Consortium provides mutual aid for law enforcement By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted at its Monday night meeting in favor of a resolution entering the City of Elkhorn Police Department into a mutual aid agreement. SMART – Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Teams – is […]
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Elkhorn Veterans Day observances set
The Elkhorn community will honor its local veterans at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 at Tibbets Elementary, W5218 County A, Elkhorn. The program will feature various patriotic themes including music along with the honoring of veterans from Elkhorn VFW Post 6375 and American Legion Post 45. The posts will […]
Truck rolls over on highway ramp
Driver appeared to escape serious injury The driver of a semi-trailer truck that rolled over on a highway exit near Elkhorn Friday morning appeared to escape serious injury even through the crash demolished his truck. According to a Town of Geneva police officer Robert Linder, the driver, who was from […]
City to try hybrid approach to ambulance services
Officials don’t want staffing shortages to impact response times By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Time commitment and availability of volunteers are leading to lapses in coverage by Elkhorn Emergency Medical Services, according to city officials. Operating nearly exclusively on a volunteer basis, Elkhorn Emergency Medical Services is approaching somewhat of […]
‘Act Your Age’ ready for weekend performances
EAHS to present comedy What started as a pair of 14-year-old girls writing to lonely sailors takes a wild ride to the comedic side when they pretend they’re young women and the sailors on the other end of their letters be-gin to pursue them as future wives. Such is a […]
Elkhorn voters flood polls in favor of new swimming pool
City Council expected to consider matter at Nov. 18 meeting Elkhorn residents on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of a non-binding referendum that allows city officials to spend up to $3.5 million to replace the swimming facility at Sunset Park. A total of 1,379 Elkhorn residents (29.3 percent of registered […]
School Board adopts $18.6 million budget
By Tyler Lamb Editor The Elkhorn Area School Board of Education adopted a $18,643,943 budget Monday night for the 2014 fiscal year. District Business Manager Bill Trewyn presented the budget to the board, and following minimal conversation, it was unanimously approved. Board member Matt O’Donell was absent. The budget is […]
EAHS Drama Club presents ‘Act Your Age’
Waves of laughter will rock the audience in Elkhorn Area High School’s dramatic production of William Davidson’s Act Your Age, a comedy in three parts. Two teens, Angela Goetz (Ashley Van Lanen) and Geraldine Joyce (Brittany Bates), can barely keep their heads above water when they masquerade as “women of the […]
County Historical Society closes in on 110 years
Chamber Business Spotlight By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer As the Walworth County Historical Society closes in on 110 years of existence, it prepares to offer new exhibits with the potential of the fairly recently opened Heritage Hall. According to Walworth County Historical Society President Doris Reinke, the society, […]
Elkhorn man joins Wixon as Engineering Project Manager
Wixon, a manufacturer of seasonings, flavors and technologies for the food and beverage industry, has named Paul Wasielewski as Engineering Project Manager. In this newly created position, Wasielewski will be responsible for execution of capital and maintenance projects, and development of Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) programs. He […]
