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 […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An Elkhorn man was sentenced Jan. 13 to eight years in prison and six years extended supervision for touching a 7-year-old girl’s buttocks. Gregory A. Lindmeier, 35, pleaded guilty Oct. 12 to a lesser charge of second-degree sexual assault of a child, which carries maximum […]

The Elkhorn Fund announced last week that Denise Schultz has joined the Advisory Board. Schultz is Chief Executive Officer of Lakes Area Realtors Association, a professional organization of approximately 500 members, based in Elkhorn. Schultz and her husband relocated to Elkhorn from Milwaukee on New Year’s Eve, 1997 when they […]

Proposals requested for fleet maintenance, fireworks services By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Rather than recommending the renewal of service contracts for both fleet maintenance and the city’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display, the City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee opted in favor of requesting proposals in both instances Monday […]

The University of Wisconsin-Extension of Walworth County is accepting registration for the Level I Master Gardener Volunteer program. The program is designed through the University of Wisconsin to train people in all areas of horticulture, who in turn aid University of Wisconsin-Extension educators by using their knowledge to volunteer for […]