Charlotte Keyzer, 86, of Elkhorn, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. She was born Aug. 8, 1926 in Burlington, to the late Benjamin and Clara (Blumenstein) Flitcroft. She married George Keyzer. He preceded her in death Aug. 22, 2005. She was a homemaker and a […]
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KATHRYN R. HUTCHINSON
Kathryn Rose Hutchinson, 63, died May 29, 2013, in DeLand, Fla. She was a volunteer EMT in Fontana. She was a loving and kind grandmother who enjoyed spending her time with her twin grandbabies. Survivors include a son, Brian, Portland, Ore.; daughter, Kimberly Schmidt (Richard), DeLeon Springs, Fla., and grandchildren, […]
IRMA E. CURRY
Irma Elizabeth Curry, 96, of Delavan, passed away peacefully June 16, 2013, at Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn. Born at home in Lamont, Wisconsin on March 8, 1917, to Casmira (Jakowski) and Owen Andrews, Irma was the second of four daughters. She attended a Lafayette County rural school through eighth grade […]
Illinois man charged in fatal crash in Walworth
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 31 for an Illinois man charged in con-nection with a drunken driv-ing crash that killed a Fon-tana man who was a passen-ger in the vehicle. Daniel P. Consolo, 24, of Woodstock, Ill., was charged June 25 in Walworth County Circuit Court with homicide […]
G.A.R. marker replaced on Civil War veteran’s grave
Badge owned by soldier donated to Historical Society By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT John Brabazon, a Civil War veteran and one-time commander of The George H. Thomas Post No. 6 of the Grand Army of the Republic, was honored with a ceremony at Spring Grove Cemetery in Delavan on June […]
The week in review
Gov. Walker signs $70 billion budget By Tyler Lamb Editor Gov. Scott Walker signed a two-year, $70 billion state budget Sunday after making several dozen vetoes to it. The budget, approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature, includes all of the governor’s priorities, including expansion of private school vouchers, a $650 million tax […]
Lamb takes over as Independent editor
Tyler Lamb, 26, has been named editor of the Elkhorn Independent. Lamb, who recently served as managing editor of The Courier, a weekly newspaper in Waterloo, is a 2010 communications graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with print media major and multimedia minor. He began his career as a reporter […]
Local Reps tout state budget
Republicans convinced it keeps state on the right track By Tyler Lamb Editor Admittedly no state budget is flawless. Nevertheless, Republican lawmakers believe the 2013-15 biennial budget features several fiscally conservative provisions – including income tax cuts, limits on property taxes and expansion of the state’s educational voucher program – […]
Reinke shines light on Elkhorn’s rich history
Historian the driving force behind Webster House By Tyler Lamb Editor Nestled among the quiet, unassuming neighborhood of East Rockwell Street, stands a white Greek Revival House where Joseph Philibrick Webster once resided. Webster, composer of several popular hymns such as “In the Sweet By and By,” lived in […]
Firefighters battle blaze at Mulligan’s in Delavan
Firefighters from Delavan and the surrounding area were dispatched to a multi-alarm blaze at Mulligan’s Pub and Dining, 1252 Racine St., in the City of Delavan before 6 a.m. Wednesday. The restaurant was filled with smoke and firefighters cut holes in the roof of the structure to gain access to […]
