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This is Kyle Ascheman of Lake Geneva. He tragically fell from a boat and drowned during a family vacation in Lac du Flambeau last month.

Friends of the family have now organized a fundraiser to support Kyle's wife and two young children. Link is in the comments, as well as the link to my report on how Kyle is being remembered in Lake Geneva.

The White River State Trail is now complete once again!

The bridge between Burlington and Lyons was closed because of damage but just reopened thanks to the county’s Department of Public Works and the Snowmobile Alliance.

Another packed Lake Geneva Schools board meeting, the first since two Central-Denison Elementary teachers publicly resigned before the board.

The owners of Lake Geneva waterside restaurant Oakfire want to build a supper club in a grove of trees along County Road H (AKA old Highway 120 or the road which becomes Sheridan Springs Road) but they need city council’s approval to build a driveway on the land they own.

Council decided to postpone the vote for two weeks because they wanted to see more documents from the owners about how the intersection would look after they build.

The map below shows where the Swan Creek Supper Club driveway would go. Look among the trees on the left-hand side.

101-year-old Glenn Boyd dropped out of high school to serve in World War II with the Army Air Force. He was set to finally receive an honorary degree from Elkhorn Area High School...but he unexpectedly passed away on May 18, just twelve days before graduation.

His family received his diploma instead and he will be honored at graduation with an empty chair draped in an American flag.

Made a stop at Duesterbeck's Brewing Company near Elkhorn because you can now find one of their beers inside American Family Field during Brewers games!

If you don't know, this is a brewery built on a family farm which dates back more than 150 years. The brewery launched in 2019 as a way to keep the farm profitable so the Duesterbeck heirs would not have to sell it.

Infrastructure alert: There’s a new four-way stop in Lake Geneva. Prepare to slow down when you approach Dodge Street on Broad Street.