Information available at Badger High School ACA Awareness Labs on Thursdays The Walworth County ACA Awareness Steering Committee is aware of some residents going to the incorrect website to seek Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) marketplace information and are now being harassed to purchase non-subsidized insurance outside of the marketplace. […]
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County Board delays vote on ordinances relating to park
County secures grant for White River parkland By Tyler Lamb Editor Citing concerns relating to state hunting regulations, the Walworth County Board of Supervisors voted 8-2 last week to refer a pair of ordinances back to committee. One ordinance would allow hunting and trapping at the proposed county park along […]
Beloved West Side teacher loses fight to cancer, inspires until the end
By Cathy Kozlowicz Contributor Even a week before lifelong Elkhorn resident and West Side fifth grade teacher, Kelly (Amidon) Butzen, 39, died of breast cancer on Oct. 9, she told her principal, Sara Stone, “I will be back.” Butzen had completed two rounds of radiation for her cancer, which […]
Elkhorn resident arrested on multiple counts of theft
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Elkhorn woman on Oct. 10 for multiple counts of theft. The Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division initiated an investigation after a business located in Hebron determined between 2010 and 2012 Kristin A Lauderdale, 38, had used her company credit card for personal and work […]
Bridge replacement to close County Highway H
County Highway H in the Town of Sugar Creek will be closed Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 while a bridge along the highway is replaced, according to a news release from the Walworth County Public Works Department. The bridge is located 1.5 miles south of the intersection with County Highway […]
Law enforcement to visit sex offenders on Halloween
During community scheduled trick-or-treat dates throughout Walworth County on Oct. 31, the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office and participating municipal police agencies and Probation and Parole agents will join forces for the fifth annual “Operation Trick or Treat” enforcement program. The cooperative effort between the Department of Corrections – Division of […]
Twin Oaks expands housing services in Walworth County
Twin Oaks Shelter for the Homeless is expanding its housing stability services to provide longer-term housing options for families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Walworth County. “For some individuals and families, 90 days is just not enough time to successfully work the transition to independent […]
Mercy offering flu shots around county
Mercy Health System is offering community seasonal flu shots at the following locations. Walk-ins welcome. Mercy Elkhorn Medical Center 839 N. Wisconsin St., (262) 741-1400 October 15, 1-5 p.m. Mercy Lake Geneva Medical Center 350 Peller Rd., (262) 249-0221 October 18, 1-4:30 p.m. Drive-thru flu clinic Mercy Walworth Hospital and […]
Former police officer remembered for his work
Funeral services for former Elkhorn police officer Ray Otto, 63 will be held next Monday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. at Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home and Crematory in Elkhorn. Otto died Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center. He worked with the Elkhorn Police Department from […]
Sunset Pool referendum date set for Nov. 5
City officials will ask residents for guidance on the fate of Sunset Pool during a November advisory referendum. The pool was built more than 40 years ago. Since that time the pool has needed several repairs across the years, including a repair project done about 12 years ago that was […]
