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Saturday, January 11, 2025
News from the Elkhorn area
Check back here tonight for results By Tyler Lamb Editor Elkhorn’s aging municipal swimming pool at Sunset Park may be on its last legs, but city officials will ask residents for guidance Nov. 5 on the fate of the recreation area. “For the past two or three councils, the […]
First Lady Tonette Walker toured the Walworth County Alliance for Children’s (WCAC) Tree House last Friday afternoon. The complex is located on Highway NN east of Elkhorn. Walker visited the advocacy center to learn more about its comprehensive approach to addressing reported sexual and physical abuse of children. “I […]
The Elkhorn Area Women’s Club will present Fashion Through the Decades on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Lake Lawn Resort. Clothing and accessories from the early 1900s through 1990s will be featured, with models in 32 outfits as a commentator describes the fashions and eras. The event starts at 11 a.m. […]
Walworth County landowners are encouraged to sign up now for conservation practices for 2014. Greg Igl, District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Walworth County, says the signup deadline is early this year. Applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) need to be completed by Nov. […]
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center has received the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corp., the nation’s leading consumer health care surveyor. Winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in NRC’s Market Insights study. This study surveys more than 270,000 consumers and is […]
The Walworth County Historical Society is accepting donations of military memorabilia for a permanent display it is creating at the Veteran’s Room at Heritage Hall, its new home on Washington Street, just across the street from the Webster House Museum in Elkhorn. Donations will be accepted in person from veterans […]
Unused prescription drugs can be dropped off at specified locations across Wisconsin–including several sites in Walworth County–on Saturday, Oct. 26. The state is participation in the National Prescription Drug “Take Back” Day. Anyone with unwanted, expired or unused prescription drugs can drop them off at participating sites between 10 a.m. […]
Sen. Neal Kedzie visited Steven Pils at Stinebrink’s Piggly Wiggly in Lake Geneva Oct. 21 as part of the Take Your Legislator to Work Campaign, organized each year by the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The campaign coordinates visits to […]
Sam Weller, a scholar and authorized biographer of writer Ray Bradbury will participate in two local events as part of this year’s Big Read program. Weller became friends with Bradbury before the author died last year. His biography of the science fiction writer, “The Bradbury Chronicles,” was published in 2006. […]
Tax cut will be applied to December tax bills By Tyler Lamb Editor A new law focused on reducing school property taxes could mean a savings of $10 to $12 for an owner of a $100,000 homes in most of Walworth County. The estimated savings on December tax bills were […]
