Author: Heather Ruenz

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His style, and smile live on

Jerry Ketchpaw loved barbering, sports and people By Heather Ruenz SLN staff “I can’t tell you a lot about the first 53 years or so that Jerry was at this barbershop but I can tell you about the last seven. He took a chance on me,” Megan McCormick, a stylist […]

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Local cancer survivor celebrates five years

At annual event at Cancer Treatment Centers of America   Katherine Vogt, a lymphoma cancer survivor from Elkhorn, joined more than 135 fellow five-year cancer survivors at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center for its 29th Annual Celebrate Life event last month. Celebrate Life is an […]

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Redline Coalition releases Highway 12 update

The Redline Coalition is made up of the Township of La Grange, City of Elkhorn, Lauderdale Lake and Pleasant Lake Management Districts, Greater Whitewater Committee, Inc., Walworth County, the City of Whitewater and Walworth County Economic and Development Alliance. The coalition’s mission is three-fold: one, Governor Walker and legislators direct […]

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Volunteer squad supports Open Arms Free Clinic

Aurora caregivers sort food donations, beautify grounds in Elkhorn Aurora Health Care’s latest Weeks of Caring volunteer effort focused on feeding children and families in need. More than 600 caregivers volunteered at sites across Aurora’s service area last month, including Walworth County. “Hunger affects people across Wisconsin, and children often […]

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Setting the pace against cancer

Honorary Survivor Candice Larson (above, from the left) and cancer survivors Patti Marsicano, Rachel Rodriguez and David Geist lead the survivor lap at Relay for Life at the Walworth County Fairgrounds July 21. Stephanie Rodgers and her son, Kale, walk a lap at the event. They were walking in honor […]

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Finger-licking good

Elkhorn Ribfest finds continued success at second-annual event By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Elkhorn Ribfest proved to be a finger-licking success when it returned to the Walworth County Fairgrounds July 14-16 for its second annual event, drawing a wide selection of barbecue vendors and a large crowd. Despite heavy rainfall earlier […]

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They can be monsters

The cast of Summer Elk Players (above) will present the musical, “We Are Monsters,” at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, July 28 and 29 at Elkhorn Middle School. Jessica Winters (left, from the left), Lily Deron and Serenity Jensen rehearse a scene Monday morning. Admission is free though donations are […]

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Matheson Memorial Library receives grant

Dollar General Literacy Foundation supports summer literacy The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Matheson Memorial Library a $1,250 grant to support summer literacy as part of awarding more than $43,000 in literacy grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. The funds are aimed at supporting adult, family and […]