WHITEWATER — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will receive almost $78.5 million for a renovation project at Winther Hall.
ELKHORN – The Elkhorn police and fire departments recovered a body on Thursday believed to be that of the missing 27-year-old man.
ELKHORN – Walworth County and United Way have awarded $100,000 to 24 nonprofit organizations through the American Rescue Plan Act grant fundin…
WHITEWATER – Whitewater may see an ALDI grocery store to its west side if all goes to plan at the city's Plan and Architectural Review Commiss…
A love of words and language has led Fort Atkinson’s Nicholas Gulig to become Wisconsin’s new poet laureate.
The day after UW-Whitewater announced Corey King would be its next chancellor, the university named a new dean of its College of Business and …
Whitewater’s public works committee on Tuesday referred possible action regarding UTV/ATV use on city streets to a future meeting of the city council.
The Whitewater Landmarks Commission says four of the city's historical landmarks—the Birge Fountain, the Starin Park Water Tower, the White Me…
ELKHORN—Join the Movement to Stop Human Trafficking is spreading awareness of January being National Human Trafficking Prevention Month by pla…
Flames tore through John's Disposal Services in Whitewater at about 10 p.m. Sunday evening.
Authorities: Police chase reaching 100 mph on Highway 12 through Elkhorn, Lake Geneva ends in arrest
An Illinois man was arrested Saturday after police used spike strips to end a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph on a stretch of H…
An effort to make the Effigy Mounds Preserve in Whitewater more visitor friendly is getting some help from the city and local volunteers, and …
WHITEWATER—If Whitewater voters pass a city referendum on Nov. 8, residents would see fire and EMS services — and city services in general— st…
Although they won’t be permitted to operate on city sidewalks, golf cart drivers will be allowed to travel city streets as a result of a recen…
The City of Whitewater’s compost site will close for the season at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The site will remain open on Saturdays from 8…
The Whitewater Common Council named three finalists for the position of city manager on Wednesday.
A registered sex offender is being placed at a Walworth County address next week, the sheriff's office said Monday.
UW-Whitewater wants to know what the community wants to see in its next chancellor. The university’s search committee is planning to hold two …
Voters in the city of Whitewater will answer a binding referendum question in the Nov. 8 election asking whether to increase property tax levi…
Bicyclists are invited to take part in the Roun'da Manure Bicycle Tour set for Saturday, starting in Sharon, Wisconsin.
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The city of Whitewater said in a news release Wednesday it found no PFAS contamination in its drinking water after testing.
Walworth County received two prestigious awards from the Government Finance Officers Association: the Certificate of Achievement for Excellenc…
Road work on County X is planned to begin Aug. 1.
The UW-Whitewater athletics department tweeted Tuesday that Derek Gray, a player on the men’s basketball team, died unexpectedly Sunday.
The Arrowhead Library System currently serves much of Rock County, and the Lakeshores Library System serves much of Walworth County and part o…
The city of Whitewater announced its nominations for the command staff of the Fire and EMS Department to be installed after the impending merg…
Walworth County Undersheriff Dave Gerber, a candidate to be the next sheriff in Walworth County, on Monday named who he would appoint as under…
With Sheriff Kurt Picknell set to retire, Undersheriff Dave Gerber announced his candidacy for the sheriff’s office’s top job.
A planned $9 million expansion and renovation project set for 2024 at Aram Public Library in Delavan looks to almost triple the current square…
Michael Carlson, a nontraditional student who worked full time in Vlogý during his time at UW-Whitewater, and Dawson Babcock, an aspiring…
A section of County B between Castle Terrace Avenue and Academy Road will undergo resurfacing work; and Valley View Drive in the village of Wa…
Walworth County has had its highway spending budget capped at $2.7 million since 2001, enough to fix 4 to 5 miles of road per year.
The Whitewater City Council unanimously approved a policy to hold public bidding on any future dredging contracts exceeding $25,000 after a co…
Several state officials, including U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski, presented a check to the Whitewater Unified School District at Lakev…
Election day is less than a week away, and there are plenty of races across Rock and Walworth counties
A former Walworth County sheriff’s deputy’s cash bond will remain at $500,000 after a Waukesha County judge declined to lower it during a bond…
The intersection of Tratt Street and Walton Drive in Whitewater is expected to be closed for about 36 hours for underground utility work start…
UW-Whitewater has opened registration for its Summer Session.
Work to rebuild about 9 miles of Highway 12 between Elkhorn and Lake Geneva is set to begin this month, according to the Walworth County Publi…
Yuri Rashkin will be a guest speaker at a Rally to Support Ukraine event on March 20 at the Walworth County Government Center in Elkhorn.
