Lakeland Players to present ‘Sugar’ the next two weekends Director and Choreographer David Whitney, of Delavan, has put together a sweet cast for the final Lakeland Players production of the season. “Sugar” – a roaring, rollicking, dancing and singing take off of the classic movie, “Some Like It Hot” will […]

The theme at Lakeland School’s prom, held April 27 at the Monte Carlo Room, was “Big Hollywood Premiere.” Starring (center) were Mathew Karasek and Denise Luevano, as king and queen, with their supporting cast of (left) Will Griffin, Angie Bishop, (right) Tierra Hollinquest and Nathan Fidler. (Dave Dresdow photo)

The May 3 Elkhorn Independent includes the following:recently • Elkhorn Rotary Club members and Elkhorn Area Middle School students team up in a tree-planting project near the school in conjunction with Earth Day; • The city’s sidewalks project will proceed as planned following the April 30 vote by the Common […]

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously last week in favor of continuing the sidewalk extension project along West Lawn and Edgewood avenues. Below is a recap of what happened at the Municipal Services and Utilities Committee meeting that led to the council revisiting the […]

Recently earned distinguished honor for its STEM, career learning By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Elkhorn Area School District was recently recognized as a Project Lead The Way Distinguished District for providing access to transformative learning opportunities for its students through PLTW programs. The EASD is one of just over 30 […]

A status conference is scheduled for May 1 for an Indiana man charged with sexually assaulting his daughter in Walworth County when she was 9 to 11 years old. The man, 35, of Crawfordsville, Ind., was charged Dec. 28 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree sexual assault, having contact […]

Elkhorn Art Fest, held April 12 at Matheson Memorial Library, featured the artwork of Elkhorn area elementary school students and local artists. On hand were art teachers (above, from the left) Erin Heiser, Tibbets Elementary School, Danielle Dunham, Westside, and Carrie Storlie, Jackson and Brett Gaertner (right), of Milwaukee, provides […]

Walworth County Public Health gives free condoms for prevention April is sexually transmitted disease awareness month, and statistics show STDs are on the rise across the country, according to a press release from Walworth County Public Health. Nearly 20 million new STD cases occur in the United States every year […]

Siblings (from the left) Jacob Mountford, Kate Flitcroft and Cole Flitcroft, and the family’s dog, Max, stand in front of the giant snowman they built April 15 in front of their home in Sugar Creek, outside of Elkhorn. The project, which was Kate’s idea according to their mom, took three […]

Gateway Technical College will spotlight the environment at its annual “Celebrate Earth Day” event Saturday with fun, hands-on activities for all ages to learn how to be stewards of the environment. The event will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 21 at Gateway’s Elkhorn Campus, 400 County Rd. […]