Council votes against Wilson Doors property By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent If one thing’s for certain, it’s that a new City of Elkhorn Department of Public Works garage will not be located on the Wilson Doors property. Norman Barrientos, of Barrientos Design and Consulting, provided councilmembers with a presentation Aug. 21 […]

Big Hat Rodeo Co.’s Badgerland Pro Rodeo Series Championship event was held at the Walworth County Fairgrounds Aug. 18-19. The weekend included rodeo clowns, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie down roping and cowgirls barrel racing (above.) Dave Dresdow photo

By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The Walworth County Historical Society, which was incorporated in 1904, has been involved at the Walworth County Fair for many, many years, according to Pat Blackmer, a member of the society’s Board of Directors. The society hosts a book sale, open daily from 10 a.m. […]

Nathan Huberty (center), of Elkhorn, and Braden Gere (on right), of Salem, wrapped up a summer of performances with Kids from Wisconsin at Waterford High School Aug. 18, an event booked by the Rotary Club of Elkhorn but moved to Waterford due to repairs at EAHS. The kids chosen for […]

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of officially authorizing Balestrieri to handle flood damage cleanup at City Hall at its meeting Aug. 21. Alderman Scott McClory told council members that the flooding on July 12 led to “very severe” flooding in the basement […]

More than 150 people attend the first Pride Fair in Walworth County, held Aug. 19 at the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce, according to Jody Rendall, director of the LGBT of Walworth County. More than 30 organizations and vendors were in attendance at the event, as well as talk radio […]

The Elkhorn Fund, a component of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Inc., is now accepting grant applications from the following: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that provide direct service to the Elkhorn community; Schools in the Elkhorn School District to support classroom programs or projects, and; Local government entities providing charitable […]

Walworth County Treasurer Valerie Etzel recently announced the sale of county-owned properties. Sealed bids are invited and will be accepted by the Walworth County Treasurer’s Office, 100 W. Walworth, Room 103, PO Box 1001, Elkhorn, WI 53121, until 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29. For a complete property listing and bidding […]

Outside Matheson Memorial Library, people gather – some sharing the required glasses for safety – to try and get a glimpse of the solar eclipse mid-day Aug. 21. The library held a program the previous week, presented by Ed Sadler and Frank Mills, of Yerkes Observatory, that included history on […]

By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent With the beginning of the 2017-18 school year just around the corner, the Elkhorn Area School District aims to have a large number of projects connected to last year’s $22.4 million referendum completed when students walk through the doors on Sept. 5. Elkhorn Area School District […]