Above: members of the Elks football team ride in style in the back of a dump truck as it makes its way through downtown Elkhorn Sept. 29 during the Homecoming parade. Right: Sparky the fire dog waves to fans along the parade route. (Dave Dresdow photos)

Lakeland School Superintendent Tracy Moate (left) talks about the 42 years of service retired principal Greg Kostechka (right) gave to the school during a dedication ceremony Sept. 22 for a tree planted on the primary school playground in his honor. (Vicky Wedig photo)

Sex offender will not be allowed to attend NAMI meetings By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 3-2 against a motion to approve an exemption for a registered sex offender in Elkhorn that would allow him to attend National Alliance on Mental Illness meetings at Matheson […]

A farm to table event Sept. 24 at Boxed & Burlap, Delavan, raises funds for the Open Arms Free Clinic, Elkhorn, the only free clinic in Walworth County. Above: guests eat dinner which was created using products from local growers. Right: Elkhorn Area High School HOSA members Elizabeth Gottschalk (on […]

The Keefe Kares Fabulous Fall Celebration, held Sept. 22 in the activity center at the Walworth County Fairgrounds featured a pig roast dinner, raffle prizes, live music, and live and silent auctions. Above:Barbara Philipps (from the left), Sue Wendt and Ann Esarco help guests. Left: Karen Ostermeier stays busy selling […]

Lakeland Players to perform a howling Halloween treat Gomez and Morticia Addams proudly raise their weird and wonderful family to enjoy every moment of their miserable life in their rundown mansion house in Central Park, according to a press release from Lakeland Players about the upcoming performance of “The Addams […]

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 9 for a Milwaukee man charged with trying to steal a truck in the Town of Sugar Creek after he crashed his car. Cannon Martin, 47, was charged Sept. 19 in Walworth County Circuit court with burglary of a building or dwelling, operating […]

Those who have thought about joining a 4-H program, but may not know enough about it are invited to an event sponsored by the Walworth County 4-H Club, where questions will be answered and families can see if 4-H is a good fit for them. Back-to-4-H Night is set for […]

  Local scout and crew clean headstones at cemetery By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Austin Muetzel, a Life Scout in local Boy Scout Troop 243, is working toward reaching the rank of Eagle Scout and as part of that process, recently spent a day at a local cemetery with fellow […]

An Illinois man made his initial appearance in court last week for causing a disturbance after being ejected from the demolition derby at the Walworth County Fair. Robert S. Moore, 32, of Lombard, Ill., allegedly rammed a skid loader with his car, punched a sheriff’s deputy and fought with security […]