Public Works Garage off the table as site for future City Hall By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of eliminating the Public Works Garage as a potential site for a future City Hall during a Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night. […]

Greater community supports kids’ brain tumor foundation fundraiser Earlier this summer, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s “Ride For The Kids” – a motorcycle charity ride – was held at was held at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. The goal of the ride was to raise money to pay for research and […]

Jackson Creek bridge deck overlay work is scheduled for Thursday. Oct. 11 and travelers should plan alternate routes. Highway 67 from Morrissey Drive to Grant Street south of Elkhorn will be closed to all traffic, according to the Department of Transportation. The closure is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. […]

PD given go-ahead to fill open patrolman position By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council approved a rezone of property purchased by Wilson Farm Meats at its meeting last week. According to Mayor Howie Reynolds at the Oct. 1 meeting, Wilson Farm Meats bought a small strip […]

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Human Resources Committee met Sept. 24 to discuss filling the Department of Parks and Recreation director vacancy. City Administrator Sam Tapson said requirements listed in the job description include a 4-year college or university degree in Parks and Recreation Administration or a […]

Star Elkhorn football player back home after life-altering accident By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Sitting around their wooden kitchen table, Matt and Hayley Lois are grateful and thankful on a foggy, mild Monday evening. They allude to acts of God and throw around words like miracle when talking about their […]

Annual event projected to raise $175,000 in Walworth County Walworth County showed its support on Sept. 15 as more than 750 participants turned out to support the 12th Annual Walk To End Alzheimer’s at Library Park in Lake Geneva. The walk, chaired by Josh Spiegelhoff, owner of Spiegelhoff Insurance, Chris […]

Elkhorn football player recovering from serious, non-football injury “On Sunday, September 16th Elkhorn Area High School Student, Michael Lois broke three vertebrae in his neck while diving into a swimming pool. Those who know Michael know that he is a determined, positive, and kind young man. He is a star […]

     Elkhorn Area High School cheerleaders and football players, including Jake Rockweiler (above) make a stop at West Side Elementary School last Friday to read to students before heading outside for flag football and other games. See more photos in the Sept. 20 Elkhorn Independent. (Heather Ruenz photo)

The Walworth County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting on at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Delbrook Golf Course, Delavan. All Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend the meeting to help create policy resolutions and vote in elections for county board directors. The county’s voting delegates also […]