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. […]

• Elkhorn Area School District was recently honored as a Project Lead The Way Distinguished District, one of just over 30 districts nationwide to be named as such. Students and staff at several EASD schools along with a parent of three children were interviewed about the difference PLTW has made […]

By Heather Ruenz SLN staff David Broga, a sophomore at Elkhorn Area High School, recently competed in a cubing competition held at the Monte Carlo Room. The cubes are like Rubik’s Cubes, but the competitors use other brands of cubes that turn faster and are called speed cubes, David’s mom […]

Group shining the light on 50th anniversary tour By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Two Elkhorn Area High School students – Zoe Gatz and Nathan Huberty – will tour with Kids from Wisconsin this summer. Students, including singers/dancers and instrumentalists, apply online and prepare a song for an audition in February. […]

Amendment stipulates businesses must be open continually By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent At its April 2 meeting, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of amending the city code of ordinances related to alcoholic beverages to more clearly define the period a business is required to be open to […]

A volunteer fair will take place from 2:30 to 6 p.m., April 18 at Elkhorn Area High School during National Volunteer Week from April 15 to 22. The fair will feature more than 20 agencies including United Way, SMILES, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Dementia Friendly Community Initiative, Ice Age Trail […]

Beginning Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is scheduled to start a road improvement project along Highway 67 between Highway 50 and the City of Elkhorn. The DOT is partnering with the city to expand Highway 67 (South Lincoln Street) within the city limits for an incoming development. It features […]