Elkhorn Area High School hosts a Veterans Day observance Nov. 9 and welcomes 65 area veterans for breakfast and program. During a medley of military songs performed by the high school choir, those that served in each branch of the service were asked to stand, including Ken Ellsworth, who served […]

A Veterans Day program Saturday at Heritage Hall, Elkhorn, hosted by the Walworth County Historical Society, featured speakers as well as representatives from the Daughters of the Union Veterans Civil War and Daughters of the American Revolution. Area veterans (above) were honored during the ceremony. (Dave Dresdow photo)

Elkhorn DECA members, including RJ Moos (from the left), Maggie Mroch, Diamond Orin, Sarah Taylor and Logan Radlein collect non-perishable food items from local homeowners in a trick-or-can event. On Oct. 27, DECA, whose student president is Haley Annes, put out bags and informational fliers at three neighborhoods in Elkhorn: […]

By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Elkhorn Area High School students have put in countless hours of rehearsals in preparation for this weekend’s performances of “Pygmalion,” by George Bernard Shaw. The play, according to David Drettwan, one of the student directors, is about “how we treat people regardless of class or […]

By Heather Ruenz SLN staff What began as the Pink Ladies in 1963 has grown into a program that currently has 90 active volunteers at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn, and clinics in the area. Kathy Galstad, volunteer program manager, said the volunteers are generally retired, but also includes people […]

At a 1940s-style USO dance, hosted by the Walworth County Historical Society and held at the Monte Carlo Room, Elkhorn, Nov. 4, attendees take to the dance floor to the music of the Swing Nouveau Band. The dance was a fundraiser to help build a Veterans Memorial to house a […]

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Human Resources Committee voted in favor of recommending to the council an adjustment be made to update the city’s wage and compensation plan at its Nov. 6 meeting. City Administrator Sam Tapson said the structural adjustment to the compensation plan would include […]

People participate in the Out of the Darkness Walk Nov. 4 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, to raise awareness about, and prevent, suicide. The event began with speakers followed by attendees releasing balloons, some featuring handwritten personal messages. (Dave Dresdow photo)

By Heather Ruenz SLN staff There were more than 110 entries submitted in a contest to name the future Walworth County domestic violence shelter, according to Heidi Lloyd, executive director at the Association for the Prevention of Family Violence. After narrowing it down to four finalists, Lloyd said the board […]

At highways 11 and 43, it will have trucker amenities, Burger King Bachmann Construction, Madison, broke ground Oct. 24 to signify the start of the LaFayette Fuel Plaza, which will include an extensive fuel station, amenities for truckers and a Burger King at the northeast corner of highways 43 and […]