Spanish, Chinese exchange programs go smoothly By Kellen Olshefski Editor Students and staff involved with two recent exchange programs shared reports regarding their trips with the Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education on Oct. 12. Representatives of the 31 total students, staff and parents that went to Spain in […]

Levy to increase slightly, still lower than last year’s however By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education took a look at the district’s official head count as of the third Friday in September at its Oct. 12 meeting. According to the annual tally, the district […]

Park to include two ball fields, playground equipment By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services Utilities took its first look at plans for Elkhorn’s Tasch Park. City Engineer Paul Vanhenkelum said the plans include two small baseball fields and a play ground area. The two ball fields […]

Council sends drafted ordinance changes back to committee level for further cleanup By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council decided upon sending an ordinance to amend the city’s zoning code regarding farm stands back to the committee level to further clean up the language Oct. 5. The […]

Council takes a look at results of market analysis, downtown among topics By Kellen Olshefski Editor In a special Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night, City of Elkhorn Alderman and staff took a look at the results of a comprehensive market analysis for the City of Elkhorn. Monday night’s […]

Committee reviewing fireworks options, looking at another company By Kellen Olshefski Editor      In looking to prepare for next year’s July 4 celebrations, the City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee began reviewing it’s options for fireworks displays Monday evening, meeting with a sales representative from J&M Displays, Inc. Monday’s […]

Walworth County Alliance For Children’s second annual event garners support from volunteers and community By Kellen Olshefski Editor In only its second year, the Walworth County Alliance for Children’s Safety Fair has seen a great deal of success, with the community showing up in groves not only to enjoy the […]

An Out of the Darkness Walworth County Community Walk in support of suicide prevention is set for Oct. 3 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. The Out of the Darkness Walk is a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and registration and check-in begins […]

School district to reconvene facility advisory committee to further examine district needs, possibilities By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education agreed Monday night in reconvening the Facility Advisory Committee to further evaluate district needs. District Administrator Jason Tadlock said Monday night with question 2 on […]

City continues discussions on bagged leaf collection in future years By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee continued further discussions about the future of the city’s leaf collection program Monday night. With previous discussions focusing on the idea of a bagged leaf collection, Public […]