Walworth County Food Pantry to move to new location, aims to up the ante on service for clients By Kellen Olshefski Editor After six years of serving the county out of Lake Geneva, the Walworth County Food Pantry is moving on up to Elkhorn, in hopes of offering a better […]
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Advisory committee recommends two-part school referendum
Referendum calls for total of about $25 million to address district safety, maintenance and educational needs By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District’s community-based facility advisory committee provided its report to the school board Monday night, and in turn recommended a two-part referendum question for the spring ballot […]
Elkhorn police now equipped with Narcan
Officers of the Elkhorn Police Department are now carrying Narcan, a medication that counteracts opiate overdose. According to a release from the department, Elkhorn Area EMS has been administering Narcan, a generic name for naloxone, for a while now. As a result of a recent change in the law and […]
Advisory committee recommends two-part school referendum
Referendum calls for total of about $25 million to address district safety, maintenance and educational needs By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District’s community-based facility advisory committee provided its report to the school board Monday night, and in turn recommended a two-part referendum question for the spring […]
Elkhorn High School encourages students to #ClickIt through new approach
Operation Click club amps up annual program, takes on social media By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn Area High School’s Operation Click club is taking a new approach to the annual program this year, aiming to draw more students in than ever before. Under the direction of Club President Clara Kostock […]
Cancer Assault Challenge kicks off fundraising push for 2015
Fundraising event to be held in February to help support the 2015 5k run By Kellen Olshefski Editor Though it might feel like next May is still eons away as winter creeps continues to creep in, organizers of the Cancer Assault Challenge are kicking off things early this year, hoping […]
Elkhorn woman struck on Interstate 43
Body showed signs of significant fall, victim’s vehicle found on Highway 67 overpass An Elkhorn woman was found dead in the northbound lanes of Interstate 43 by police in the early morning hours of Nov. 30. According to a press release from the City of Elkhorn Police Department, on Nov. […]
Dreams Studio to present “A Perfect Christmas”
Performance to be studio’s first since it began last summer By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s newest dance company, Dreams Studio, is gearing up to present its very first production in Elkhorn, “A Perfect Christmas,” to be held Dec. 19 and 20 at the Walworth County Performing Arts Center in downtown […]
City to retain Baxter & Woodman for water plant project
Councilmembers feel new contacts and options could be beneficial for city By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of retaining Baxter & Woodman as engineers for the City’s northeast water treatment plant project at its meeting Monday night. Previously, the City had sent out […]
Spring election process underway
Candidates for city positions able to circulate nomination papers By Kellen Olshefski Editor As quickly as election season ended it has once again begun, as parties interested in running for an elected position on the City of Elkhorn Common Council were able to begin circulating nomination papers on Monday. Aldermanic […]
