Lake Geneva Regional News

October 14, 2009 | 10:08 AM Fontana — The Reid Park gazebo was waving and wobbling and village officials were concerned that it might fall down on its own. Full Story »

October 28, 2009 | 10:44 AM Despite a slow, soft falling rain Monday night, a group of four people stood in front of City Hall holding black and white signs supporting Lake Geneva's suspended aldermen. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:24 AM Filling potholes, mowing along roadways, traffic signal and regular street repairs are the main duties of public works professionals during summer months in Walworth County. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:57 AM Mayor Bill Chesen admitted Monday night he's fed up. During public comments at the Committee of the Whole meeting, Chesen, who has not recently responded to harsh criticism levied by a handful of people during the past few council meetings, said "enough's enough." Full Story »

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November 06, 2009 | 10:53 PM Greendale - The comeback kids were at it again Friday night. However, a valiant comeback fell short for the Badger football team in a Division 2 third-round playoff game against Franklin thanks to a special teams mishap. Full Story »

Here is a little news on the spring elections in Walworth and Fontana. In Fontana and Walworth it seems that most of the incumbents are seeking re-election. In Fontana, Trustee Patrick Kenny and Diana Lewis both said they will seek a second term. Full Story »

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November 04, 2009 | 09:50 AM Linn — Last week, two men went missing. One from the township was found safe. The other, an Illinois man, was found dead in Geneva Lake. Full Story »

November 08, 2009 | 04:36 PM The Chiefs learned Sunday afternoon that they will have to travel more than an hour to play for a second straight berth in the Division 4 state title game. Full Story »

October 28, 2009 | 10:22 AM Elkhorn — As common as they are in Wisconsin, the idea of a beer tent created controversy after it was proposed as a way for the Walworth County Fair to make more money. Full Story »

October 15, 2009 | 02:36 PM Linn — On New Year's Day, Terry O'Brien can return to the Town Police Department for less pay as a patrolman. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:43 AM Editor's note: The following story contains language some readers may find sexually graphic. Geneva — A town police sergeant faces the kind of allegations you read about in major newspapers across the county. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:38 AM Williams Bay — The Village Board was hoping for public input on the water service agreement with Mercy, but after little discussion, it was unanimously approved Monday night. Full Story »

November 07, 2009 | 11:55 AM Ripon - The Big Foot football team had to overcome a few obstacles for its third-round playoff game Friday night. First off, the Chiefs had to travel two and a half hours to face Ripon. Second, the game was on Ripon's home field. Full Story »

October 28, 2009 | 10:01 AM There's nothing I like more than being right. I love being able to tell the naysayers or anyone for that matter, "I told you that would happen." Full Story »

Going to Lambeau Field Sunday was quite the experience, but I think I brought my Brewers curse with me. Whenever I went to a Brewers game this year, they usually lost. It carried over to Sunday, when the Packers played the worst first half I've ever seen. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:54 AM Area police and drug units have been investigating illegal drug sales in the Lake Geneva area for the past six months. Those efforts culminated Tuesday when the departments spent much of the day executing four search warrants and arresting 11 people. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:53 AM Bloomfield — The usual people who attend the monthly regular Town Board meetings were surprised to see so many people Monday night grabbing extra chairs and standing in the back of the Town Hall meeting room. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:40 AM Lyons — "This is the biggest mess I've ever dealt with," Environmental Enforcement Specialist Saji Villoth said to a tense room of officials from the Lyons and Country Estates sanitary districts Tuesday, Oct. 27. Full Story »

November 02, 2009 | 02:53 PM I recently saw the times and locations for both Badger's and Big Foot's football games this weekend on the WIAA Web site. Full Story »

October 31, 2009 | 05:48 PM Walworth -- The Big Foot football team scored 21 unanswered points on a chilly and windy Saturday afternoon to come back in a WIAA Level 2 playoff game against New Holstein. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:05 AM It's been a long time since we've had two local high school teams playing this deep into the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association football playoffs. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:14 AM Dear W.C., My husband and I are struggling to get by on social security. We are in our seventies and my husband is looking for work he can do. I am disabled. There are no jobs to be found for someone in our age group and ability level. Full Story »

November 04, 2009 | 09:15 AM Walworth — For the first 24 minutes of action Saturday afternoon, the Big Foot football team didn't look like the undefeated powerhouse that advanced to the state final last year. Full Story »