Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic treats animals of all sizes from across the region   By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor When the Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic was formed back in 1920, it was common practice for a veterinarian to make house calls in order treat animals. Nearly a century later, that hasn’t changed. […]

John Griebel passes after 53 years of service to Walworth County By Kellen Olshefski Editor Family, friends and community members are grieving the loss of Walworth County’s long-time coroner, John T. Griebel, after his passing Dec. 20. Griebel was elected as the county’s coroner in 1960 and held the part-time position […]

Elkhorn family with four adopted children to be basis of novel By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor With just one phone call to Catholic Social Services in Madison, Ann Goebel was able to find details about her birth parents. Goebel, who was adopted 52 years ago and raised in Elkhorn, does […]

Walworth County Fair Board President dead at 72 By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor Walworth County Fair Board of Directors and employees were saddened to learn of the passing of Edward ‘Ed’ Sokolowski, 72, the Fair Board president, on Sunday. “It is unfortunate, very, very unfortunate,” said Susan Pruessing, marketing and […]

Committees favor of 1.5 percent across the board pay increase By Kellen Olshefski Editor City of Elkhorn representatives agreed to a 1.5 percent across-the-board pay increase for city employees, with an additional 1 percent performance-based adjustment, during a joint meeting Monday between the city’s finance and human resources committees. With […]

Community mourns the loss of caring and dedicated man By Kellen Olshefski and Anne Trautner Independent Staff Vehicles of mourners lined Elkhorn’s South Broad Street outside of St. John’s Lutheran Church Monday as services in remembrance of Tim Schiefelbein unfolded. Schiefelbein, a dedicated representative on the Walworth County Board of […]

Requests for proposals to be returned by end of December By Kellen Olshefski Editor City of Elkhorn officials sent out request for proposals to potential consultants Nov. 20, moving the planning process for a new swimming facility along. According to City Administrator Sam Tapson, the RFPs were distributed and have […]

Rates could go 20-30 percent higher to replace Centralia plant By Kellen Olshefski Editor With the city’s Centralia Street Water Treatment Facility on the verge of obsolescence, Elkhorn officials recently learned the details of what it will take to replace the plant and how much it will likely cost local […]

Heritage House ‘Tree Walk’ opens Dec. 6 By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor One Christmas tree is decorated with colorful hair curlers while another displays various auto parts and another boasts a Native American theme. But the tree that displays patriotic flags and memorabilia seems most at home in the Heritage […]