On April 10, Eric and Bernadette Russow (center) of Elkhorn, recognize officer Dan Dixon (left) and Captain Jon Anzalone, and the Elkhorn Police Department, as being Dementia Friendly, the first department to earn the designation in the county, on behalf of the Dementia Friendly Community Initiative sub-committee […]

      Elkhorn Area High School students Justice Smith and Ben Bulow are all smiles after finishing in first place overall in an automotive competition against eight other schools from the state in Hartford recently. The students had to take a written ASE style test, properly identify tools and […]

Contract would provide fertilizer, weed control to city parks By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee voted in favor of recommending the City of Elkhorn Common Council approve a two-year contract with Naturescape for parks fertilizer and weed control services at its meeting April […]

      Elkhorn Area High School students and their guests fill the dance floor at prom, held April 22 at Grand Geneva. The theme was “Great Gatsby” and the night kicked off with the Grand March at the high school. Following dinner and the dance, a post-prom party was held in […]

The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, and  City of Elkhorn Police Department, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration will have Prescription Drug Take Back Day events on Saturday, April 29. The county will host the event at: the Sheriff’s Office, 1770 County Highway NN […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for April 25 for an Elkhorn man charged with abusing the woman he lives with and threatening police. Steven E. Maxson, 61, was charged April 13 in Walworth County Circuit Court with felony intimidation of a victim with domestic abuse […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An initial appearance was scheduled for April 20 for an Allens Grove woman charged with robbing Luke’s Restaurant in Elkhorn to pay her drug dealer. Amanda M. Rodden Clawson, 24, was charged April 13 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or […]

Lower bids for Jackson Street project led to excess allocated funds By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of spending remaining funds budgeted for the South Jackson Street project to fund other street maintenance programs in the city at its special meeting on April […]

The entire cast of Elkhorn Area High School Drama Club’s recent performance of the musical “Big Fish” gather on stage. Performances were April 7 and 8 at the high school. (Aaron Gottschalk photo)

EAHS students showcase projects on Capitol Hill By Heather Ruenz Editor In mid-March, students from Elkhorn Area High School were among a small group of students selected to visit Washington D.C. to showcase STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) projects and inventions, and stand as examples of what STEM education […]