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 […]

Sept. 17 event will feature game animals, firearms With the approach of fall, many sportsmen are preparing for the upcoming hunting seasons. They eagerly anticipate the color and scent of the fall woods, the flush of an upland bird, the chatter of squirrels, the crunch of snow under their boots […]

      Members of the Elkhorn community and beyond begin to gather at a prayer vigil Sunday in Veterans Park, Elkhorn. Organizer Sandy Jenkins said she felt guided to do so, in part, to show support for the woman who was assaulted in Elkhorn two weeks ago, emergency services personnel and […]

Walworth County Fair goers witnessed a flash mob performed by the Open Arms Free Clinic Volunteer Outreach Team on Aug. 29. Over 100 volunteers prepared the joyful expression of outreach to the The Greatest Showman movie soundtrack song, “Come Alive” under the direction of The Dance Factory Choreographer, Garrett Vopendesta. […]

Late yesterday afternoon, there was an attempted child enticement near the middle school in Elkhorn. Shortly after 3 p.m., Sept. 6, Elkhorn Police received a report that just minutes earlier – at approximately 2:50 p.m., an 11-year-old girl walking in the 500 block of E. First Avenue near Elkhorn Area […]

According to Elkhorn Police, Terrence D. Leflore, 24, of Jackson, Mississippi, was arrested Monday night and faces charges related to the alleged sexual assault that occurred Aug. 28 in downtown Elkhorn. Leflore faces multiple charges including: first degree sexual assault, robbery, first-degree reckless injury, aggravated battery and obstructing an officer, […]

Finance and Judicial Committee also in favor of reinvesting dividends By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee voted in favor on Aug. 27 of recommending to the Council renewal of the city’s property insurance with the Municipal Property Insurance Company at a $40,486 premium for […]