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Delavan man dead after motorcycle crash in Darien
DARIEN, Wis. -- A Delavan man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Darien Thursday night. Deputies and EMS arrived on the scene where they located the driver and sole occupant of the motorcycle 41-year-old Joshua A. Hammer. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Walworth County fatal motorcycle crash; Highway 11 and Old Highway 89
WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. - One person is dead following a motorcycle crash in Walworth County on Thursday, Aug. 8. It happened in the area of Highway 11 and Old Highway 89 in the Town of Darien. The driver and sole occupant of the motorcycle, 41-year-old Josua Hammer of Delavan, was...
Delavan man killed in motorcycle accident in Town of Darien
WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Delavan man has died following a motorcycle accident in the Town of Darien Thursday, Aug. 8. It happened in the area of Highway 11 and Old Highway 89 around 12 p.m., according to the Walworth County Sheriff's Office. First responders located the driver...
Little Gems, August 7, 2024
Stephanie Klett gave a presentation at Monday night’s committee of the whole meeting. Klett is the head of Visit Lake Geneva and Visit is all about tourism. Of course, Visit Lake Geneva covers more than just Lake Geneva, it spans around Walworth County. With Lake Geneva being the tourist hot spot in the county the city’s tourist revenue trickles around the entire county. Klett’s presentation shared the effect of tourism and how it impacts different areas around the state which trickles into the county and the city.
Walworth County treasurer announces in rem tax foreclosure property sales
Walworth County Treasurer Valerie Etzel on Aug. 6 announced the sale of county-owned properties. Sealed bids are invited and will be accepted by the Walworth County Treasurer’s Office, 100 W. Walworth, Room 103, P.O. Box 1001, Elkhorn, WI 53121, until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Visit the...
Assembly District 43
U.S. Senate | U.S. House | State Senate | Assembly | Constitutional amendments. This southern Wisconsin district comprises parts of Rock County, Walworth County and Jefferson County. It includes the cities of Whitewater, Edgerton and Milton, part of the city of Janesville and the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater campus. It is a likely Democratic seat.
Rock, Walworth counties consider how to spend state shared revenue bump
JANESVILLE — Rock County will receive $9.3 million in state shared revenue in 2024, an increase of about $1.4 million, or just shy of 18%. With that, it’s expected to fund personnel costs in the sheriff’s office, 911 Communications Center and the court system, Rock County Administrator Josh Smith told The Gazette on Monday. In Walworth County, meanwhile, $978,000 in state shared revenue is going to the sheriff’s department in 2024. Another $100,000 is going to the clerk of courts office. Yet another $100,000 is...
Walworth County Real Estate for Sale
Walworth County Treasurer Valerie Etzel announces the sale of county-owned properties. Sealed bids are invited and will be accepted by the Walworth County Treasurer’s Office, 100 W. Walworth, Room 103, PO Box 1001, Elkhorn, WI 53121, until 10:00 a.m., August 28, 2024. Please visit the Walworth County website at...
Janesville man sentenced to prison for failing to protect daughter from rapist
A young girl may be sleeping better at night now that both the adult brother who raped her, and the father who knew about the assaults and did nothing are behind bars. 55-year-old Christopher H. L Senecal plead guilty in May to a single count of failure to act in a child sexual assault.
Evers: Counties, municipalities to receive ‘first round’ of increased shared revenue payments
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday announced the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) has distributed the first round of increased payments to counties and municipalities under the historic shared revenue legislation signed by the governor in June 2023. The release included a link showing shared revenue increases within each county by...
Assembly District 33
U.S. Senate | U.S. House | State Senate | Assembly | Constitutional Amendments | Election FAQs. This district encompasses Walworth County and Southwest Racine. It is a Republican safe seat. THE NUTSHELL. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos doesn’t face an active challenger in the Aug. 13 primary after challenger Andrew Cegielski,...
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