By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent In a reconsideration of its previous decision, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of two separate motions Monday night after some discussion, opting to both drop the interest component from the city’s memorandum of understanding with the towns provided fire service by the […]
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Delavan American Legion to host Christmas dinner
Delavan American Legion Post 95 will host its 53rd annual Christmas Day dinner, with dine-in and carryout options. Deliveries will only be to the immediate Delavan area. If you live outside the Delavan area, plan on stopping at the legion to pick up a meal. Carryout will be available starting […]
WPD sworn staff to increase
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT More than a decade-and-a-half has passed since the Whitewater Police Department has added a sworn member to its force. But in the year ahead, that hard-and-fast number will be changing. At a Police and Fire Commission meeting on Dec. 2, Police Chief Daniel Meyer discussed […]
Agreement with Sheriff’s Office extended through April
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent At its Dec. 2 meeting, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 5-0 in favor of extending an agreement between the city and Walworth County for law enforcement services through April 30. The council had previously approved an agreement between the city and county on September […]
Delavan-Darien honored with PR awards
The Delavan-Darien School District was recently honored by the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association with three Spectrum Awards for its work in school communications. WSPRA presented the Spectrum Awards at its annual conference held Nov. 13-15. Ashley Duchemin, Marketing and Communications Director for the Delavan-Darien School District earned an Award […]
Kwik Trip store leader honored by Department of Defense
Tom Ramsden, Area 3 Employer Outreach Coordinator for Wisconsin Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) recently announced that Justin Perez, store leader for Kwik Trip in East Troy, has been presented with a Patriot Award. The award was given in recognition of extraordinary support of one of Perez’s […]
Elkhorn Fire Department now houses Wisconsin’s second baby box
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In March of 2023, a horrific discovery in a field in Whitewater made many wonder just what had gone wrong. The newborn infant boy, hidden in a box in the field shortly after his birth and death, was discovered by police. The story of his mother […]
Elkhorn parade, Let It Glow this weekend
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a little old and a little new, the holiday season is ready to begin this weekend in the City of Elkhorn. With Uncle Hunk’s Junk Park in the process of its renovations, the annual Christmas Card Parade and Let It Glow event will have the […]
Delays deepen grief for families in double homicide
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s a well-documented issue – the Wisconsin State Crime Lab is running behind on processing evidence. The problem is a political football that has been punted around, with an audit showing that turnaround times have slowed and both Republicans and Democrats pointing a finger at the […]
Survey: 48.2% of survey respondents back facilities referendum
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Nearly half of the respondents of a recently administered Whitewater Unified School District facilities-related referendum survey indicated they would support a $32 million proposal, according to recently revealed data. The WUSD School Board on Nov. 25 heard a presentation from Scott Girard, a project manager […]
