Walworth County News

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.

JASON A. ARMSTRONG, 31, of 1315 Laramie Lane, No. 3, Janesville, at 2:02 a.m. Tuesday at Kellogg Avenue and Lafayette Street, Janesville.

Traffic on westbound Interstate 43 near Darien was reduced to one lane Thursday after a semi clipped the safety bumper of a road construction vehicle, according to Walworth County Sheriff's Office dispatch.

A few Walworth County providers have a limited supply of vaccine for select patients with appointments, but for the general public, it's either wait or look to neighboring counties.

Elkhorn Police Department officials said the man used an invalid cashiera s check to buy a yellow and blue 1988 Suzuki LT250, a 2006 Green Polaris Ranger XP700 EFI and a Triton aluminum 12-foot trailer with rear loading ramp.

On Monday, officials at Walworth Joint School District No. 1 announced they were closing the Walworth elementary and middle schools, which are in the same building at 121 Beloit St., for the remainder of this week because of "high absenteeism among students and staff." More than 30 percent of students called in sick or were sent home sick, said ...

Gibbs, the county's presiding judge, has not filed an official notice of his intentions, but the judge has said he won't be seeking another term.

Overcrowding at the jail in the Walworth County Law Enforcement Center has officials looking for ways to tackle th problem.

Walworth County officials have formed a business retention team to try and keep Buell Motorcycles Co.

The board hosted an informal public listening session to brainstorm and pick the publica s brain for ideas to increase revenues at the fair.

Where: Activities Center at the fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. When: 7 p.m. today ELKHORN - The bottom line of the 160th Walworth County Fair: attendance was slightly lower, and revenue is expected to be similar to previous years.

A 20-year-old Marine killed Saturday when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver on Interstate 15 in Escondido has been identified as Lance Cpl.

A 14-YEAR-OLD JANESVILLE BOY at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday in the Rock County Juvenile Detention Center was referred to juvenile authorities on a charge of battery by an inmate.