Lake Geneva News

Brian Brandstetter, President of Cornerstone Hotel Management, DeForest, has been awarded the prestigious Wisconsin Innkeepers Association 2009 Innkeeper of the Year award.

The law firm Habish, Habish and Rottier, with offices in Lake Geneva, on Wednesday asking that a court halt a rival firm's use of paid-for keywords Habush and Rottier to direct searchers to the Cannon & Dunphy Web site.

What began as an innovative way to fund a complex criminal case ended up raising questions about the cost of justice and who should foot the bill. Along the way, the county sued a Lake Geneva woman to help pay for a prosecution witness.

Lots of people have second jobs, but most don't have to fall out of a Chicago high-rise to make some extra cash. Firefighter Mark Harper has been a stuntman for the past 20 years, appearing in films such as "The Dark Knight."

"He has been a part of the new restaurant every step of the way, from the creative design to the interior and exterior look to even the menu.

When someone commits a crime, a victim usually pays the price. But a Lake Geneva woman had no idea just how high the price would go when she asked the district attorney to take her case.

A Lake Geneva businessman says he will run for lieutenant governor. Republican Ben Collins says he has founded a defense technology company called Aptus Technologies, Inc., in Lake Geneva.

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.

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

The Dancing Horses Theatre in Delavan, Wisconsin is debuting their Holiday Extravaganza on November 14, 2009.

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.

Sometime during the late summer of 1978, my now ex-wife and I were visiting the Southern Wisconsin tourist town of Lake Geneva.

Read Larry Tracy's book "A Letter Annabelle." It is available on Amazon.com, www.peppertreepublishing.com and a variety of other booksellers for $9.95. -- Go online to www.futuro-house.net or www.futurohouse.com . Wikipedia also has an entry about Futuro homes.

Call it a hike, stroll or trek, but whatever term you use, realize it's no simple walk in the park.

The second-seeded Central and third-seeded Tremper girls volleyball teams will renew their rivalry when they square off in a WIAA Division-1 sectional semifinal 8 tonight at Burlington.

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.

When I tracked down our TV star, he was squirting lime juice onto a raw kingfish heart, then popping it into his mouth.

If you live in Walworth County, you may have to go elsewhere to get either the seasonal or H1N1 flu vaccine.

Lisle Blackbourn, the attorney representing Mirbeau of Geneva Lake, which in July filed a federal lawsuit against the city, filed an emergency motion Sept.

Energy writer Thomas Content keeps you current as you adapt to changes in the world of energy, climate change and efforts to build a greener economy.