Several repairs needed to floorboards, skirting By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn is looking to make some repairs to the Sunset Park Band Shell now that the Holton Elkhorn Band’s season is over. Public Works Operations Manager Neal Kolb, who started with the city in July, said […]

Chamber’s Corn and Brat Roast in downtown Elkhorn By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its Corn and Brat Days this weekend in Elkhorn’s Veterans Park on the downtown square. Formerly the Elkhorn Rotary Club’s Festival of Summer, the chamber’s Corn and Brat […]

Prosecutor hopefuls outline their approaches at forum By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Walworth County voters will have their only chance to choose between two candidates for Walworth County district attorney in the Aug. 9 Fall Primary Election. Daniel Necci, who currently serves as Walworth County’s district attorney, has opted not […]

  A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 26 for a Beloit man wanted for attempted murder in California and charged with fleeing from police in Elkhorn. Brian Zuniga, 21, was charged July 8 in Walworth County Circuit Court with attempting to flee or elude a traffic officer, first-degree recklessly […]

Two-part referendum would call for $22.9 million for projects, $300,000 annually for operational costs By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education discussed how to word a two-part referendum question slated for the November election at its regular meeting Monday night. The two-part referendum, which […]

Commodity Carnival offers unique agriculture learning experience for children and adults alike By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The 4-H Youth Development of the UW-Extension Office is preparing to bring its Commodity Carnival, a unique agricultural learning experience, to next week’s Farm Technology Days in Walworth County. Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development […]

First-year event to feature rib competition, live entertainment and more By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Walworth County Fair is ramping up for its first ever Elkhorn Ribfest, a national rib competition slated for this weekend at the fairgrounds. “It’s a first year event and our expectations are just for […]

  John L. Maier Jr., of Elkhorn law firm Sweet & Maier, S.C., has been selected for inclusion on the 2016 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list. According to the press release from the law firm, Super Lawyer Magazine compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive and rigorous peer-review surveys, in […]

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 11 for an Elkhorn man charged with touching a 10-year-old girl about three years ago. Neal R. Moss, 59, was charged June 6 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree sexual assault, contact with a child younger than 13 years old. While investigating […]

A group of students from AKF Flying Dragons put on a demonstration June 18 in Babe Mann Park, a part of the first ever Elkhorn Community Days. The event, held Friday through Sunday, was meant to showcase, promote, and most importantly, celebrate all things Elkhorn in a family-friendly environment with […]