Among the hundreds of Elkhorn Area High School students to lend a helping hand last Saturday for the Day of Action are Jake Hunter, Jake Harding and Jack Nokes, who clean up downtown by picking up trash and sweeping. See more photos from the event in the Elkhorn Independent. […]
Sports & Other News
Elkhorn Hall of Fame class announced
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Eight former Elks will be part of the 2019 Elkhorn Area High School All Sports Booster Club Hall of Fame class. The newest members will be inducted Sept. 28 during ceremonies at the auditorium at Elkhorn Area High School. The public is welcome to attend. Tickets […]
Lake Geneva’s Shore Path highlighted on Discover Wisconsin
Discover Wisconsin, the state’s leading media brand and tourism TV show, shined the spotlight on Lake Geneva’s Shore Path in a recent episode. “Lake Geneva – Along the Beaten Path” aired over the weekend. The episode is also available on Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, Smart TV, Apple TV, and for […]
Westshire Farms behind on municipal payments
Between the town and lake district, more than $300K is owed By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Westshire Farms senior community at 5680 Parliament Ln. in the Town of Delavan is behind on payments owed to the Town of Delavan and the Delavan Lake Sanitary District. The development, owned by Senior […]
Sweet competition
Studio 84 Inc., which works with people with disabilities, hosted a Chocolate Cake War fundraiser Sept. 14 at the studio in Whitewater. It featured five contestants Michelle Kehoe, Jeanne Jonely, Beth Allen-Tiernan, Stephanie Bailey and Rhonda Kolander with Bailey (above on the right) being chosen the winner after taste […]
Elkhorn water is safe to drink
High radium levels likely a sampling error, according to officials By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Officials with the City of Elkhorn want to reassure residents that despite the detection of radium in a test sample of the drinking water at the Lakeland Water Plant this summer, City water is still safe […]
Big smiles
At last Saturday’s Touch-A-Truck event, Jay Buchanan, a member of the Sharon Fire Department, takes a break from showing kids how the breathing apparatus works to get in a group photo with the Henningfeld family (from the left) Maeleigh, 7, Rowan, 5, Jayce, 8, and Macie, 7. The event […]
Trivia contest to support families
Christmas for the Kids, a program through St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, has been providing year round support and Christmas gifts to families receiving services from the county’s Health and Human Services Department since 2008. Last year the program served about 150 people and as a way to […]
Whitewater boys take fourth behind Zahn, Anello
Trenten Zahn and Gio Anello led Whippets harriers at the Marshall Invitational on Tuesday, finishing third and sixth, respectively, with impressive times of 16:54 and 17:10. Cooper Hammond was the team’s third runner and placed 30th by dropping nearly a full minute off his best time this year. “Also grinding […]
Possession a focus for EAHS soccer
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team focused on possession against Waukesha West and beat the Wolverines 2-0 Sept. 14 in a non-conference match at Waukesha West High School. The Elks beat Badger 5-1 Sept. 12 in a Southern Lakes Conference match at Lake Geneva. […]
