Water still cool, but largemouth bass biting
By DAVE DUWE - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Water still cool, but largemouth bass biting Lake Geneva 5/13/12 through 5/20/12 Even though the spring has been exceptionally warm, the water temperature hasn’t increased yet. Currently the lake is fishing exactly like it would in a normal year, where March wasn’t 70-80 degrees. Rock bass are pretty much everywhere ...
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2012 Lake Geneva Marathon
By COMMUNITY VIDEO - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
2012 Lake Geneva Marathon Source: Youtube Long a mecca for tourists because of its beauty, Lake Geneva is also home to a a USAT&F certified marathon, a 22-mile Euro Cross-Country marathon on the Lake Geneva path, a half marathon, 10K and 5K road ...
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Building once named for East Troy postmaster
By GINNY HALL - Monday, May 14, 2012
A photo gallery of this Mystery Place is HERE Building once named for East Troy postmaster The building at 2883 E. Main St. in East Troy first was known as the Habernicht Building. It housed a furniture store and a machine shop. The family lived on the second floor. ...
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East winds mean cool waters, but summer's coming
By DAVE DUWE - Friday, May 11, 2012
Delavan Lake 5/6/12 through 5/13/12 Fishing season is officially open! Now if we could tell the fish that we’d be all set. Fishing is fairly decent but it would have been nice to see a bit more action this past weekend. We have these east winds that we can’t seem ...
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Bank started with 11 of East Troy's leading men
By GINNY HALL - Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A photo gallery of this Mystery Place is HERE Citizens Bank in East Troy is located at 2905 Main St. on the southwest corner of the square in that village. On Nov. 19, 1892, 11 of East Troy’s leading businessmen got together and organized the State Bank of East ...
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A little rain never hurts; this time it was enjoyable
By RUSS HELWIG - Monday, May 7, 2012
Last week was not the week for wildflower walks, although we did see a few flowers. On our first walk, six of us drove from our meeting place to the Nordic Trails to start out walking counterclockwise on the outer 9.2-mile blue trail. Our group consisted of all regular long-distance ...
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Walworth’s Church family had several Emelines
By GINNY HALL - Friday, May 4, 2012
A photo gallery of this Mystery Place is HERE The Emeline Church house is located at 115 Park St. in Walworth. Emeline was the daughter of Leonard C. and Adeline Porter Church. Her grandfather was Cyrus Church. She was named for her grandmother, Emeline Russell Church. Her house was ...
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Warming weather should help opening day
By DAVE DUWE - Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Delavan Lake 4/29/12 through 5/6/12 Opening day is this coming Saturday, May 5. The water is still pretty cool; it is supposed to be warming up a bit this week, so that should help. The fish should be biting pretty well by next week. Northern pike will be in 6-7 ...
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In time and money, volunteers make a difference
By DAVID BRETL - Monday, April 30, 2012
The Walworth County Board took time, at a recent meeting, to commemorate National Volunteer Week, which took place during the week of April 15. In addition to recognizing the week and thanking the hundreds of volunteers who donate their time and talent to our county each year, supervisors acknowledged the ...
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Cemetery contains rich history of early East Troy
By GINNY HALL - Friday, April 27, 2012
A photo gallery of this Mystery Place is HERE St. Peter’s Cemetery is located on St. Peter’s Road off County Highway ES north of East Troy. The land for this burial ground was sold to Bishop John M. Henni by James and Alexander Porter and their wives for a ...
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HIkers take advantage of beautiful spring weather
By RUSS HELWIG - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Beautiful hiking weather and spring wildflowers brought significantly better than average participation for our walks. The Department of Natural Resources had burned a large area for the state forest south of U.S. Highway 12 on April 6. Because the Ice Age Trail goes through that area, 10 of us decided ...
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Walking a fine state line
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Proponents of a plan to expand Interstate 90/39 from Beloit to Madison saw their vision take a step forward a week ago during a kickoff news conference at the Wisconsin Welcome Center south of Beloit. The $1 billion plan to expand the 45 miles of I-90/39 to three lanes in ...
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Bluegills biting well
By DAVE DUWE - Monday, April 23, 2012
Duwe says, "Only a few weeks to go until opening day and I can hardly wait. At least the bluegill bite has been good this week; it’s enough to tide me over until game fish season begins."
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Loramoor estate once contained elaborate stable
By GINNY HALL - Friday, April 20, 2012
A photo gallery of this Mystery Place is HERE A wall that was built around the Loramoor estate can be seen from South Shore Drive in the town of Linn. The red brick structure was recently repaired and restored. Loramoor was the estate of James Hobart Moore. He was ...
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Caring people restore faith in mankind for elderly victim of identity theft
By W C - Thursday, April 19, 2012
Dear W.C., I am a property manager and I am very concerned about one of our senior citizen residents. She is behind in her rent, and I have not seen her for several weeks. I noticed her car was missing for several days and did not see any lights on. ...
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The Cars that Time Forgot
By COMMUNITY VIDEO - Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Source YouTube Take a look at the classic cars on display in Delavan during the 2010 Cars that Time Forgot event.
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New county board takes shape over the next week
By DAVID BRETL - Monday, April 16, 2012
The county board’s 2010-’12 term is drawing to a close. Final committee meetings were held March 22. Supervisors will officially begin their next two-year term April 17. While the board typically meets on the second Tuesday of each month, in this instance, state law trumps our local rule. Statutes require ...
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The return of Comrade Ozzie
By JIM BLACK - Monday, April 16, 2012
Ozzie Guillen returns as manager of the Miami Marlins after serving a five game suspension for saying he loved and admired Fidel Castro. Many are still calling for his resignation.
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Twitter: Storms roar across Midwest
By COMMUNITY VIDEO - Saturday, April 14, 2012
Tornadoes in the Midwest April 14, 2012
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Hikers weren't the only ones out trying to catch the sun
By RUSS HELWIG - Friday, April 13, 2012
Spring wildflowers now are in abundance if you know where to look for them. Most of the flowers that normally bloom around these parts in April and early May already are at or near full bloom. On the trails you will see lots of hepatica, some bloodroot, buttercup, pussy toes ...
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