He was promoting increased funding for dental services By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Late last week, Gov. Tony Evers visited two free medical clinics that also provide dental services to promote additional funding in his biennial budget to support the state’s oral health program. The Aug. 8 visits included a […]

It’s the foundation’s exclusive event at Old World Wisconsin The Old World Foundation raised $16,000 for historic restoration projects at Old World Wisconsin at the recent Sunset Soiree event. Old World Wisconsin, W372 S9727 Highway 67, Eagle, is an outdoor living history attraction with more than 60 historic buildings, 100 […]

Annual event will help kids throughout the stateline area First National Bank and Trust Company recently announced it’s host the annual Back to School supply drive to help Stateline area kids as they prepare for their first day of school. The drive kicked off late last month and will run […]

      At Elkhorn Corn & Brat Days last Saturday Shane Griffin and Jennifer Kiel help with serving. The event, formerly known as Festival of Summer, also featured live music and a variety of artisans and crafters. See more photos in the Aug. 8 Elkhorn Independent. (Dave Dresdow photo)

Career and technical students in Wisconsin won one of the nation’s highest awards at the 2019 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Louisville, Ky. Among those who competed were David Broga and Carly Cooper, representing Elkhorn Area High School. On June 26 and 27, more than 6,500 students competed at the national […]

Emily N. heads out on the ride in style with her driver at the Wisconsin Ride for Kids fundraiser, held July 21 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. She was one of four stars – survivors of childhood brain cancer at the event, which reached its goal of $50,000. Bob McNamara, regional […]

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent During its Committee of the Whole meeting last week, the City of Elkhorn Common Council selected three sites for an in-depth analysis of their potential for use as a location for the new City Hall. Bill Henry and Dan Kehoe of Kehoe-Henry and Associates – the […]

Members of the Elkhorn Police Department host a fundraiser Saturday at the Brat Hut outside Frank’s Piggly Wiggly. Hungry guests wait in line for lunch. All of the proceeds from the fundraiser go toward the police department’s scholarship fund, which supports local students pursuing law enforcement schooling. See more photos […]

8-week event geared toward host families Safe Families for Children will embark on a new venture soon, that of hosting a support group for host families. In an effort to offer insight into what host families do the organization shared the following. “This work is tough. There are times we […]

Businesses, organizations continue to seek the training offered By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer It’s been a bit of a whirlwind for the trio that has led the effort to bring awareness about the importance of being dementia friendly to the area but, they say, it’s been well worth it. The […]