Walworth County News

Travis Morales, co-manager of Green Grocer of Williams Bay, organizes the shelves.

David M. Azinger, 20, of Elkhorn was sentenced in Walworth County Court in July to 30 months in prison for arson and theft.

"It's not unusual that we all get called at the same time," Walworth County Coroner John Griebel said.

10: At a glance Total budget: Next year: $155.3 million This year: $142.6 million Increase: 8.9% Tax levy: Next year: $29.08 million This year: $27.42 million Increase: 2.9% Tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value: Next year: $3.94 This year: $3.87 Increase: 1.8% Sheriff's office: The adopted budget includes an increase of 8.2 percent from $22.2 ...

Sunday night was a deadly one on Walworth County roads. Law enforcement responded to three fatal car crashes in the county, sheriff's department Capt.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Southeast Region in Waukesha is announcing two public information meetings to discuss the planning study for the WIS 20 corridor from US 12 to WIS 31 .

But not so precious that a dozen of them couldn't take a break and get a neighbor's soybeans picked.

Authorities have arrested a man who could be tied to the theft of more than $4,000 worth of copper pipes and brass fittings from a construction trailer at Salem Grade School.

The offer is designed to help DeVoy move forward to find new employment, village attorney Mark Hazelbaker said.

Those who served alongside Ames in his many public roles remember his insightful commentaries and his contributions to county government and Darien Township.

Nurses will be giving swine flu shots in Walworth County on Monday. The clinic is taking place at Lake Geneva Middle School, 600 Bloomfield Road in Lake Geneva, between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. The vaccination is only for people who fall in the high risk category.

Mayor Tom Barrett wants to offer discounted water to companies wanting to do business in Milwaukee.

There proof of demand for the H1N1 vaccine with a clinic held in Walworth County.

The group, along with the Lake Geneva Police Department and seven other law enforcement units, executed four search warrants, arrested 11 people on drug charges and seized five grams of heroin, nine marijuana plants, cut marijuana, nearly $3,000 in cash, a 1995 Nissan Sentra and a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer.

Walworth County has announced three swine flu vaccine clinics for those at most risk of contracting or spreading the disease.

James R. Funk, 37, was convicted in 1993 of sexually assaulting a 42-year-old mentally challenged man he knew.

Walworth County will hold a swine flu vaccination clinic Monday for residents who are at highest risk from the H1N1 virus.

Six Walworth County residents were taken into custody and await deportation as part of an effort by state and federal officials to detain illegal immigrants convicted of crimes in the United States.

Chesen on Sept. 10 suspended Fesenmaier and Spellman, as well as council members Arleen Krohn and Penny Roehrer, accusing them of misconduct and violating the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law.

The Walworth County Sheriff's Department says a man from Illinois has drowned in Lake Geneva.