By Heather Ruenz Staff writer The Jan. 31 fire at S&R Egg Farm, N9416 Tamarack Road in the Town of LaGrange was a four-alarm blaze. Thanks to the quick mutual aid from numerous departments – as well as a firewall that did its job – the fire was contained to […]
Elkhorn
News from the Elkhorn area
Crash closes Highway 12/67 north of Elkhorn
Highway 12/67 near Evergreen Parkway, north of the city limits of Elkhorn, is closed to all traffic for at least the next eight hours. The road is closed to both westbound traffic heading towards Whitewater/Madison and eastbound traffic heading towards Elkhorn/Lake Geneva/Illinois. According to a press release from the Walworth […]
City eliminates DPW Director position
City replaces with new Operations Manager position, looks to save city and taxpayers money in long-term By Kellen Olshefski Editor Following a final decision to terminate long-time Department of Public Works Director Terry Weter, the Elkhorn City Council voted unanimously Monday to completely eliminate the director position, creating a […]
Generous community donors come together to renovate teacher’s lounge at Tibbets
By Kellen Olshefski Editor For faculty and staff of Tibbets Elementary School, returning from winter break was like a scene out of television’s “Extreme Home Makeover,” except without the bus. With some inspiration, a vision and a little help from various community donors, the teacher’s lounge at Tibbets received […]
Pool coming along swimmingly
Proposals are in and city staff was set to interview candidates Thursday By Kellen Olshefski Editor Requests for proposals for the Sunset Pool project have been returned and city staff were looking to complete interviews of three candidates Thursday afternoon. According to City Administrator Sam Tapson, RFPs […]
Caring for the furry side of the family
Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic treats animals of all sizes from across the region By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor When the Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic was formed back in 1920, it was common practice for a veterinarian to make house calls in order treat animals. Nearly a century later, that hasn’t changed. […]
County coroner remembered as a quiet man, great listener
John Griebel passes after 53 years of service to Walworth County By Kellen Olshefski Editor Family, friends and community members are grieving the loss of Walworth County’s long-time coroner, John T. Griebel, after his passing Dec. 20. Griebel was elected as the county’s coroner in 1960 and held the part-time position […]
A novel idea
Elkhorn family with four adopted children to be basis of novel By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor With just one phone call to Catholic Social Services in Madison, Ann Goebel was able to find details about her birth parents. Goebel, who was adopted 52 years ago and raised in Elkhorn, does […]
Sokolowski mourned by fair-goers
Walworth County Fair Board President dead at 72 By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor Walworth County Fair Board of Directors and employees were saddened to learn of the passing of Edward ‘Ed’ Sokolowski, 72, the Fair Board president, on Sunday. “It is unfortunate, very, very unfortunate,” said Susan Pruessing, marketing and […]
City wage and salary plan set
Committees favor of 1.5 percent across the board pay increase By Kellen Olshefski Editor City of Elkhorn representatives agreed to a 1.5 percent across-the-board pay increase for city employees, with an additional 1 percent performance-based adjustment, during a joint meeting Monday between the city’s finance and human resources committees. With […]
