Elkhorn council approves cost sharing of Petrie Road bridge repairs By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent City of Elkhorn councilmembers recently voted 6-0 in favor of paying a $5,203 invoice for its shared cost of bridge repairs to the Petrie Road bridge that goes over Jackson Creek. According to a memo provided […]

Highlights at the second annual Lane’s Way car and truck show, held Sept. 11, at Elkhorn Area High School, included, from the top: Lane’s family – Judy, Cheyenne and Chad – shown watching the presentation of colors by the American Legion; Lane’s truck and related awards on display, in addition […]

Council also approved equipment purchases for public works By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 6-0 in favor Monday night of awarding the bid for the Getzen Street water main project to Woleske Construction out of Madison at a cost of more than $290,000. In July, […]

From the top: At the Walworth County Fair, held Sept. 1-6 in Elkhorn, competitors in a harness race round a corner; Landon Rehberg, of Spring Prairie 4-H, exhibits his grand champion steer at the meat animal sale; gathered for the ceremony to honor the 2021 Outstanding Seniors at the Walworth […]

It will feature veteran astronomer Dan Koehler, formerly of Yerkes Observatory The Kettle Moraine Land Trust, in partnership with Walworth County, will host Astronomy in the Park on Wednesday, Sept. 8, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Price Park Conservancy, N6418 Hodunk Rd., Elkhorn. Under late summer evening skies, […]

Walworth County 4-H recently celebrated the graduation of 25 members from its program this summer. 4-H graduates are current youth members who are either aging out of the 4-H program or who graduated from high school during the spring and are not planning to continue their 4-H membership into their […]

Raising, showing animals at the fair runs deep for area family By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent While many families are preparing to take in funnel cakes, music and adventures on the midway at the Walworth County Fair – if they haven’t already done so since Wednesday’s kickoff, the Kynell family of […]

Members of the Underground Sound Jazz Combo take the stage at Sunset Park in Elkhorn in July for the Sounds of Sunset concert series, sponsored by Matheson Memorial Library. Kyle Deschner, who is from Delavan, created the group. The free, weekly concerts were part of the library’s summer reading program. […]

Walworth County Treasurer Valerie Etzel recently announced the sale of county-owned properties. Sealed bids are invited and will be accepted by the Walworth County Treasurer’s Office, 100 W. Walworth, Room 103, P.O. Box 1001, Elkhorn, WI 53121, until 10 a.m., Aug. 31. Visit the Walworth County website at www.co.walworth.wi.us and […]

Restructuring will keep utility service moving forward, admin says By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Elkhorn City Administrator James Heilman shared a plan last week to fill the utility director position role that is set to be left vacant with the retirement of Utility Director John Murphy this October.       Attempts to […]