🌱 Walworth's Tyler August takes the helm of Assembly Republicans
Walworth, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Walworth! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Walworth's Tyler August takes the helm of Assembly Republicans
- Where Big Foot’s volleyball players rank in serving aces
- How Walworth County diesel prices compared in late October
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 56 and low of 37 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 43, low: 29.
- Friday: Partly sunny and chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Walworth lawmaker Tyler August tapped to lead Wisconsin Assembly GOP (jsonline.com) — Walworth Rep. Tyler August will lead Wisconsin Assembly Republicans next year, following a Nov. 10 caucus vote. The longtime legislator moves from majority leader to minority leader after Democrats won control of state government, and says Republicans will continue pursuing lower taxes, government accountability and school choice. 
• Rock Valley - Rock Girls Volleyball Fall 2026 Varsity Serving Aces Stat Leaders (maxpreps.com) — Leah Paulsen leads Big Foot’s players on the Rock Valley–Rock volleyball serving-aces leaderboard, ranking 15th with 38 aces this fall. Teammates Kacey Duber and Maddie Perkins follow in 17th and 18th with 35 and 33 aces, giving the Walworth school three players among the top 20.
• Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Walworth County in week ending Oct. 31? (whitewatertimes.com) — Walworth County's lowest reported diesel price was $5.94 a gallon during the week ending Oct. 31, compared with a county average of $6.37. The GasBuddy customer reports reflect cash prices, not necessarily credit-card charges, and provide a historical snapshot rather than a guide to today's pump prices.
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- Someone posted they were looking for furniture for their son who was a veteran.
We have a brown leather hide a bed couch. If you are interested, you can text me at 262-745-7172. (Nextdoor Beloit Rd) - Hello neighbors!
Looking for someone to install 300ft of permanent lights around top of our 2-story house. We have the lights already. Please let me know if you our… (Nextdoor Walworth)
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- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Shift Leader starting up to $15/Hr (02124) -1823 E Geneva St in Delavan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Walworth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lake Geneva
- Attendance drops for Fall Wine Walk, but numbers up for Octoberfest (kenoshanews.com)
- Ole Miss student apologizes after video shows racially offensive gestures outside Black student's apartment (wisn.com)
Elkhorn
- Family of surveyor struck and killed along Highway 20 still waiting for trial date (tmj4.com)
- Black Hawks nearly do it again (gmtoday.com)
- Mississippi viral racist video sparks backlash, woman issues apology (fox6now.com)
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