Community mourns the loss of Lyle’s TV & Appliance founder By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent When Lyle Schinke opened Lyle’s TV & Appliance in Elkhorn in the 1950s, it was to not just a place to sell things, but a place for people to connect and communicate with each other. That’s […]

     At the Rotary Club of Elkhorn’s Eat, Drink & Shenanigans event last Friday at Sperinos’ Monte Carlo Room, the theme was Swinging 60s and guests were asked to party and dress like it’s 1969. Among those that obliged were Becky Dreyer, and Javan and Jenny Wehmeier. The event […]

Alternative High School a last chance for some, the beginning for others By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent Before Kelly Gleason enrolled at Walworth County Education Alternative High School, she was failing nearly all of her sophomore classes and did not fit in with the traditional high school setting. Now, she has […]

At the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Elkhorn Courthouse Square Ice Rink Jan. 18, Mayor Howie Reynolds does the honors, joined by Derek D’Auria, James Duquette, David Henning and Walworth County Administrator David Bretl. Numerous sponsors also attended the event, which included coffee and hot chocolate and a chance to […]

  Nick Sergi’s giving will help feed people throughout county By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent All his family and friends, who were involved in making the 1,200 pounds of beef donation to the Walworth County Food Pantry Jan. 11 to honor the legacy of Sergi Farms founder Nick Sergi, would say […]

By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent Town of LaGrange resident Lynn Greene did not even bother making plans for Christmas. Not even to go to a family function. She has an electric wheelchair and can only get in a vehicle that has a motorized ramp due to having multiple sclerosis. “That is […]

In August, six boy scouts and two leaders from Elkhorn’s Boy Scout Troop 243 attended Florida Sea Base, a Boy Scouts High Adventure trip. Sea Base is located at the Brinton Environmental Center in Summerland Key in the Florida Keys. The boy scouts on the trip were David Broga, Thomas […]

By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Homelessness is an issue faced by a significant number of local residents and Gateway Technical College has an event planned this month to raise awareness of the problem. Statewide, homelessness in 2018 was down six percent from 2017. In 2017, there were 3,348 homeless. That number […]

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council began discussion on several key items that City Administrator Sam Tapson feels need to be a “primary focus” in the first six months of 2019, including a new City Hall location and Fire and EMS staffing, in a Committee of […]