At the Walworth County Dairy Breakfast June 19, guests make their way through the food pickup line. The event also included kids’ tours around the grounds pulled by a tractor; 2021 Walworth County Fairest of the Fair Katelyn Gonzalez welcoming guests; vendors selling a variety of items; and bus rides […]

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of moving the downtown drop box for utility payments from in front of City Hall to a location outside the library, following the move to the new building next month. When discussing the move of city operations […]

It doesn’t qualify as a ‘park,’ under the current zoning By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council is moving toward creating a separate zoning district for the Walworth County Fairgrounds. City Administrator Jim Heilman said at the June 14 council meeting the property is currently zoned as […]

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 […]