Komfort Heating and Cooling continues giving tradition in the area By Kellen Olshefski Editor With temperature’s starting to tumble, Elkhorn’s Komfort Heating and Cooling has once again stepped up and joined forces with Lennox to provide a needy area family with the warmth and comfort to help them pull through […]
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Councilmen look to work together on ordinance
Common Council to consider further options on sex offender ordinance at meeting next week By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council agreed Monday night on meeting next week to further discuss possible options other than a sex offender residency restriction ordinance. For nearly two years now, according […]
Just keep walking
Jackson Elementary students and staff supported its PTA by participating in the third Annual Walk-a-Thon on Sept. 24 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. Students collected pledges from family and friends before the event, and together, raised nearly $10,000 to benefit the Jackson PTA. The PTA will use the money raised […]
Dancing girls
Toe to Toe Ballet settles into new location By Kellen Olshefski Editor Despite moving to a new location only 57 steps away at 57 W. Walworth St. in Elkhorn, dancers at Toe to Toe Ballet School are feeling just as home as always. Colleen Huberty, who founded the dance school […]
Elkhorn’s schools meet or exceed expectations
Middle school falls short in comparison to district schools By Kellen Olshefski Editor Area schools faired well for the most part when the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released its third annual school report cards last month. Williams Bay High School took top honors in the area, being the only […]
Clerk: Be prepared for voter ID
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. […]
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 […]
