On May 15, teachers from throughout the Elkhorn Area School District participated in National Bike to Work Day, some who had family members join them. Due to schools being closed, after the teachers arrived at school they jumped back on their bikes and made their way back home to […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Man charged with assaulting nieces still at large
An arrest warrant remains out for a man charged with sexually assaulting his nieces in the Village of Bloomfield in 2013. A warrant was issued Sept. 11, 2018, for the arrest of a man charged with 24 counts of sexual assault of his 10- and 14-year-old nieces. The man, 32, […]
MARGARET STRASSBURG
Margaret E. (Arnhoelter) Strassburg, 86, formerly of Elkhorn, passed away on May 22, 2020, at Lincolnshire Place Memory Care in Loves Park, Ill. A private service for immediate family only will be held at Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home and Crematory, 730 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. A public graveside service […]
MAGDOLNA PETRICS
Magdolna “Maggie” Petrics (Sorok), 83, of Williams Bay, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 22, 2020 at home due to complications of Alzheimer’s. She was born May 16, 1937 in Hungary, to Carl and Teresa (Torma) Sorok. Maggie married the love of her life, Sigmond L. […]
BETTY JEAN EVANS
Betty Jean Evans, 91, of Janesville, passed away May 22, 2020, at Oak Park Place in Janesville. She was born on Aug. 7, 1928, in Clinton, to Lora L. (Blackburn) and Archie W. Christman, Sr. She married John (Jack) E. Evans on Dec. 31, 1949. Betty partnered with her […]
Road construction season has arrived
Projects include I-43 from Elkhorn to Rock County As many area drivers have encountered, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently began rehabilitation work along 16 miles of Interstate 43, from Highway 12 in Elkhorn to the Rock County line. The improvements, which began in March, are expected to be complete […]
DDSD considers facilities referendum
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Last week, the Delavan-Darien School Board discussed a potential facilities referendum for this fall or next spring. A successful referendum would fund renovations to athletic facilities at the high school. District Administrator Jill Sorbie said at the May 11 meeting she and staff have been […]
Waving at the Wildcats
Staff members at West Side Elementary School in Elkhorn welcomed a parade of students and their families last week. The teachers and many of the students making their way around the parking lot at the school held handmade signs to express how much they miss each other. Some of the […]
Drive through the safari park
Wisconsin and Chicagoland’s original safari adventure is now the region’s first and only drive-through safari park. Safari Lake Geneva, which had formerly only allowed guests to tour the park on a guided wagon ride, made the decision to allow customers to drive their own vehicles on newly installed gravel roads. […]
Gaining a new perspective
Whitewater residents participate in ‘Citizen Academy’ By Tom Ganser Correspondent First hand experiences with local police are often limited for most Whitewater residents. Those experiences include seeing officers on patrol – perhaps along a parade route or at Cravath Lakefront Park during Fourth of July activities – or talking with […]
