LITTLE GEMS
Lake Geneva brush and leaf pick up begins Monday, September 29th of this year. Please place piles of small branches, separate from leaves or garden debris, only on the terrace by the side of the roads and streets. Also, October – Household Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep & Electronics Recycling Event Date, Time & Location for Walworth, Waukesha and Jefferson County Residents Only: Friday, October 3, 2025, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Household Hazardous Waste only, no electronics), Saturday, October 4, 2025, 8 a.m. to noon (Household Hazardous Waste, Electronics/Appliances -no tires).
The location: Walworth County Public Works, W4097 County Rd NN, Elkhorn, WI 53121.
Man convicted of murdering a newlywed couple at an Elkhorn bar was sentenced Friday.
Thomas Routt was found guilty on June 27, 2025, for the murder of newlyweds Gina and Emerson Weingart, who were shot and killed during an armed robbery at the Sports Page Barr in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, on February 1, 2024.
Gina Weingart was working as a bartender at the time, and her husband, Emerson, was with her at the bar, keeping her company. Sentencing for Routt, who was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and armed robbery, among other charges, took place last Friday.
Thomas Routt, 58, was previously convicted of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, armed robbery, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm by a felon for setting his ex-mother-in-law’s home on fire in 1995.
After being released from prison, he ended up at Gateway, which is what brought him to Elkhorn. He was sentenced to life in prison for each homicide count.
