City votes in favor of reducing season pass by 25 percent By Kellen Olshefski Editor The opening of Elkhorn’s new Sunset Park pool is now expected to be delayed a few weeks due to some changes in the construction timeline. Mayor Brian Olson said at Monday’s City of Elkhorn Common […]
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Remembrance through music
Area man’s benefit for Association for the Prevention of Family Violence to memorialize mother By Kellen Olshefski Editor An area musician is teaming up with his family and friends to put on not only a memorial concert for his late mother, Sally J. Puleo, but to additionally follow in her […]
Council prohibits synthetic marijuana in Elkhorn
Additional ordinance change amends permitted use fees on Elkhorn Lake By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of two amendments to the municipal code at its Monday night meeting, one of which amends permitted use fees for powerboats on Elkhorn Lake in Babe Mann […]
Elkhorn foreign language students get SMART
SMART Boards received through Elkhorn Fund proving to be beneficial at Elkhorn Area High School By Kellen Olshefski Editor Two Elkhorn Area High School foreign language teachers and their students are finally reaping the benefits of a grant they were awarded last fall after fairly recently receiving two new SMART […]
Partnership between county and conservancy groups off to a strong start
White River County Park among parks benefiting from partnership’s first year By Kellen Olshefski Editor Representatives of the Geneva Lake Conservancy and the Kettle Moraine Land Trust provided Walworth County’s Park Committee with an update of progress made at county parks over the past year on May 18, as well […]
Fatal crash results in homicide charges
A motion hearing is scheduled for June 30 for an Elkhorn man charged with homicide in the death of a man in the Town of Delavan in January. Aaron M. Gillett, 27, allegedly had chemicals from Dust Off, an aerosol cleaner, in his system when the car he was driving […]
Streets and infrastructure in city’s sights
Discussions Monday highlighted priorities for capital improvement projects over next 3 to 5 years By Kellen Olshefski Editor Streets and city infrastructure were among items at the forefront of discussions Monday night when the City of Elkhorn Common Council began discussing what capital improvement projects it might like to consider […]
Council nixes traffic light upgrade
New information ups cost for emergency pre-emption device installation, council split on decision By Kellen Olshefski Editor Just a few months after approving $12,000 to upgrade traffic signals at the Highway 67 and Interstate 43 interchange to include emergency pre-emption devices the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted against a […]
Tibbets Memorial Day service set for 9 a.m. Monday
The annual Memorial Day service at Tibbets is being held at 9 a.m. Monday at the Sugar Creek Town Hall, N6641 Highway H, Elkhorn. This year marks the 118th year the service has brought the Tibbets community together. Ceremonies will include a 30-minute program at the town hall with the […]
Students send love to local veteran
Letters from student given to veteran during return trip of Honor Flight By Kellen Olshefski Editor Thanks to the help of students of West Side Elementary School, a local veteran of the Korean War recently received a pleasant surprise while returning home from Washington, D.C., on this spring’s Stars and […]