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  • All Area Basketball: Crowded at the top

    Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area players rank among state’s best By Chris Bennett Correspondent Southern Lakes Newspapers released this year’s All-Area Basketball Team, which features two conference players of the year, including Kacie Carollo. Carollo, a senior at Whitewater, earned Rock Valley Conference Player of the Year en route to a similar honor from SLN. Additionally,…

  • Voters will need patience waiting for election results

    State commission provides advice for voters The Wisconsin Elections Commission is asking voters to be patient in waiting for election results on Tuesday. Because of the relatively high number of absentee ballots in the election, local clerks may need additional time to complete their tallies, according to the commission. “If unofficial results don’t come in…

  • Teen who died in crash Wednesday identified

    Teen who died in crash Wednesday identified

    Three others suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized A 14-year-old boy from Twin Lakes died and three other people, including his brother, suffered serious injuries in a crash on Highway 50 in Salem Lakes Wednesday evening. Dominic Boll-Flaig, 14 — who was a passenger in a car driven by his brother, Tyler, 21 — was…

  • Area’s state parks forced to close

    Governor orders 40 parks to close to promote social distancing At a time when outdoor recreation is needed more than ever, 40 of Wisconsin state parks, forests and recreational areas have been closed – victims of their own popularity. Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday directed the Department of Natural Resources to close the selected state…

  • Tuesday’s election is back on

    Tuesday’s election is back on

    Supreme Court reinstates voting; governor decries lack of safety Tuesday’s on again, off again election is now on. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on a 4-2 decision late Monday afternoon struck down an order issued just hours earlier by Gov. Tony Evers to suspend in-person voting scheduled for Tuesday and move the election to June 9.…

  • Governor suspends in-person voting…but stay tuned

    Governor suspends in-person voting…but stay tuned

    Legislative leaders immediately pledge a court challenge regarding Tuesday’s scheduled vote Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday afternoon issued an executive order suspending in-person voting for Tuesday’s Spring Election. The order moves in-person voting to June 7 and calls the legislature into special session on Tuesday to discuss election-related issues. The order – and Evers’…

  • Western Transit shifts to door-to-door service only

    Western Transit shifts to door-to-door service only

    Western Kenosha County Transit, a public bus service, will shift to door-to-door service only as of Monday, April 6, according to the Kenosha County Aging and Disability Resource Center. Current fixed routes will be temporarily suspended to adhere to Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer-at-Home order. Residents who live west of I-94 may utilize the door-to-door service…

  • Judge extends deadline for absentee ballots

    Judge extends deadline for absentee ballots

    Those with ballots have until April 13 to return them A federal judge on Thursday issued an order giving voters an additional six days to submit absentee ballots but did not postpone the Tuesday, April 7, election. According to the Associated Press, U.S. District Court Judge William Conley’s order effectively extends the election by nearly…

  • Former newspaper GM pleads guilty to theft

    Former newspaper GM pleads guilty to theft

    Jensen ordered to pay $274,000, serve probation Cynthia R. Jensen, 56, of Kingston, Illinois, pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge in Walworth County Circuit Court on Jan. 10. The former general manager of Southern Lakes Newspapers and Southern Lakes Publishing, Delavan, made a $250,000 restitution payment at the court hearing and pleaded guilty to…

  • Former Twin Lakes police captain set for trial

    By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Dennis Linn, a former Twin Lakes Police captain, will go on trial on drug charges after a hearing in Kenosha County Circuit Court on Nov. 26. Linn, according to online court records, is scheduled to appear at a Feb. 27 jury status hearing with jury selection the following week in…