Earlier this spring, several area fire, rescue and law enforcement departments took part in a training day on Green Lake in the Lauderdale Lakes chain. Crews honed their skills in the water rescue and recovery training to be better prepared for actual emergencies on the water. Departments involved included Lauderdale […]

Members of Elkhorn Area High School’s Class of 2021 take part in the senior stroll, which features the seniors walking a few blocks downtown while family, staff from local businesses and members of the community come out to cheer them on. The annual walk ends at Friends on the Square […]

Two candidates interested were both ‘well qualified’ By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of appointing Ken Meinel to fill the vacant District 5 alderman seat at its meeting Monday night. The seat was left vacant after Alderman Tom Myrin recently resigned from the […]

Walworth County Food Pantry harvests fresh greens – inside While southern Wisconsin was getting buried in spring snow, volunteers at the Walworth County Food and Diaper Bank were harvesting their first crop of fresh greens in spite of the weather. Pantry volunteers then prepared fresh salads for patrons thanks to […]

On Memorial Day, events took place throughout the area including at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Elkhorn, where members of American Legion Post 45 and VFW Memorial Post 6375 led a ceremony. Coverage from area events can be found in June 3-4 Southern Lakes Newspapers’ publications. (Dave Dresdow photo)

It will house a resource center, exhibition space and more, reps say By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of selling Elkhorn City Hall to the Walworth County Historical Society at its May 3 meeting. The $1 sale of the city hall building, at 9 […]

Dropbox to remain downtown; Broad Street to be closed temporarily By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn is planning on moving its staff from downtown to the new building late the second week of July, with full service to the public expected to begin at the new location on […]

Lakeland School of Walworth County graduates for this year include, from the left: Logan Fierst, Nicholas Mahanna, Adam Sarnowski, Kristin DeMint, Stephen Ajamian, Dameon Monsanto, Jaden Fisher, Hannah Reed, Noah Behling, Lucas Heidenreich and Justin Zheng. Members of the group not pictured are: Dominick Antol, Jimmy Gomez and Sierra LaBrie. […]

     The Elkhorn YouthBuild program through the Career and College Academy at Gateway is in the process of building a home in Whitewater for a low-income family. At a recent open house event, members of the team on hand included, from the left: (front) Jaden Stephen, Peyton Carroll, Noah Glee, (back) […]

It aims to take safety, privacy into account By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of enacting of an ordinance that would apply to unmanned aerial vehicles – commonly referred to as drones – use within the city limits at its May 3 meeting. […]