By Kellen Olshefski Editor Walworth County Sheriff’s Office announces deputies in the Patrol Division began carrying Naloxone on July 2. According to the release from the Sheriff’s Office, Naloxone, which is marked under various trademarks including Narcan, can be used to counter the effects of an opiate overdose. According to […]

A mother and her young child take in the sites and sounds at the new pool, enjoying the many features available for children in shallow depths, during the official ribbon cutting ceremony at Elkhorn’s Sunset Pool on July 2. (Aaron Gottschalk photo)

Honesty penalty reduction removed, academic eligibility requirements changed By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education approved several changes to the district high school’s co-curricular code of conduct at its meeting Monday night. First and foremost, District Administrator Jason Tadlock said semester grades will no longer […]

Elkhorn’s annual Independence Day celebration set for Friday By Kellen Olshefski Editor Sunset Park will again play host to Elkhorn’s Star Spangled Celebration beginning at 5 p.m. this Friday, July 3. Sponsored by the City of Elkhorn and hosted by the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce, with help from Elkhorn […]

St. Patrick Catholic parish asking for two additional spots in front of Walworth Street entrance By Kellen Olshefski Editor After reviewing a request from Elkhorn’s St. Patrick Catholic parish Monday for two additional handicapped parking stalls on West Walworth Street, Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities committee opted to wait on […]

By Kellen Olshefski Editor In a special City of Elkhorn Committee of the Whole meeting June 22, councilmen voted 3-2 against granting a convicted sex offender an exemption to the city’s sex offender residency restriction ordinance. Aldermen Greg Huss, Michael Kluck and Tom Myrin voted against granting Hoffman an exemption, […]

By Kellen Olshefski Editor Two Elkhorn area high school students will join 250 other Wisconsin students for this year’s Business World programs June 28 through July 1 at Edgewood College in Madison. Business World provides hands-on business experience for students and teaches them about the challenges facing business, a press […]

Rezone met with some opposition from nearby residents, owners look to work towards mutual agreement By Kellen Olshefski Editor A first reading of an ordinance to rezone a piece of property off of Highway 67 for use by a landscaping company was met by some opposition from nearby residents at […]

Two from Elkhorn place in top three in state By Kellen Olshefski Editor Three area youth from the Walworth County 4-H Shooting Sports Program placed among the top of their fellow competitors back in February when they competed in the American Legion Postal Shoot. Fin Weber, of Elkhorn, placed third […]