Directors of DAS Fest USA recently announced that the festival dates are set for Aug. 13 to 15 at the 99-acre Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn. Organizers have also released more event details. The event will preface Oktoberfest season, celebrating German culture. The motto is “One Festival. One Weekend. One […]
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‘In Conversations’ event to focus on drug awareness
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Following the success of its most recent event, the Elkhorn Resilience Coalition is looking to continue improving and building upon its “In Conversations” series with its next event – “Overcoming Addiction,” which is scheduled for March 17. Featuring the Walworth County Drug and Alcohol Coalition, Elkhorn […]
Get your shot
Walworth County urges residents 65+ to register for COVID-19 vaccine The Walworth County Division of Public Health is requesting all county residents age 65 and older, who are waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, complete the vaccination registration form on the county website at www.co.walworth.wi.us. As additional vaccination groups are opening […]
The band played on
Though the annual Band O Rama event was canceled this year, that didn’t stop the music, thanks to the Elkhorn Area High School band, which presented a concert last Saturday. Band students were given tickets for their family to attend in person and the concert was live-streamed on the EAHS […]
United We Dance returns for second year
Tickets are limited in an effort to have guests social distance United Way of Walworth County and Toe to Toe Ballet School have announced that for the second year, United We Dance will be returning to Elkhorn. The event – which will feature more than 10 groups – will be […]
Moving and shaking
Teen hopes to raise $50,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer If a big smile and positive attitude were the determining factors, Emma Jacobson would be a shoe-in as Student of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Jacobson, 17, a junior at Elkhorn Area […]
Elkhorn FD to partner with Gateway
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Public Safety Committee voted in favor of a clinical agreement between the Elkhorn Area Fire Department and Gateway Technical College at its Feb. 8 meeting. According to a memo prepared by Elkhorn Area Fire Department Assistant Chief Dave Fladten, the program would […]
Elkhorn parking talks to begin ‘in-house’
City staff will reach out to downtown businesses By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Public Safety Committee last week voted in favor of directing staff to begin reaching out to businesses in an effort to further investigate downtown parking concerns. This move will take place before the city […]
COVID-19 key indicators improve in county
Public Health Department adopts Phase 2 guidelines By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Walworth County Public Health Department recently reported sustained improvement in COVID-19 key indicators and said it’s shifting from Phase 1 to Phase 2 in its Phased Guidance. “We definitely have seen some improvement over the last month […]
Task order for Elkhorn’s Court Street project approved
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council recently voted unanimously in favor of a task order that will pay for the engineering services to finish the second half of West Court Street in 2021. The task order calls for an additional $49,856 to cover engineering services throughout […]