The East Troy Railroad Museum will break ground on a new 7,000 square foot maintenance facility at noon on Saturday, July 25. The new facility will be across from the Elegant Farmer near Mukwonago. It will be 128 feet long by 56 feet wide and allow for easy access around […]

By Tracy Ouellette Editor A member of the U.S. Army parachute team was injured last night while skydiving in East Troy. Staff Sgt. Chris Clark was on the last jump of the day with Skydive Milwaukee at the East Troy Municipal Airport when he experienced a parachute malfunction at about […]

By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community School District’s new director of curriculum and instruction made her School Board debut at the July 13 meeting. Daphne Kohnke was welcomed into the district by District Administrator Chris Hibner and the board at the start of the regular meeting. The board […]

Event will fill the sky with color By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For an event that is weather dependent, the fifth annual Waterford Balloonfest appears headed for a bright, beautiful summer weekend. The weather forecast Friday through Sunday offer temperatures in the high 80s, plenty of sun – and a […]

Department of Public works looks to hire By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board unanimously approved an apprenticeship position at the wastewater treatment plant at the July 6 meeting. The apprenticeship will be run in conjunction with Gateway Technical College, said Department of Public Works Director Mike Miller […]

Local skydiving team wins national championship By Tracy Ouellette Editor Local-based skydiving team Slotswitch won gold in two-way canopy formation skydiving at the U.S. Parachute Association National Parachuting Championships that concluded June 25 at Skydive Paraclete XP in Raeford, N.C. The team operates out of Skydive Milwaukee in East Troy […]

By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board held a special meeting June 29 to approve a settlement agreement with the village’s insurance company and the lawyer the insurance company hired on behalf of the village during the lawsuit brought against the village by former administrator Judy Weter. The […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Area residents will soon have a new option for purchasing food, drinks and other everyday incidentals. German-based discount grocer Aldi is expected to make its entry into Mukwonago, following a series of recent decisions by village officials. The Village of Mukwonago Plan Commission recently reviewed plans […]

Village municipal code available online By Tracy Ouellette Editor When Village of East Troy Clerk-Treasurer Eileen Suhm uploaded the updated municipal code to the village’s website last week, it was the final step in a process that took more almost two years to complete. “The project actually began in 2013 […]

Weekend-long festival kicks off tonight By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Lions Club is holding it annual Fourth of July celebration Thursday through Sunday at the East Troy Amusement Park, 3072 Graydon Ave. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and the money raised to give back to […]