Evelyn Mary (Waters) O’Connor, 93, of Delavan, went to be with the Lord Dec. 19, 2017. Evelyn was a longtime resident of Delavan where she lived and raised her seven children. She was born on Feb. 18, 1924, to Archibald and Lucina (Houk) Waters on a small farm in […]
Month: December 2017
Wrestlers fall to Evansville
Trojans travel to Merrill Invite this week By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School wrestling team ran into a tough Rock Valley Conference opponent Dec. 14. And in the end, visiting Evansville just had too much firepower for the Trojans. The Blue Devils, who received honorable mention recognition […]
Helping out Santa
Locals fill in for the head elf during his busy time By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The weeks from Thanksgiving to Christmas are the busiest time of year for Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves at the North Pole’s workshop, as most people know. Unfortunately for the Clauses, those very […]
Whippets looking to dig out of early hole
Boys basketball team still trying to find 2nd RVC win By Troy Sparks Correspondent The Whippets have tried to define themselves as a team after picking up two wins early on the season, one in the Rock Valley Conference and one in non-conference play. Whitewater started the season 1-0 after […]
The race is on
Cycling Classic will return June 22 By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Cycling Classic will return to the Village Square June 22 for its eighth year as part of the Tour of America’s Dairyland. The East Troy Village Board approved the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s request […]
City applies for grant to manage invasive species
For Cravath, Trippe lakes By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The first of multiple steps involved in ridding Cravath and Trippe lakes of unwanted invasive species is moving forward, following a recent decision. The Common Council on Dec. 5 gave Eric Boettcher, parks and recreation director, the green light to proceed with […]
Having a devil of a time
Girls struggle to put points on the board against Evansville By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s cliché, but when shots consistently fall, it makes the game of basketball a whole lot easier. And conversely, when they don’t, life becomes much tougher. The young East Troy High School girls basketball team is […]
In this week’s Independent…
Read details on the Common Council approving the purchase of a bucket truck in 2018 for $118,000 by swapping it with a vehicle expenditure slated for 2019, and roof repairs to the tune of roughly $24,000 at the city’s maintenance building. Both items were approved during the Dec. 18 meeting […]
Village hires new deputy police chief
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board approved the hiring of a new deputy police chief at Monday night’s meeting. Deputy Chief Jeremy Swendrowski, who will take over as police chief on Jan. 5 when Chief Alan Boyes retires, offered the position to Mark A. Rather, an […]
Whippet wrestlers earn championships at Mount Horeb
By Troy Sparks Correspondent Whitewater had five wrestlers in the semifinals of the 17-team Mount Horeb Invitationa, with three coming away with championships. Seniors Tyler Gamble and Jimmy DuVal remained undefeated on the season by winning the championships in their weight classes in the Dec. 16 invite. This is the […]
