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Saturday, January 11, 2025
News from the Elkhorn area
Highway shut down while crews work to remove truck from ditch By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer A concrete mixer with a full load tipped over Thursday morning into a ditch along Highway 11, just west of Highway 120. Officials planned to close the highway Thursday afternoon to remove the truck. […]
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Undersheriff Kurt Picknell will be leading the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department for the next two years, according to unofficial primary election results posted Tuesday night. Those totals show 6,697 voters cast a vote for the Republican sheriff’s candidates in the primary. Picknell received 5,000 votes […]
Democratic write-in might challenge winner of primary By Kellen Olshefski Editor Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Brauer and Undersheriff Kurt Picknell are gearing up for Tuesday’s showdown in the Republican primary for the soon-to-be vacant Walworth County sheriff’s seat. David Graves is retiring from the position after serving […]
Brauer, Picknell share common ground with multi-pronged approach to deter drug’s abuse By Kellen Olshefski Editor Sheriff candidates Ken Brauer and Kurt Picknell seem to be on the same page when it comes to a multi-directional approach being what is needed to tackle the influx of heroin in Walworth […]
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s Common Council voted Monday night in favor of splitting the cost of emergency repairs to Matheson Memorial Library’s facade. The needed repair was brought before the city’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee meeting last night, at which time Public Works Manager Martin Nuss […]
Upgraded criminal charges including first-degree recklessly endangering safety have been filed against a 21-year-old Elkhorn woman who was rescued from her car after crashing into a natural gas line in the Town of Waterford May 26. In addition to the two counts of reckless endangerment, Vada Wirtz is now […]
Authorities focused searches in Kettle Moraine State Forest The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department Aug. 12 continued to seek help from the public in finding a man who has been missing since mid-July. Russ Delorme was last seen in the Elkhorn area on July 13, according to a press release issued […]
Relay for Life to honor wife, mother who finds strength in family By Anne Trautner Staff Writer Becky Greco is nervous about giving the opening speech for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at the Walworth County Fairgrounds this Friday. “I’m not a public speaker, so I’m freaking […]
City opts to abandon Northeast Water Treatment Facility project for time being By Kellen Olshefski Editor A split-vote sealed the fate of the Northeast Water Treatment Facility project Monday night as Aldermen decided not to move forward with a redesign of the plant. To-date, the City has committed approximately […]
Alternatives look to discourage through traffic down street, ease traffic for residents By Kellen Olshefski Editor Results presented to North Lincoln Street residents during a public hearing Monday showed options are available to ease through traffic on the street. Chief Transportation Engineer for the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning […]
