Purchase of new public works truck sent back to committee level By Kellen Olshefski Editor Purchases for three new vehicles were met with opposition from some alderman at Feb. 1 City of Elkhorn Common Council meeting. The first vehicle purchase that came out of last week’s Finance and Judicial committee […]

By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Walworth County Zoning Agency will be holding a public hearing about allowing camping in conjunction with special events, such as concerts at Alpine Valley, at 4:30 p.m. at its upcoming meeting on Feb. 18 at the Walworth County Government Center. Walworth County Land Use and […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8 for an Elkhorn man charged with smoking marijuana with his stepdaughter, grabbing her buttocks and dragging her down the stairs. The man, 32, was charged Jan. 13 in Walworth County Circuit Court with sexual assault of a […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A status conference is scheduled for Feb. 11 for an Elkhorn man charged with sexual assault for allegedly touching a 7-year-old girl’s buttocks. Gregory A. Lindmeier, 34, pleaded not guilty Dec. 10 to first-degree sexual assault, sexual contact with a child younger than 13 years […]

Ryan Johnson was honorary captain of the Elkhorn High School’s varsity basketball team at the last Jan. 29 game and is seen here being introduced with the team’s starting lineup. (Rick Benavides photo) Elkhorn child battling rare cancer honored at basketball game By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High […]

Friends of the White River Park to sponsor hike on newly accessible section of property this weekend By Kellen Olshefski Editor The recent completion of two new bridges at Walworth County’s White River County Park has opened up a whole new section of the park to visitors. The park, found […]

By Kellen Olshefski Editor The topic of Tasch Park made its way back to the table as the only item on the agenda at the Feb. 25 meeting of the City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee. While the council had previously approved plans to refurbish the park with […]

By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted Jan. 18 in favor of a one-year contract with J&M Displays, Inc., to provide fireworks services for the city’s annual July 4 celebrations. While the city had previously been working with Bartolotta Fireworks, who provided the city with a […]

University to handle mapping services By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously Jan. 18 in favor of working with the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater this year in mapping the city’s storm water facilities. City Administrator Sam Tapson said at the Jan. 11 City of […]

School Board creates policy on drones, approves bussing contract By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District is making no bones about it and taking on drone usage at Elkhorn extra-curricular events. Focusing on public safety and the facilitation of event planning and administration, the new policy on unmanned […]