Walworth County News

Eastern kingbird fledglings eat a mulberry as one of the parents supervises. Kingbirds are among the many types of birds seen in Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy in Williams Bay.

Severe storms moving in from the southwest in eastern Iowa and western Illinois will likely progress into southeast Wisconsin in the 10pm-12am window.

Wednesday : "Managing Your Portfolio in any Investment Climate." Milwaukee Mutual Fund Group.

Admission: $125 each. Call Char Kelley at 262-275-9053, ext. 9053 or email Kelley@theabbeyresort.com. For information, visit the abbeyresort.com. Since 1963, famous people have visited The Abbey Resort & Spa on the shores of Geneva Lake.

Waterford Library assistant Samantha Vogel assists Joseph Kuczkowski with his first try at using the library's new automated checkout system.

There is no charge and participants may register for as many sessions as they like, but attendance is limited to two people from a company or organization for each session.

Job seekers must register to attend this free event. Walworth County residents can register online on https://jobcenterofwisconsin.com and complete the online self-assessment survey.

But Clark says there's something simple and special about volunteering his time at the Open Arms Free Clinic, an Elkhorn medical office that provides care to residents who otherwise might not be able to afford it.

Maggie Stetter is Walworth County Arts Council's featured artist for May. Her work in watercolors and mixed media is on display at the Government Center in downtown Elkhorn.

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A bird's foot violet blooms along one of the paths along the Ice Age Trail in Walworth County.

Tevye, played by Barry Norton, pulls his cart down the road as the fiddler, Dakota Sammons, follows in the Lakeland Players production of "The Fiddler on the Roof." The show opens Friday, May 10, in Elkhorn.

Sheila Harsdorf are among a group of state legislators who've introduced a bill strengthening legal protection for victims of domestic violence and empowering state courts to protect Wisconsin residents from abusers who are located in other states.

"We now feel we are in an upward trend," said Christine Rebout, executive director of the Janesville Convention & Visitors Bureau.

It takes caring, compassionate people to truly make a difference in a community.

Travelers contributed $16.8 billion to Wisconsin's economy last year, up 5 percent from the year before, according to a state tourism report released Friday.

According to the release, charges are being referred to the Walworth County district attorney's office for robbery while armed with a weapon, disorderly conduct, and endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon.

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A former pastor has been found not guilty of failing to report sexual assaults between young boys, clearing the Walworth County man of the final charges he faced, according to GazetteXtra.com. Joseph Fultz resigned his position as pastor of the Grace Evangelical Free Church in Walworth when he was charged with five misdemeanor counts of not ... (more)

Parker Voltz, 25, Village of Walworth appeared in Walworth County court Thursday, facing two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of sexual exploitation of a child.