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 […]
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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 […]
Elk Fund delivers grants to school district
Five grants awarded to teachers for varying uses By Kellen Olshefski Editor Carrying on its tradition, the Elkhorn Fund awarded five grants to recipients in the school district at Monday night’s Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education meeting. The Elkhorn Fund was established in 2007 as a permanent endowment […]
Council forms oversight committee for pool project
By Kellen Olshefski Editor With concerns needing council approval for change orders before completing work could slow, or even halt, the Sunset Park pool project, the Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of forming an oversight committee during its Monday night Committee of the Whole Meeting. The new oversight committee […]
Carson’s Christmas Card features Elkhorn’s iconic Sprague Theatre
By Kellen Olshefski Editor With the winter holiday season in full swing, artist T. James Carson is continuing Elkhorn’s Christmas Card legacy, featuring one of the city’s iconic landmarks. With the cards historically featuring buildings and events within the proximity of downtown, according to Chamber of Commerce Director Chris Clapper, […]
Council forms oversight committee for pool project
By Kellen Olshefski Editor With concerns needing council approval for change orders before completing work could slow, or even halt, the Sunset Park pool project, the Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of forming an oversight committee during its Monday night Committee of the Whole Meeting. The new oversight committee […]
‘John Lennon and Me’
Elkhorn Area High School to present fall play Nov. 14-15 In a similar vein to John Green’s breakout novel The Fault in Our Stars and FOX Television’s new hit The Red Band Society, Elkhorn Area High School is preparing for its production of the drama, “John Lennon and Me,” by […]