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Amanda Eaton is headed to a national forensics competition in Indianapolis next month after winning the Love Fest Alumni Tournament held in Ea…
U.S. First Congressional District candidate Ann Roe (D-Vlogý), is hailing the decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule in favor of…
Dr. Peter Wilson has been named the next superintendent for Lake Geneva Schools.
A former Walworth County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been placed on leave after he was arrested Thursday on 19 felony charges ranging from var…
Walworth County Sheriff Kurt Picknell plans to retire at the end of this year, capping off a 35-year law enforcement career, the last eight of…
The city of Whitewater announced Thursday that Whitewater Fire Department Inc. is in discussions with the city to become a city department wit…
The Tree House Child and Family Center in Elkhorn hired Walworth County native Nichole "Koko" Cooper to be its new executive director earlier …
One man was arrested and another was taken to a hospital after a stabbing incident in Walworth County was reported Monday morning.
Qualifying taxpayers are invited to receive free tax preparation and electronic filing of their 2021 federal and state income tax returns at t…
A Whitewater High School student is still recovering from severe burns he sustained during an accident in his shop class last November.
Small Towne Market, a specialty grocery store featuring locally produced beef and pork and seasonal vegetables, has opened in the village of Sharon.
Williams Bay residents who caught the Dec. 22 airing of Jeopardy would have also been correct if they guessed that a certain contestant was th…
United Way of Walworth County announced today it was awarded $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds by Walworth County, for the purpose of…
Walworth County's Division of Public Health announced Thursday it will be hosting COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics throughout November.
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing that was reported at a town of Darien strip club in the early hours Friday, a…
One person died in a car crash on Highway 12 in the town of La Grange on Saturday and another was arrested on a charge of homicide by intoxica…
The “Explore 4-H Night” event will take place Oct. 5 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds Activity Center.
The Walworth County 2021 Business Clean Sweep event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 1, at the Walworth County Public Works Department.
When James Small drives through Palmyra, people often wave.
On Aug. 24, the town of Darien held a special planning commission meeting to discuss the planned development and possibly take action on the r…
On Aug. 27, the Aram Public Library will unveil a recent art acquisition by a former Delavan artist at 10:30 a.m.
Gov. Tony Evers recently signed a $1.95 million contract with Rock Road Inc. to begin a resurfacing project in Walworth County along Wisconsin…
Whitewater Police Chief Aaron Raap said the arrest of the Pumpers & Mitchell's manager should not affect the bar.
The state Supreme Court on Friday agreed with a Walworth County judge’s decision on a child porn case, ruling that the judge did not need to w…
Walworth County has moved to Phase Four of reopening and the end of its COVID-19 Phase Guidance.
UW-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson is resigning from the university’s top post following a recent stomach and intestinal cancer diagnosis.
A Whitewater man who killed his brother-in-law in 2016 over child porn the man claims he found will get a new trial in Walworth County Court, …
Walworth County criminal justice officials on Friday pointed to a few paths they’re exploring to try and save the county’s drug treatment cour…
UW-Whitewater late last week announced that the woman who had been serving as interim dean of students will soon become the regular holder of …
The Super 8 in Whitewater is one of the hotels in the area that has recently partnered with Community Action on its voucher program to help th…
The Whitewater City Council on Tuesday approved the settlement agreement the city’s police department reached with Pumpers & Mitchell’s ba…
The persistence and support that comes along with drug court is helping Megan Langhoff better her life and bringing her closer to getting back…
Days before it was scheduled to go to trial, Pumpers & Mitchell’s has a settlement with the city of Whitewater to have its liquor license …
UW-Whitewater released numbers Friday that illustrate what the school had to do, from testing to vaccines, to finish a school year during the …
A plane crashed in the Kettle Moraine Forest in the town of Whitewater on Saturday night, but authorities said there were no reported injuries.
"The Lands We Share" exhibit, as the title suggests, was more “warm and fuzzy.” But UW-Whitewater’s James Levy wanted his next project to wade…
Pumpers & Mitchell’s in Whitewater faces an uncertain future after the police department asked the city’s elected officials to reject the …
Thor Manson said he was a child of the 2008 Recession, when his parents lost their jobs. He joined the U.S. Army for “economic stability.” But…
The Elkhorn City Council on Monday night agreed to sell its soon-to-be former City Hall to the Walworth County Historical Society for $1, citi…
Walworth County’s health department is holding free walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week in Elkhorn and Whitewater.