By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent With the Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education entering into budget discussion for the 2021 school year, members of the Elkhorn FFA Alumni and Supporters Association recently appealed to board members to bolster agricultural sciences programming further at the middle and high school through additional […]

The Walworth County Public Health Department, in an update this afternoon, said there has been an outbreak of the Coronavirus at a facility causing a significant increase in the number of confirmed cases in the county since yesterday.  Walworth County now has 72 confirmed cases, up from 49 which had […]

Social media brings library folks into homes By Heather Ruenz Staff writer The crew at Matheson Memorial Library has been working hard the past few weeks since the Coronavirus pandemic reached a new level, schools closed and a Safer-at-Home order was issued by the Governor. Chad Robinson, Adult Services Librarian […]

Several people with COVID-19 in Walworth County have recovered By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Though the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has continued to climb in Walworth County, Public Health officials are trying to shift the focus to the number of people who have recovered from it. Carlo […]

By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Advocate Aurora Health is preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients by setting up emergency department overflow tents outside of each of their hospitals, including those in Burlington and Elkhorn, according to officials. LeeAnn Betz, media relations manager of Advocate Aurora Health, said the overflow […]

COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes but there’s still work to do By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Walworth County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency in Walworth County on March 19 designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county. The county has […]

By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer There are three Walworth County Board of Supervisor seats on the April 7 ballot and each of them features two candidates, with voters choosing one. In District 3, incumbent Tim Brellenthin faces challenger Brian Holt while in District 6, current board member Kathy Ingersoll is […]

  The increase was not a surprise, officials say As of this afternoon, Walworth County currently has 15 laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the latest news from the county’s Public Health Department. Of the confirmed cases, nine people have recovered, four are currently hospitalized and one person is […]

Those with ballots have until April 13 to return them A federal judge on Thursday issued an order giving voters an additional six days to submit absentee ballots but did not postpone the Tuesday, April 7, election. According to the Associated Press, U.S. District Court Judge William Conley’s order effectively […]

It’s still April 7, but voters should keep track of ongoing changes By Todd Mishler Copy Editor The April 7 spring election in Wisconsin will be like no other, obviously, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. State, county and municipal election officials have been swamped with questions the past several weeks […]