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Friends, family raising funds for Delavan family displaced by fire

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Thursday, March 18, 2010

DELAVAN -- A former manager at Mulligan’s Sports Pub and Grill in Delavan Township, York lost his home to a recent blaze that started as a grease fire at the bar’s kitchen and consumed the building within hours. This story contains a photo

 

Walworth County works to ensure openness

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Monday, March 15, 2010

After denying an October open records request from the Gazette, Walworth County officials in January addressed a loophole that allowed search warrant records to remain sealed indefinitely.

 

Economic development leaders hope to provide help for starting new businesses

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Sunday, March 14, 2010

ELKHORN -- Economic development leaders in southeastern Wisconsin are hoping to give aspiring entrepreneurs—especially former General Motors workers—the boost they need to start new businesses.

 

Communities look to keep sex offenders in check

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Friday, March 12, 2010

A growing number of Wisconsin communities, including East Troy, are moving ahead with ordinances that restrict where registered sex offenders can live, even as state lawmakers are considering prohibiting such ordinances.

 

Non-profit group crafts plan for national wildlife refuge

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A plan to include vast stretches of Walworth County open spaces into a National Wildlife Refuge is a long way from reality, but a new study lays out a blueprint for what it might look like. This story contains a photo

 

Injured firefighters recovering

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Tuesday, March 9, 2010

DELAVAN TOWNSHIP -- Most of the 10 firefighters injured Friday while fighting a fire at Mulligan’s Sports Pub and Grill are out of the hospital and back at work, officials said Monday. This story contains a photo

 

Firefighters injured in Delavan pub fire

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Saturday, March 6, 2010

DELAVAN TOWNSHIP -- Eight firefighters were injured Friday while fighting a fire at a Mulligan’s Sports Pub and Grill on Highway 50 in Delavan. This story contains a video

 

Hobby show appeals to the engineer in all of us

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Saturday, March 6, 2010

DELAVAN -- Sara and Brad Deschner never thought they would be organizing a community train show that attracts thousands of visitors each year. This story contains a photo This story contains a photo

 

Southeastern Wisconsin drug units getting financial boost from attorney general

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Friday, March 5, 2010

ELKHORN -- Drug enforcement units in southeastern Wisconsin are getting a financial boost from the state attorney general’s office.

 

Report: Walworth County Fair is 'valuable'

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Wednesday, March 3, 2010

ELKHORN -- The Walworth County Fair pumps more than $6.3 million into the local economy between funds invested to put the fair together and revenue generated at the fair itself, according to an economic impact analysis. This story contains a photo This story contains a photo

 
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