Caller posed as a Health and Human Services employee Walworth County residents should be on the lookout for a recent telephone scam that has targeted a number of area people, according to a press release from the Department of Health and Human Services. Elizabeth Aldred, director of HHS, said area […]

Offers lessons, affordable ways to appreciate nature By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Marlene Hodek has been leading Outdoor Adventure in Elkhorn for 34 years and said the program’s goal has remained the same: show kids affordable outdoor activities available in the area. “Cliff Schiefelbein was the principal at the time. […]

Keith and Sandy Christman (above), of Lauderdale Lakes, wave flags and yell, “thank you” to disabled veterans on a bike ride with Project Hero Aug. 11 as they ride toward the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn for a rest stop. A rider (left) gives a thumbs up and a smile […]

First National Bank and Trust Company is hosting its annual ‘Back to School’ supply drive to help area kids as they prepare for their first day of school. The drive goes through Aug. 23 and donations may be dropped off at any FNBT location between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., […]

LGBT community to host Pride Fair Saturday By Heather Ruenz SLN staff One of the dreams for Jody Rendall, director of LGBT of Walworth County, which started in 2011, has been to host a Pride Fair to support to people in the area that are lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender. […]

Moving timeline up gets city a $3,000 discount By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent At its meeting Aug. 7, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of having the painting of the water towers completed this year, a project originally scheduled to be finished in 2018. Alderman Michael Kluck said […]

A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Aug. 7 for an Elkhorn man charged with fondling and having sex with underage girls. Mitchel C. Lothes, 18, was charged Aug. 2 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of sexual assault of a child younger than 16 years old, second-degree sexual […]

National Night Out, held Aug. 1 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn, featured police, fire and rescue personnel and equipment from throughout the county. Community members from throughout the county get a close-up look at the Flight for Life helicopter (top); Walworth County Deputy Bob Wierenga and his K9 […]

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 15 for an Elkhorn woman charged with selling cocaine and running from police. Kristen L. Neumueller, 30, was charged July 31 in Walworth County Circuit Court with manufacturing or delivering heroin as a party to a crime and second and subsequent offense; obstructing […]

The Rotary Club of Elkhorn will present the Kids from Wisconsin at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18, at Waterford Union High School. Because of repairs in the auditorium at Elkhorn Area High School, the performance will be held in Waterford. Tickets are available at Matheson Memorial Library, the Elkhorn Area […]