “There was not a dry eye in the house.” That’s the way Kristi Hay of […]
A group of 13 skydivers made history last weekend at Skydive Milwaukee’s annual Cheese Boogie, setting the state record for the biggest wingsuit formation jump. The record-breaking jumpers joined skydivers from all over the country in freefall and parachute formation jumps ranging in size from groups of two to 30 […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Joe Kraus is back in familiar territory, and he couldn’t be happier. The 2010 Whitewater High School graduate recently completed a four-and-a-half month deployment in Afghanistan and is home for a few weeks, visiting with family and friends. “It’s quite a change; I’m dealing with a […]
On late-19th century farms, September was the time to begin the work of the harvest and prepare for winter. At Old World Wisconsin, each weekend in September there will be many opportunities to help with the same tasks the original settlers to Wisconsin would have done. Each September weekend has […]
By Gwen Tveter Contributor The 1889 Blooming Prairie School, under the auspices of the Walworth County Historical Society, located on the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., in Elkhorn was moved to its present location in 1959 from its original location at the intersection of old 89 and Highway […]
Auditions for the upcoming Lakeland Players presentation of “Annie” will be held at the Walworth County Performing Arts Center (old Sprague Theater) at 15 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. for girls 7-14 years of age, and on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. for […]
58,000-square-foot facility promotes fitness By John Koski CORRESPONDENT The Mukwonago YMCA officially opened its doors at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning to area residents eager to complete an hour or so of exercise before beginning the rest of their day. “We had people coming in non-stop,” said Geoff Mertens, executive director. […]
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Months of hard work paid off Aug. 31 for local 4-H and FFA exhibitors at the Walworth County Fair Meat Animal Sale. The young people who spent countless hours raising and grooming their prized animals for show raked in a total of $423,333.99. “The meat […]
