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Friday, January 17, 2025
News from the Elkhorn area
The Jan. 25 Elkhorn Independent includes the following: • Detailed coverage of a human trafficking event including Theresa Flores’ story about being a victim as a teenager. • A preview of the Mini Maker Faire, set for Saturday at Elkhorn Area Middle School • Coverage from the City of Elkhorn’s […]
Free ‘train the trainer’ event being offered Jan. 29 By Heather Ruenz SLN staff An event geared toward teaching businesses, churches and community members how to be more dementia friendly will be held Jan. 29 in Elkhorn. The types of dementia include: Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body disease, vascular […]
Students at Dreams Studio perform in the studio’s winter recital “A Starry Night” at the Walworth County Performing Arts Center in Elkhorn. Dreams Studio is located upstairs at 422 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. For more information visit dreamsstudioelkhorn.com, email Jennifer Kiel at [email protected] or call 262-930-4772. See more photos on […]
Excess items from district construction not suitable as is By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously in favor of using off-site materials for the East Market Street project at its meeting Jan. 15. City Engineer Greg Calhoun told councilmembers that contractors are about 40 percent […]
The Jan. 18 Elkhorn Independent includes the following: • Read coverage from the Jan. 15 City of Elkhorn Common Council meeting in which council members opted to use new materials for the East Market Street project versus excess materials from the school district’s referendum projects. • Meet the first baby […]
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn is seeking interested parties to fill the aldermanic seat for District 2 on the Common Council. Alderman Michael Kluck, who has held the seat for nearly the past three years, is moving from the district and has officially resigned from his seat […]
Area hospital announces first baby of the year By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Though Libby Walbrandt and her fiancé, Klint Grover, liked the name Aurora several years ago, they were able to make it official early in the morning Jan. 1 when their daughter was born at Aurora Lakeland Medical […]
• Detailed coverage from the Jan. 8 Municipal Services and Utilities Committee meeting in which committee members – following a lengthy discussion – voted to recommend a governmental body be formed to work with a consultant and oversee planned improvements for Babe Mann Park. • See who’s on the ballot […]
State to amend complaint in sexual assault case By Vicky Wedig SLN staff A judge Dec. 21 denied a father’s motion to dismiss a sexual assault complaint against him but agreed that a 5-1/2-year charging window violated the man’s rights. The 46-year-old West Bend man, whose identity is being withheld […]
Elkhorn Area High School choir students perform at the annual holiday choral concert Dec. 18 in the school’s auditorium. The concert featured a variety of seasonal tunes and groups. Later that week, members of the school’s band and choir made their way around town, spreading holiday cheer by performing for […]
