Despite referendum dollars, mill rate expected to drop By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff At its May 23 meeting, the Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education got its first chance to review the district’s preliminary budget for the 2016-2017 year. And as for Elkhorn taxpayers, it seems this budget could […]

Memorial Day ceremonies to be held throughout city Once again the Elkhorn VFW Post 6375 and American Legion Post 45 will be joining together to provide Memorial Day ceremonies at various locations throughout the city and area on Monday. Ceremonies will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a combined color guard […]

By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Following discussion Monday night, the City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee opted in favor of recommending the full council allow the Department of Public Works to remove a shrub for Matheson Memorial Library. The removal of the shrub was a small part of […]

By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Emmanuel Baptist Church in Elkhorn will be celebrating the church’s 50th anniversary with several events over the upcoming weekend. The two-day celebration will begin at noon with a picnic and open house lasting until 4 p.m. at the church, 920 Highway H. The public is […]

By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Following a public hearing May 16, concerns from residents prompted the City of Elkhorn Common Council to opt in favor of sending the city’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan back to the City of Elkhorn Plan Commission for further review. Residents spoke out about concerns mainly regarding […]

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 […]