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Trojan trailblazers

Co-ed cheer team advances to state for first time By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff When East Troy High School’s varsity cheerleaders were forced to make some major changes to their lineup this winter, they had no idea they would become school trailblazers during the process. On Saturday, East Troy’s charter […]

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Preparing kids for life

Montessori methods of learning offered at area school By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer On a parcel of land between East Troy and Mukwonago, a man has built a program, providing educational experiences unlike any other in the area. Geoffrey Bishop, founder and executive director of Nature’s Classroom Institute and Montessori […]

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East Troy man faces child porn charges

An East Troy man faces two felony counts of child pornography following an ongoing investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and Walworth County Sheriff’s Office. Daniel M. Taubert, a resident of 1839 Division St., was charged Feb. 14 with possession of child pornography and sexual […]

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Trio charged with stealing horse saddles

By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff Preliminary hearings are scheduled for three people suspected of stealing nearly $22,000 worth of saddles from three Walworth County horse farms. Jasmine A. Ingersoll, 20, of Elkhorn, was scheduled to appear in Walworth County Circuit Court Feb. 8 on a charge of receiving stolen property […]

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‘Bot battle

Robotics team fares well at state By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff East Troy’s first robotics team held its own during the First Tech Challenge state competition in Milwaukee on Feb. 1. The student-driven PatronumBots earned the PTC Robot Design Award and was named the runner-up for the Inspire Award, the […]