Topic to be further fleshed out at committee level By Kellen Olshefski Editor       In a special meeting Monday night, the City of Elkhorn Common Council saw the return of the library façade to the agenda, but this time concerning a slab etched with the library’s name. Ultimately, despite being […]

City to link Sunset Park retention pond to storm sewer system By Kellen Olshefski Editor Met by opposition from some alderman, the council voted 4-2 in favor of connecting the retention pond in Sunset Park to the city’s storm water sewer system at a cost of $24,000 at Monday’s meeting. […]

Amendment needed to fall in line with Fair Labor Standards Act requirements By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Human Resources Committee voted in favor of adjusting it’s compensation plan to fall in line with requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act at its meeting Monday night. According to […]

Both won their divisions at last year’s Walworth County Fair By Chris Jensen Contributor Two young women who won top honors at last year’s Walworth County Fair talent show participated in the second annual Wisconsin State Fair Amateur Talent Show staged last Friday afternoon at the state fairgrounds’ Exposition Hall. […]

  Committee in favor of moving towards bagged leaf collection By Kellen Olshefski Editor At it’s Aug. 10 meeting the City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee continued discussions on the future of Elkhorn’s leaf collection service. With the city’s solid waste contract with Advanced Disposal up for renewal […]

Celebration to coincide with Lake Lawn Resort’s Shake the Lake, Jimmy Buffett concert at Alpine Valley By Kellen Olshefski Editor After the closing and demolition of Two Season’s Bowl in Elkhorn about two years ago, it seemed like it was the end of an era for Bruce Kudick’s Buffett Bash. […]

Bargain hunters peruse through the numerous treasures and trinkets available for purchase at last weekend’s Antique Flea Market. The flea market comes to the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn several times over the course of the summer and will return on Sept. 27. (Photo by Tom Ganser)

  Elkhorn man killed on Highway 11, West Salem man struck on Highway 120 According to releases from two area law enforcement agencies, two men were killed in last weekend. According to a press release from the Town of Delavan Police Department, 85-year-old Norman Brummel, of Elkhorn, was killed in […]

Time capsule removed from cornerstone of Elkhorn’s former Masonic lodge By Kellen Olshefski Editor It’s not everyday someone gets to be the first person to touch, feel and look at something more than 100-years-old; however, when crews pulled a time capsule from Elkhorn’s former Masonic lodge Saturday afternoon, that’s exactly […]