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Sunday, November 24, 2024
News from the Elkhorn area
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Change orders will bring cost of pool over projected $3.5 million By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of sending three change orders for the Sunset Park Pool project back to committee Monday night, with plans to discuss them further with the project engineer […]
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Walworth County administration presented a preliminary budget that calls for a .45 percent tax levy increase during a public hearing Thursday. County Administrator David Bretl said before the presentation that Walworth County is somewhat unique in the sense that it separates the public hearing from budget […]
Tax levy to increase 2.5 percent from last year By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education voted in favor of adopting its annual budget for the 2014-2015 year at its Monday night meeting. A tax levy of $19,114,649 means taxpayers in the Elkhorn Area School […]
Lexis Montejno, Aerith Nosek and Maya Vasquez, all from Elkhorn, make a first aid kit at Saturday’s Second Annual Scare on the Square, hosted by the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and Elkhorn Parks and Recreation Department. This was one of many stations courtesy of Mercy Health Systems at the […]
