County and state work to educate voters for requirement By Kellen Olshefski Editor With an official ruling from a federal appeals court on Friday, county and state officials are working to prepare voters for new requirements under Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law that will be in full effect for the Nov. […]
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News from the Elkhorn area
Council approves sex offender ordinance for first reading
Heated debate ends in split vote with mayor’s vote breaking the tie By Kellen Olshefski Editor Following heated debate amongst council members, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 4-3 in favor of moving forward with a first reading of an ordinance that aims to keep convicted sex offenders from […]
One last bargain
A potential customer looks over a wind instrument last weekend during the last Elkhorn Antique Flea Market of the year. The Flea Market is scheduled to return again in May 2015. (Tom Ganser photo)
School Board to vote on Colt Field deal
If approved, school board would pay city for improvements over coming years By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education continued discussions Monday night about an intergovernmental agreement between the district and the City of Elkhorn to cover the cost of reconstructing Elkhorn’s Colt Field and […]
Long Lake gets new boat landing
Sugar Creek teen rebuilds boat ramp as Eagle Scout project By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor When Troy Steinfest went out to see Long Lake’s boat landing earlier this year, he helped pull out a truck that had gotten stuck on the steep slope while trying to put a boat in […]
City approves task order to determine what possible projects might cost city
By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council approved a task order with Stantec Sept. 15 in looking to get a better understanding of what street projects projected for 2015 might cost the city. Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee reviewed potential street projects for 2015 Sept. 8, […]
Sunset ball fields to see improvements
Committee votes in favor of project that aims to rehab all four of the park’s ball fields By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee voted unanimously in favor of a project that aims to update the four ball fields in Elkhorn’s Sunset Park. The committee nixed the […]
Colt Field improvements receive go-ahead
City to split cost of rehab with the school district By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of approving improvements to Elkhorn’s Colt Field, located near the high school, as part of an intergovernmental agreement with the Elkhorn Area School District. […]
Patients set own fees at new Elkhorn chiropractor
Frustration with insurance companies leads him to try new approach By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor Chad Schleiger has been treating patients in his chiropractic office in Delafield since 2012, but has grown frustrated with insurance companies dictating each patient’s care. So, in March, when he opened his new pediatric and […]
Most area schools score above average on ACT
Elkhorn aims for better scores in future years By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer and Kellen Olshefski Editor All but four area high schools scored above the state average on the 2013-14 ACT test, according to results released Aug. 20. Elkhorn, Union Grove, Palmyra-Eagle and Delavan-Darien high schools showed average composite […]
