Candidates for city positions able to circulate nomination papers By Kellen Olshefski Editor As quickly as election season ended it has once again begun, as parties interested in running for an elected position on the City of Elkhorn Common Council were able to begin circulating nomination papers on Monday. Aldermanic […]
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Winter parking goes into effect today
In an effort to enhance winter road maintenance operations, City of Elkhorn seasonal parking regulations will go into effect today and remain in effect until April 1. Parking will be permitted on either side of the street except when the National Weather Service has issued any of the following winter […]
Never forgotten by their loved ones, community
Support Our Troops committee unveils new statue in Veteran’s Park By Kellen Olshefski Editor Despite heavy snow and wind, Nov. 24 couldn’t have been a better day to dedicate a new statue at Veteran’s Park in honor of troops who had served in conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Middle East, […]
Toys for Tots donations accepted
Volunteer Connection will help the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program by collecting toys to provide a Christmas for less fortunate children in Walworth County. Donors may leave a new unwrapped toy at one of 38 drop-off locations in the county. The final toy pick-up date is Dec. 11, […]
Parading around the Christmas Card Town
Annual Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce parade set for Dec. 6 By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its 33rd annual Elkhorn Christmas Card Town Parade, to be held in downtown Elkhorn at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. Chris Clapper, executive director of […]
Council again approves additional EMS staff
Past year has seen better service from city due to additional EMT By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of a contract to continue outsourcing to a private ambulance service through 2015. Continuing to contract with Paratech for staffing of one EMT-Intermediate Technician at the Elkhorn […]
County Board rescinds donation from Kikkoman
Concerns about unknowns and environmental impact prompt county to halt use of soy brine By Kellen Olshefski Editor After discussion and review throughout this fall, the Walworth County Board of Supervisors voted Nov. 12 in favor of rescinding a resolution that accepted a donation from the Kikkoman Corporation earlier this […]
Hope Walk donates $15,000 to cancer treatment assistance
The Lake Geneva Hope Walk hosted its seventh annual non-competitive walk along the Geneva Lake Shore path on Sept. 27, raising a total of $15,000 which was recently presented to the Aurora Health Care Breast Treatment Assistance Program. The organization formed in 2008, after a member of a Lake […]
County approves 2015 budget and tax levy
Tax levy to increase by about a half percent By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Walworth County Board of Supervisors approved its amended 2015 budget and tax levy appropriation during a special meeting Wednesday, Nov. 12. The votes for the amendment and tax levy were unanimous, with Dan Kilkenny being the […]
Stranded in North Korea
Elkhorn veteran spent three years as a prisoner of war after deployment to North Korea in 1950 By Kellen Olshefski Editor When Grant McMillin of Elkhorn volunteered for deployment to North Korea, he never expected to be spending more time there than he had originally anticipated. McMillin. X, moved to […]
