On Thursday, April 28th the Historical Society of Walworth & Big Foot Prairie will hold its annual dinner and McElwain quilt program at the Abbey, in Fontana at 6 p.m. Reservations must be made by April 20 along with a check made out to the Historical Society of Walworth & Big Foot Prairie, P.O. Box…
Walworth County
City, Government Spending, Walworth County
Walworth County’s David Bretl on Public Spending
by JOHN ADAMS •
Walworth County Administrator David Bretl writes a column at Walworth County Today. His latest offers this observation on municipal spending — The public has become desensitized in recent years regarding the true meanings of the words freeze and cuts. Tax rates for counties, for example, have been “frozen” for many years at 1992 levels. While that…
City, Freedom of Speech, Police, Walworth County
Anti-Union Buffoonery in Whitewater, Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
I saw an odd ‘news item’ today, about a protest in Whitewater, that supposedly involved monitoring by the police. It was said to be a ‘heavy’ police presence, by the account that I saw. If the account’s true, then that presence is both foolish and wrong. If the account’s false, and there wasn’t really a…
Elkhorn, Law, Walworth County
Walworth County District Attorney Koss’s Foolish, Ignorant Price Tag on Justice
by JOHN ADAMS •
Readers will recall a story from 2009 about Walworth County’s lawsuit against a crime victim to collect part of the cost of an expert the county hired to aid in the prosecution of those who victimized her. I wrote at the time that the county’s lawsuit was “an astonishing and disgraceful departure from legal…
Planning, Walworth County
WCEDA Tabs Another Executive Director
by JOHN ADAMS •
Well, that didn’t last long — as the post headline from July needs updating already. They’ve made another change at the top, with Mike Van Den Bosch replacing Doug Wheaton. Then: WCEDA tabs executive director. There was much official boasting this summer about finding someone credentialed, but that wasn’t the problem. Planning like this, that’s…
Walworth County, Weird Tales
On the Trail of the Beast of Bray Road
by JOHN ADAMS •
I’m not on Facebook, because, well, I’m just not hip that way. The loss is mine, though, because if I were on Facebook, then I could sign up for a Halloween-eve expedition to search for Beast of Bray Road. WalworthCountyToday.com reports on the search: a hunt from 9 p.m. Oct. 30 through 3 a.m. Oct.…
Walworth County
WalworthCountyToday.com: Win an iPad in [Their] Best of Walworth County Poll
by JOHN ADAMS •
There’s a Best of Walworth County poll at the WalworthCountyToday.com website. The poll’s grown from a smaller one, about the best cheeseburger, to one that asks about myriad business categories in Walworth County. Here’s the story, with a link, to the poll: Walworth County Today: Win an iPad in Best of Walworth County Poll.