Elkhorn native, area teacher went aboard a flying telescope By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Ashley Adams returned with more than just an invigorating experience as one of the newest members of the National Aeronautic Space Administration’s Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors Program last month.       As program participant, she went aboard a […]

Dementia friendly training encourages patience, helpfulness By Heather Ruenz Editor “Most of us walk in a room on occasion and forget what we went in there for, but we can usually remember it eventually. A person with dementia can’t remember,” Bonnie Beam-Stratz said. She was speaking to the nearly 20 […]

Officials cite hazardous conditions; consider year-round ban By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent In a report to the full council Monday night, Alderman Michael Kluck informed fellow councilmembers the City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee has been discussing issues concerning homeowners with sump pumps that discharge directly into city streets. […]

‘Building Full Lives’ grant to support community integration By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Taking steps now is a key component to new rules people with disabilities – and the sheltered workshops they’re employed at – will have to comply with in the future. VIP Services began preparing for those changes […]

More than 700 households utilize two-day event During the two-day Clean Sweep event in Walworth County, held Oct. 7 and 8, 634 participant surveys were completed. This number represents 719 households served. The turnout at this year’s event was up from 2015, according to final numbers from the county. The […]

The Democratic Party of Walworth County will meet on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Elkhorn office at 15 E. Walworth Street. Matt Rothschild from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign will be the guest speaker, following the group’s regular monthly membership meeting. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign is working for […]

      Members of the Elkhorn Lions Club sell tickets and clear tables at the Jan. 29 annual Roast Beef and Chicken Dinner fundraiser at the Monte Carlo Room. Pictured (not listed in order) are: Marlene Schoenbeck, Cindy Klewin, Jean Krieg, Joyce Hammel, Angel Kiersztian, Erik Pike, Dick Gilkey, […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. 27 for a Janesville woman charged in connection with two Walworth County crashes, one of which injured two people, in the same day in the Town of Sugar Creek. Lindsay D. Zuelke, 30, was charged Jan. 17 in […]

  Elkhorn postmaster helps father and son get to Packers game By Heather Ruenz Editor Any fan of the green and gold will likely say attending a Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field is an opportunity too good to pass up. One local fan recently found himself in the […]

Lighting Technician John Patten (left) and Lakeland Players Board President, Warren Radtke, display lighting equipment recently given to Lakeland Players, Ltd. by ETC (Electrical Theater Controls, Inc.), a professional theatrical lighting company from Middleton. “This equipment really helps us by greatly improving our lighting system,” Radtke said. Patten added: “I […]