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EAHS student named AXA Achiever

Phillip Meersman, a senior at Elkhorn Area High School, was recently named an AXA Achiever, for “demonstrating exemplary leadership skills and a commitment to making a positive contribution to the world,” a press release from AXA states. AXA, a financial protection and retirement industry leader, awarded scholarships to more than […]

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Man appears on homicide charge

By Vicky Wedig SLN staff A Janesville man was scheduled to appear in court May 30 on charges that he supplied the heroin that caused the overdose death of a man in Elkhorn. Jason A. Wedell, 34, pleaded not guilty Feb. 21 in Walworth County Circuit Court to first-degree reckless […]

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In memory

From the top: members of VFW Post 6375, Elkhorn, lead the Memorial Day parade through downtown; Elkhorn Area High School choir members sing during the program at Veterans Park on the lawn of the Walworth County Government Center; VFW Post 6375 member Michael Morgan gives a speech.

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Working (and playing) at the car wash

Members of the Elkhorn Area High School Community Impact Club, a new community service club at the school this year, work (and play) at a car wash May 13 to raise money for Agape House. The students rotated between working and holding signs near the school’s entrance and downtown. Shown […]

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Special dedication

Frank Eames, the former third generation owner of the Elkhorn Independent newspaper, speaks to guests, including his wife, Pat, daughter, Sandy Bleser, Doris Reinke, Marian Cleary, Earl Hodek and Marlene Hoag, at the May 13 dedication of a room at Heritage Hall bearing the paper’s name. (Heather Ruenz photo)

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Local boating safety courses offered

Successful completion of a boating safety course accepted by the Wisconsin DNR is required for anyone born on or after January 1, 1989 (and at least 12 years of age) who wishes to operate a personal watercraft (PWC, which includes jet-skis, wave-runners etc.) or wishes to operate a motorized boat […]