By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team’s efficient offense led the Elks to a 29-13 Southern Lakes Conference victory Oct. 10 against Lake Geneva Badger at home during Elkhorn’s Homecoming. “We played extremely well,” Elks coach Tom Lee said. “We won the time of possession game, […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Oktoberfest celebration offers past favorites
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Chilis, beer and wine, live music and vendors will all be returning to Elkhorn’s Veteran’s Park on the City Square this weekend meaning only one thing: the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce’s Oktoberfest is back. Hosting the annual event for its ninth year, the event continues […]
Never mind
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Voter ID law for Nov. 4 election By Tracy Ouellette Editor In a move that took many by surprise, the U.S. Supreme Court last Thursday blocked Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law from being instituted in the Nov. 4 General Election. The law, which the U.S. Court of […]
Committee approves additional $60,000 for Well No. 7 repairs
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee voted in favor of devoting an additional $60,000 to repairs on Elkhorn’s Well No. 7 at it’s meeting Monday night. The decision came after City of Elkhorn Electric and Water Utilities Director John Murphy informed the committee Well No. 7 […]
Gim’me five!
Landen Rouse (right) straps on a pair of EMT gloves at the Oct. 11 Lights and Ladders event in Sunset Park and gives Asha Nanda, a volunteer EMT on the Elkhorn Area Fire Department. The event offered children a chance to get up close and personal with vehicles from the […]
Delavan-Darien student detained for school shooting threat in East Troy area
By Tracy Ouellette and Vicky Wedig Staff Writers A Delavan-Darien High School student was taken into custody Friday morning in connection with a social media threat to “shoot up” a school made in the East Troy area Thursday night. Delavan Police Chief Tim O’Neill said his department apprehended the boy, […]
Providing a safe place
APFV sheds light on domestic violence By Kellen Olshefski Editor In light of recent cases of domestic violence in the NFL and October being domestic violence awareness month, Walworth County’s Association for the Prevention of Family Violence is reaching out to provide information on domestic violence to children and adults […]
JACKOB WERNITZNIG
Jackob “Jack” Wernitznig, 77, of East Troy, died Oct. 9, 2014. He was born in Milwaukee on May 22, 1937, to Paula (Neuhold) and Jacob Wernitznig. He attended Custer High School and graduated from Milwaukee Area Technical College with and engineering degree. He served his country in the U.S. Army […]
Hands on at the library
Makerspace program offers residents a chance to roll up their sleeves and get dirty By Tracy Ouellette Editor One of the newest trends in community library programing is to create a “dirty space” for hands-on, do-it-yourself learning. The East Troy Lions Public Library embraced this concept last year when it […]
Highway 67 project in Williams Bay to begin in July
DOT project to consist of a mill and overlay, road to be open throughout most of project By Kellen Olshefski Editor Representatives from the Wisconsin DOT met with residents of Williams Bay Tuesday night for an informal session to discuss the details of a maintenance project on Highway 67 through […]
