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. […]

     Mike and Jean Brogan donated 50 meals from the recent Elkhorn Lions Club dinner in memory of former Lions Club member Wally Yandel; the meals were delivered to the Elkhorn Food Pantry to be distributed to local patrons. At the donation presentation are, from the left: (first row) Angel Kiersztian, […]

Elkhorn Area High School recently presented Guys and Dolls Jr. in the James A. Wehner Auditorium at EAHS April 15-17. Kirsten Siedenburg-Sis and Eli Gleiter lead a scene in the musical. See more photos from the performance in the May 6 Elkhorn Independent. (Dave Dresdow photo)

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent With Elkhorn Mayor Bruce Lechner officially designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Elkhorn via proclamation at the May 3 Common Council meeting, the Elkhorn Resiliency Coalition is now looking to take the school district’s mental health awareness efforts citywide. Elkhorn Area […]

Sisters awarded chancellor scholarships at same college By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Gwen Hanson, a senior at Elkhorn Area High School, was recently awarded a chancellor scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where she will attend college in the fall. Being awarded a chancellor scholarship is quite the accomplishment considering […]