'Not just another number’: Kenosha County records first COVID-19 death Apr 5, 2020 Apr 5, 2020 Kurt E. Lienau, 85, a Kenosha resident, died Saturday from COVID-19. He was the county’s first fatality from the virus. 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Lake Geneva receives update on Hillmoor Zone 1 project Representatives from Upland Design Ltd. presented preliminary final concept plans for Zone 1 of the Hillmoor property to Lake Geneva officials…
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Work begins on project to honor Dungeons & Dragons co-founder Gary Gygax The project is being worked on in stages — the “stone elements” and the “bronze elements.”
