Nearby residents show up to speak against exemption By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff In a Committee of the Whole meeting May 16 night, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 6-0 in favor of denying a sex offender residency appeal from Ralph T. Wolf after local residents turned up for […]

By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff With a list of five major capital improvements needed in upcoming years, City of Elkhorn Councilmembers began the process of determining which ones were of the highest priority and how they would tackle them over the next few years in a Committee of the Whole […]

Organizers expect event to be a banner year, drawing in more people than ever before By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The fourth annual Cancer Assault Challenge is set to kick off tomorrow and organizers expect it to be a banner year for the event. Chairperson Julie Lopez said with just […]

Performing arts group to present production of Broadway musical “42nd Street” over next two weekends The Lakeland Players will be performing its production of the Broadway musical “42nd Street” over the next two weekends at Elkhorn’s iconic Walworth County Performing Arts Center. According to a press release from Producer Linda […]

$25,000 in funding will help district to create its own fabrication laboratory The Elkhorn Area School District is one of 25 districts in the state to be awarded a Wisconsin’s Fabrication Laboratories Grant. The School District will receive $25,000 for its high school Fab Lab. Gov. Scott Walker and the […]

Council agrees to foot part of the cost to install and light flag pole By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 5-0 in favor of a motion to approve assisting the Elkhorn Youth Soccer Club financially, covering 50 percent of the cost of installing and […]

City continues discussion on whether to bring leaf collection in house or continue contract with Advanced Disposal By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff While the city has yet to make a decision on how will approach leaf collection in the future, one thing is for certain; bagged leaf collection is no […]

By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff After being sentenced to 35 years for homicide by Kenosha County Circuit Court, Steven Zelich, 54, is now set to appear for a plea and sentencing hearing in Walworth County Circuit Court later this month related to the homicide of two women. Zelich is next […]

By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education voted April 25 in favor of approving a list of maintenance projects slated for this summer. District Business Manager Bill Trewyn said the summer maintenance project list is something that comes before the board each year for […]