The Elkhorn community will participate in the statewide Open House event Saturday for the second year. The event has nearly doubled in size, featuring 150 unique venues in more than 20 communities for 2017. These venues, many of which are typically closed to the public, is open free of charge […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff writer An initial appearance was adjourned until May 4 for a West Bend man charged with sexually assaulting his daughter when the girl was between 2 and 10 years old in the Town of LaFayette. The man, 46, who is not being named here to protect […]

Staff researching how improvement program would affect taxpayers By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee directed city staff to pull together information on what effect two levels of a street maintenance program would have on city taxpayers at its meeting last week. City Engineer […]

Team raising money for international event in Orlando By Heather Ruenz Editor HOSA Future Health Professionals is an extra curricular for students interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare field. The local chapter at Elkhorn Area High School currently boasts 68 students and teacher Stephanie Steinke serves as the […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff writer An Elkhorn man was scheduled to be sentenced May 4 for manufacturing methamphetamine. Bryan N. Tidwell, 32, was charged Oct. 27 with manufacturing meth, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of waste from meth manufacturing. He pleaded guilty March 9 to manufacturing meth, and the […]

      Doug Bailey and his daughters, Violet, 2, and Emma, 4, feed baby goats at the Elkhorn campus of Gateway Technical College on Earth Day, April 29. The event featured a variety of family-friendly activities, workshops, demonstrations, green and farmers markets, a plant sale and a recycle center. […]

      On April 10, Eric and Bernadette Russow (center) of Elkhorn, recognize officer Dan Dixon (left) and Captain Jon Anzalone, and the Elkhorn Police Department, as being Dementia Friendly, the first department to earn the designation in the county, on behalf of the Dementia Friendly Community Initiative sub-committee […]

      Elkhorn Area High School students Justice Smith and Ben Bulow are all smiles after finishing in first place overall in an automotive competition against eight other schools from the state in Hartford recently. The students had to take a written ASE style test, properly identify tools and […]

Contract would provide fertilizer, weed control to city parks By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee voted in favor of recommending the City of Elkhorn Common Council approve a two-year contract with Naturescape for parks fertilizer and weed control services at its meeting April […]

      Elkhorn Area High School students and their guests fill the dance floor at prom, held April 22 at Grand Geneva. The theme was “Great Gatsby” and the night kicked off with the Grand March at the high school. Following dinner and the dance, a post-prom party was held in […]