Building on village square to be demolished By Tracy Ouellette Editor The pretty yellow building with the pink and white striped awning on the East Troy village square will be demolished in the coming months and (hopefully) rebuilt. Jim Rohrer, of Kinovie LLC, which owns the building, said the structure […]

Employee hours cut to eliminate deficit By Tracy Ouellette Editor While cutting back on food costs in the East Troy School District’s lunch program almost took care of the deficit the program was facing at the beginning of the year, when all was said and done, the program still came […]

Emergency vehicles parade round Camp Timber-Lee in East Troy Aug. 13 during visitor’s day at the Summer Camp for Burn-Injured Youth. The annual Burn Camp, which celebrated its 21st anniversary this year, hosted about 70 kids last week.

By Tracy Ouellette Editor Funeral services for the 33-year-old East Troy man who Saturday evening after jumping from a pontoon boat on Lake Beulah will be 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, at Schmidt & Bartelt Funeral and Cremation Services, 930 Main St. in Mukwonago. Visitation is scheduled from 4 […]

Area gas station has expanded into gourmet offerings By Sharon Coyle Correspondent When Renee Gavers, of East Troy, purchased Gillette’s Gas Station four years ago it seemed like a natural fit since the trucks from the family’s Gavers Pavers and Grading Company filled up there regularly for fuel. She knew […]

Economic Development Alliance accepted into Connect Communities program By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Economic Development Alliance was recently accepted into the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Connect Communities program. The program provides access to resources and training to help downtown organizations pursue revitalization and redevelopment efforts. Since the program […]

Local businesses provide donation box, sign Helping Hands of St. Peter’s Catholic Church recently benefited from the addition of a box for clothing donations. The box was built and donated by local manufacturer Wisconsin Oven Corp. and has been placed outside of the Clothing Center, 1970 Beulah Ave. The signage […]

  By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy School Board accepted a $30,000 grant from the Argosy Foundation for the East Troy Middle School robotics program at its Aug. 10 meeting. The grant money will be used to improve components of the robotics course at the school and prepare the […]

      A 38-year-old man is dead after being struck by a car early Monday morning in Spring Prairie. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office Chad Kneesel, of West Salem, was found lying unresponsive in the roadway when sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene just after […]