Nine-year-old Ryan Harrell, of Elkhorn, takes a lightsaber lesson from David Jason Ziemba, of Make Believe Professionals, at the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s May the Fourth Be With You event on the Village Square on, of course, May 4. The Star Wars-themed event kicked off the chamber’s First […]
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This week in the East Troy News…
The East Troy Community School District recently received a $19,000 fab lab grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Read about the grant program and how the money will be used in the high school’s fab lab. Also in this week’s edition, the East Troy Village Board approved moving forward […]
Church tree
Bobby Betzer (right) of Betzer Funeral Home and Rita Yadon (left), of Arbor Vista Nursery, present a tri-color beech tree to Mary Kay Merwin, moderator at United Church of Christ Congregational, along with dog, Timmer. (Submitted photo)
New owners give it a go
Garden center work runs in the family for Thomases By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Gardeners who might have been dismayed when 3D Greenhouses and Gifts closed in Mukwonago last year can rest easy with the opening of Thomas’ Greenhouse and Gardens in the same location. Jennifer Thomas, owner of the […]
East Troy named quarterfinalist for ‘America’s Main Streets’ contest
Support Main Street East Troy by voting today East Troy is the among the 25 quarterfinalists in the national small business movement, Independent We Stand’s 2018 America’s Main Streets contest. “As the lifeblood of our cities and towns, Main Streets play an important role in the long-term success of communities […]
Man found guilty of lesser charge in reckless homicide case
Owner of gun used to kill man faces up to 10 years in prison By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff An East Troy man was found guilty of a crime but a lesser offense than reckless homicide in the death of a man at his apartment in January 2017. During a […]
In this week’s Times/Reporter…
The May 4 Times/Reporter includes the following: • A Williams Bay middle school student, who was not named as of late last week, reportedly compiled a “kill list” containing students’ names – which she allegedly claimed later was a “joke” and was suspended as a result. Read more, including a […]
In this week’s Independent…
The May 3 Elkhorn Independent includes the following:recently • Elkhorn Rotary Club members and Elkhorn Area Middle School students team up in a tree-planting project near the school in conjunction with Earth Day; • The city’s sidewalks project will proceed as planned following the April 30 vote by the Common […]
Elkhorn sidewalk projects to proceed as planned
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously last week in favor of continuing the sidewalk extension project along West Lawn and Edgewood avenues. Below is a recap of what happened at the Municipal Services and Utilities Committee meeting that led to the council revisiting the […]
This week in the East Troy News…
Thomas’ Greenhouse and Gardens has opened in the old 3D Greenhouses and Gifts in Mukwonago. The family has been in the gardening business for three generations and has big plans for the large gardening center. Read all about what they’re up to for the spring planting season in this week’s […]
