- Eric Johnson
As voters head to the polls in Williams Bay on Tuesday, April 1, a contested 6-way race is on the spring general election ballot for the three Williams Bay Village Board trustee seats up for election this cycle.
- Eric Johnson
A three-way race in on for the two Walworth Town Board seats up for election this cycle at the Tuesday, April 1 spring general election. Incumbent Walworth Town Board Supervisor William "Bill" Pearce will face a challenge on the ballot from Peter Featherstone and Daniel Kauer. Incumbent Supe…
- Eric Johnson
In the 5,390-resident Town of Geneva, challengers Richard A. Watson and Scott Williams will face off for the Town Supervisor 2 seat being vacated by incumbent Supervisor Larry K. Kulik.
Volo, Ill. resident Richard Schultz won the $350,000 top prize in the Wisconsin Lottery's Feb. 22 SuperCash! drawing, purchasing his winning ticket from the Genoa City BP. Schultz matched six of six numbers.
- Eric Johnson
The Fontana Film Club will host a red carpet world premiere weekend for its newest thriller production, Super Falcon, with showings on Friday, March 14 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 15 at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium at Fontana Elementary School, 450 S. Main St. in Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake. There …
Proactively turning their sights to the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, the Williams Bay Board of Education on March 10 approved three intergovernmental agreements under the provisions of Wisconsin Statute 66.0301, sharing its staff with neighboring school districts.
A contested race is on the Tuesday, April 1 spring general election ballot for the Linn-Bloomfield Joint 4 School District Board of Education, as challenger Heather Leedle takes on incumbent William Leonard, board clerk. Leonard is a past and current Board of Education member.
There will be a contested race for the Big Foot Union High School Board of Education on the Tuesday, April 1 spring general election ballot for the board's dedicated Sharon seat representing the Town of Sharon and the Village of Sharon. The ballot will feature incumbent Board of Education member Edward A. Hayden, board president, and challenger Chris Walter.
The longstanding legacy of award-winning journalistic excellence in Walworth County continues at the weekly Lake Geneva Regional News, as West End reporter Eric A. Johnson received two first place and two third place awards last Friday in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNAF) 2024 Better Newspaper Contest.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers released a statement on Jan. 16 regarding the passing of Baseball Hall of Fame radio broadcaster Bob Uecker, the voice of Milwaukee Brewers baseball from 1971-2024.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Jan. 14 that is will host five career fairs across the state in early 2025. The fairs will be held in Eau Claire, Oshkosh, Milwaukee, Fitchburg and Woodruff, starting Jan. 18.
Last week’s flip of the calendar page from December to January marked another milestone passage of time.
Beginning Jan. 6, Fontana resident Carly Van Pelt, 11, a Reek Elementary School fifth-grader, will be a contestant participating in the 13th season of Food Network's "Kids Baking Championship." A 2-year entrepreneur, youth baker Van Pelt runs her own business, VP's Treats, selling a variety of baked goods and animal treats online via Instagram (@vpstreats) and seasonal retail sales at the summer Williams Bay Farmers Market and occasional pop-ups at Fontana Home.
The first baby of 2025 born at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center was Remy Jay Bethke, daughter of Gabrielle and Raymond Bethke of Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County, who was born at 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
Members of the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club gathered Dec. 19 at Walworth Elementary School and Sharon Community School in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year's holidays to assemble and then deliver 243 food boxes as part of the nonprofit service organization's annual Holiday Food Assistance Program outreach to food insecure individuals and families in its West End service area encompassing Fontana, Linn, Sharon, Walworth and Williams Bay.
Gov. Tony Evers on Dec. 30 signed Executive Order #249, ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.
Seasonal songs of good cheer were in the air at Williams Bay Middle-High School on Dec. 12 as the school hosted its “The Merriest Noel” holiday concert.
A large standing-room-only crowd of more than 400 Williams Bay village residents were in attendance at Williams Bay High School on Dec. 9 as the Williams Bay Plan Commission and Williams Bay Villag Board convened a joint meeting to consider proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan amendments tha…
Two hirings headlined the short list of action agenda items on Dec. 9 as the Williams Bay Board of Education approved the hiring of Kevin Pietschman for the position of first shift maintenance worker and groundskeeper, and the hiring of Lexi Vesneske as the district's new cheerleading coach.
Gov. Tony Evers on Dec 17 signed Executive Order #248 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. The governor’s order is effective immediately and ends at sunset on Sunday, Dec. 22.
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages snowmobilers eager to take advantage of winter’s snow to keep safety at the forefront of their preparations.
The Aging and Disabilities Resource Center of Walworth County expands its Memory Matters social-respite program for those dealing with mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia.
Feted for his dedicated longtime community service, Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373 honored 25-year Williams Bay resident Pat Watts on Dec. 3 with the Post's 2024 Community Service Award.
Gathered on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour, dozens of West End residents gathered at scenic Edgewater Park in the Lions Club Pavilion as Williams Bay-based Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373 held solemn patriotic 2024 Veterans Day observances.
The Williams Bay High School Music Department brought Charles Dickens’ beloved 1838 novel “Oliver Twist” to life on stage, taking audiences on a wild trip back in time to Victorian England during the Nov. 22-23 run of the musical, “Oliver Jr.”
Community Action, Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties (CAI) announced that the City of Beloit proclaimed Nov. 23 as Marc Perry Day.
With a standing-room-only crowds of students, staff, teachers and area veterans in attendance, Grades PreK-8 Walworth Elementary School — Walworth Joint School District No. 1 — hosted its solemn and patriotic annual Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11.
In the wake of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Nov. 19 release of school and district accountability report cards for the 2023-2024 school year, Fontana Joint 8 School District Administrator Steve Torrez, Assistant Principal Emma Peiffer and the Fontana Board of Education reviewed Fontana Elementary School's data at the Nov. 25 board meeting.