Historical Society stores bound volumes of Delavan Enterprise, Republican By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Southern Lakes Newspapers has put bound copies of the Delavan Enterprise and Delavan Republican on permanent loan with the Delavan Historical Society at 240 S. Seventh St. The Historical Society took possession of the collection Oct. […]
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Committee gives go-ahead on 2015 streets projects
Hazel Ridge Road and intersection by West Side Elementary among high-priority items in capital improvement plan By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee voted unanimously in favor of authorizing the new city engineer to prepare a task order for a list of road projects […]
Is your chili worthy?
Contestants sought for Feb. 14 Freeze Fest The requirements are simple: cook up a batch of chili for Whitewater’s Freeze Fest Chili Cook-off event in February. In addition to helping raise money for Special Olympics and Seniors in the Park, prizes will be awarded in several categories. An individual, a […]
Semi stuck on Highway 12 deviated from permitted route
Trucking company to pay cost of moving oversized load By Vicky Wedig Editor An oversized, overweight semi that was stuck on Highway 12 for eight days was moved without damaging bridges, according to the state Department of Transportation. The semi-truck and trailer carrying mining equipment was on its way from […]
Man allegedly beat up girlfriend in East Troy
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 26 for an Elkhorn man, now incarcerated in Plymouth, charged with beating up his girlfriend and pushing her daughter. Charles M. Newman, 47, was charged Dec. 3 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of felony intimidation […]
Legion honors local police departments
The Walworth County Council of the American Legion has prepared and delivered certificates of commendation to each of the 17 police departments in Walworth County. The Village of Sharon Police Department was awarded a certificate of commendation on Jan. 9. The certificates recognize the dramatic rise in shootings and other […]
School board moves forward with referendum
Two-part question to ask community to support borrowing of about $25 million for improvements to district schools By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education took a facility advisory committee’s recommendation to heart Monday night, voting unanimously in favor of moving forward with a two-question referendum […]
Artist finds his voice through art
Steven Durchslag: A Retrospective 2011-2014 on exhibit this month “For only three short years Steven has been coming to Studio 84, spending an hour here one day a week. That’s all,” Deborah Blackwell, director of Studio 84 stated in a press release. “But the growth artistically he achieved in this […]
School Board member resigns
By Tracy Ouellette Editor While the big news out of Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy School Board was the unanimous vote of board members in attendance to draft new facility needs referendum questions for the April 7 ballot, Tuesday morning saw one School Board members tendering his resignation. […]
New bar-restaurant to occupy Randy’s
Design will fit most of existing layout and include a microbrewery By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A new bar-restaurant will soon replace the shuttered Randy’s Restaurant and Fun Hunters Brewery, though the exact name of the establishment has yet to be revealed. The city’s Plan and Architectural Review Commission on Dec. […]
