By Chris Bennett Correspondent A brutal meet from April 28 sticks in the mind of Elkhorn Area High School boys’ golf coach Steve Fisher when he ponders the 2014 season. The Elks competed that day in the Geneva National Invitational at Geneva National Resort in Lake Geneva. Elkhorn posted […]
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Elkhorn woman rescued after crashing into gas line
She now faces drunken driving, other charges in incident By Patricia Bogumil Staff writer A 21-year-old Elkhorn woman was found unconscious in the front seat of her car, with natural gas hissing and spewing into the air, after she drove through a fence around a WE Energies main line […]
Big Foot athletes bow at state
Halma takes 33rd at sectional, soccer falls in shootout By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2014 spring season ended at the highest level for three Big Foot High School athletes. Freshman Brooke Wellhausen competed at the WIAA Division 2 State Track and Field Meet at the University of Wisconsin-La […]
Village of Walworth moves forward with road repairs
Board credits new court branch for expected additional revenue By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor The village of Walworth is accepting bids to repair Read and Adeline streets. The village board voted unanimously Monday to go forward with projects on those two roads, even though it will cost the […]
Elks blanked in regional final
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The season ended quickly for the Elkhorn Area High School baseball team. The WIAA Division 2 Regional semifinal game between the Elks and Beloit Memorial June 3 at Pohlman Field in Beloit lasted less than 90 minutes. The Elks lost 3-0. “It was a very fast-paced […]
Illinois roof shingle recycling company hopes to bring business to Lafayette
Town residents gather to speak out in opposition By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor The sign still says “B.R. Amon & Sons Potter Road Pit,” and an estimated 50,000 tons of roof shingles are still piled up at W4186 Potter Road in the town of Lafayette. But the Amon gravel pit […]
DONNA L.HURD
Donna Lee Hurd, 75 of Hustisford died Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc. She was born on Oct. 30, 1938, in Elkhorn, the daughter of Herbert and Minnie (nee Burmaster) Schiller. In 1956, she married Robert E. Hurd, Sr., who preceded her in death in […]
Deadlines extended in federal suit against Sheriff’s Department
Mother of Lyons man killed by deputy claims force was excessive By Vicky Wedig Editor A federal case that claims a Walworth County sheriff’s deputy used excessive force in the shooting death of a Lyons man in 2012 could be at a standstill until November. A U.S. District Court judge […]
Defender moves to dismiss murder charge
Attorney says complaint contained false statement By Vicky Wedig Editor A Delavan man was expected to plead guilty or not guilty last week in the May 4 stabbing death of his cousin. Instead, his attorney moved that the case be dismissed and his client released from jail immediately. The court […]
ELLEN REDENIUS
Ellen Redenius, 98, of Delavan, died Jan. 11, 2014, at Ridgestone Village in Delavan. She was born Sept. 27, 1915, to Charles and Cornelia (Halverson) Larsen. She married Art Redenius on Sept. 14, 1946, in Delavan. He preceded her in death Sept. 17, 1979. She was a […]