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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Discussions begin on last year’s process and plans for this year By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee began discussions Monday night on the budget process for the upcoming year, discussing what worked well last year and what could be done this year to further […]

By Kellen Olshefski Editor While the wait has seemed like an eternity for some, the Cancer Assault Challenge is set to kick off again this weekend at Lutherdale Ministires with hopes of another banner year. This year’s event is slated for Sunday at Lutherdale Ministiries, N7891 Highway 12, Elkhorn. Gates […]

Steeple to be raised in memory of Kelly Amon By Kellen Olshefski Editor A generation after the original was destroyed by a tornado, St. John’s Lutheran Church in downtown Elkhorn is raising a new steeple on Thursday, May 14, the latest of many recent improvements made to a structure that […]

Plan to include pay increases for current electric employees and a payback clause to retain new employees By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s Human Resources Committee took a look at a plan Monday night Elkhorn’s electric utility hopes will help to retain employees in the future. Electric and Water Utility Director […]

Work on Highway NN among capital improvement projects planned By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer The look of the roadway in front of the Walworth County government buildings will change from a country road to an urban streetscape this summer. County Highway NN is scheduled for reconstruction this summer from Borg […]

Devyn Henry and Emma Wedige join together for a dance during Elkhorn Area High School’s prom on May 2. The dance was held at the high school with post-prom activities at Timber Ridge Waterpark at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva. (Aaron Gottschalk photo)