Interns continue work at local nature preserves By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff This summer a group of four New York City interns has called Wisconsin home through a program that strives to give urban teens a personal experience in nature. In addition to learning about plants, wetlands and things they’ve […]
Tag: featured
Welcome to our new look!
MyWalworthCounty.com has undergone a makeover. It has been a few years since we launched the site and it was time to update the look to improve the visitor experience. Larger photos, cleaner graphics and a more user-friendly interface are hallmarks of the change. What hasn’t changed, however, is our commitment […]
Lauderdale Aqua Skiers bring home tournament titles
A strong 43-member team of performers, ages 7 through 51, made area residents proud at the Wisconsin State Show Ski Tournament recently held at Lake Wazeecha near Wisconsin Rapids. The Lauderdale Aqua Skiers placed sixth out of 14 teams in Division 2, and several individual members of the […]
Camp helps families of fallen officers rebuild and remember
By Vanessa Lenz SLN staff Fourteen years ago Jennifer Thacker was forced to find a way to keep living without the man she loved most. She was supposed to build her perfect life alongside Brandon Thacker, who she married shortly after graduating from college. That dream came to a sudden […]
Whitewater student participates in mock mission to Mars
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Emma Fero dreams of one day becoming an astronomer, and an opportunity earlier this summer only heightened that desire. Fero, who this fall will be a senior at Whitewater High School, was one of 84 female students across the country invited to attend a simulated mission […]
Whitewater show features public art pieces
Long before Twitter and Facebook became mobilizing forces for collective action, the contemporary mural art movement in America offered a medium for community expression and empowerment. Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center’s August exhibit “Caryl Yasko: Public Art, the Original Social Medium” highlights the work of a nationally renowned artist who was […]
Yerkes relaunches youth astronomy camp
“It’s a fun experience where kids can just have fun and they’re learning… It starts their dreams out in what they want to do.” – Rebecca Russell, YAAYS coordinator By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff Every child, perhaps only briefly, dreams of flying to the moon in an astronaut suit, […]
Getting benched
Phillip Koss, Walworth County’s District Attorney for more than two decades, recently took on a new role as one of the county’s four circuit judges. At his Aug. 1 investiture, judge John R. Race swore in Koss. Attorney Brian Schuk, Wisconsin Bar Association president, presented the new judge’s robe after […]
Lakeland Players to stage ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’
This weekend, audiences will be taken to a magical place where Oompa-Loompas sing and dance, and rooms are made of tasty chocolate, as the Lakeland Players bring to the stage Ronald Dahl’s “Willie Wonka Jr.” “Willie Wonka Jr.” is a stage adaption of the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” […]
Wide a‘wake’ on the water
Ed Kinerk catches some air as he twists above Geneva Lake in Gordy’s eight annual Wakeboard Tournament held earlier this week. Kinerk placed second in the advanced category. (Photo by Dave Baker) Matt Heinz grabs the end of his board as he one-hands the rope in a risky stunt. Heinz competed […]
