The Lake Geneva Jaycees kicked off the 64th Annual Venetian Festival on Aug. 19. The event, which runs through Aug. 23 at Flat Iron Park, Seminary Park and Library Park, features live music, carnival rides, food vendors, a craft fair, a water ski show, a car and motorcycle show, a beer tent,…
An informational meeting is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Walworth County Health and Human Services auditorium, 1910 Highway NN in Elkhorn.
Check out this collection that includes all of the Mendota Marsh comic strips from the last year, by State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands.
The program is scheduled to begin Sept. 9 at Central-Denison Elementary School and will include educational and recreational activities for preschool-age children.
The contract is for two-years and includes a 3% cost-of-living salary increase.
Svett Club's "Svett Ship is moored at the French County Inn on the Lake, W4190 W. End Road in the Town of Geneva.
The driver, a 31-year-old Arena man, showed signs of impairment and cocaine paraphernalia, including a crack pipe, was found.
The night market events were organized by the Downtown Racine Corporation and took place every other Thursday from 4-7 p.m. in June, July and August.
Top stories for Aug. 21, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal
The requests, which include money to demolish the Mosse Humanities Building and to add a dorm at UW-Madison, will be considered during the state biennial budget negotiations.
The requests, which include money to demolish the Mosse Humanities Building and to add a dorm at UW-Madison, will be considered during the state biennial budget negotiations.
Dietram Scheufele’s departure follows an investigation completed in September 2025 into complaints filed by three female students.
Laptops were provided at no cost through a program run by United Way of Racine County and United Way of Wisconsin intended to give computers to people who do not have them.
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