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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Tanner Farnham and his mother, Stephanie Farnham, both Williams Bay residents, listen to George Sorenson, docent for “All Aboard, Williams Bay Trains! 1887-1965,” during Saturday’s Wonders of Williams Bay Historical Tour. The self-guided tour had 12 stops, with one or more docents at each site. The tour was put on […]
Lenox Gillam, 4 from Elkhorn, holds still as he gets a skeleton painted on his face at Elkhorn’s ninth annual Oktoberfest celebration Oct. 18. Andrea Juarez, from “Happy Faces” face paint from Madison, had a constant line of children during the day. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Resident artist Bob Hohf, who restores pianos, plays a song for visitors at the Hohf Studio during the Kettle Moraine Studio Tour – featuring 14 artists at four studios – on a Bösendorfer piano that was built in Vienna in 1955 and completely restored by Hohf after he found it […]
Delavan-Darien advances to sectional with 4-1 win over St. Anthony’s By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School boys soccer team won the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional champion title Oct. 16 with a 4-1 win over St. Anthony School of Milwaukee. St. Anthony’s ousted the Comets from the No. 3 spot […]
Two people were injured when three men broke into a home early Monday morning in the Town of Troy. The break in occurred in the living quarters attached to Barley’s Hop & Malt bar/restaurant, N8720 Highway N. According to a press release form the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, the 911 […]
Landen Rouse (right) straps on a pair of EMT gloves at the Oct. 11 Lights and Ladders event in Sunset Park and gives Asha Nanda, a volunteer EMT on the Elkhorn Area Fire Department. The event offered children a chance to get up close and personal with vehicles from the […]
By Tracy Ouellette and Vicky Wedig Staff Writers A Delavan-Darien High School student was taken into custody Friday morning in connection with a social media threat to “shoot up” a school made in the East Troy area Thursday night. Delavan Police Chief Tim O’Neill said his department apprehended the boy, […]
APFV sheds light on domestic violence By Kellen Olshefski Editor In light of recent cases of domestic violence in the NFL and October being domestic violence awareness month, Walworth County’s Association for the Prevention of Family Violence is reaching out to provide information on domestic violence to children and adults […]
Makerspace program offers residents a chance to roll up their sleeves and get dirty By Tracy Ouellette Editor One of the newest trends in community library programing is to create a “dirty space” for hands-on, do-it-yourself learning. The East Troy Lions Public Library embraced this concept last year when it […]
Emotional day breaks down barriers By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent About 300 Lake Geneva Badger High School students were challenged to learn more about their peers and how not to judge each other during Challenge Day two weeks ago. The day was designed to forever affect the way they look […]
