Walworth County Community News

• Inaugural Lake Geneva Humanities Festival brings fresh perspectives to some of Lake Geneva’s most iconic venues
  LAKE GENEVA — “Where Ideas Meet the Water” is how organizers are describing the inaugural Lake Geneva Humanities Festival coming later this month to three iconic venues in the city. The free festival runs Sept. 24-27, 2026 with different programs scheduled for the Riviera, Lake Geneva Public Library and the Church of the Holy Communion […]
• Annual Water Safety Patrol ‘fly-by’ set for Labor Day on Geneva Lake
  GENEVA LAKE — As the summer boating season winds down, an annual end-of-summer tradition returns to the lake on Labor Day. The annual Water Safety Patrol “Fly-by” begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7 on Geneva Lake beginning at the Safety Patrol headquarters in Williams Bay. The patrol boats then will make their way […]
• Powerline route opposition grows among Walworth County public officials
  SUGAR CREEK — Opposition is growing among Walworth County public officials over a proposed route for a massive powerline that could snake its way through Walworth County. On Thursday, the Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education passed a resolution opposing the route. Then on Friday, State Rep. Tyler August announced he was against the […]