By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF Casey’s General Store has pursued new locations in small communities in recent months, and may soon continue that expansion into Walworth County, including Whitewater. In Tuesday’s Whitewater Common Council meeting, the city’s aldermen approved the transfer of the alcohol beverage retail license, a Class A […]
Month: January 2018
HEATHER GORRES
Heather Gorres, 42, of East Troy, found peace Jan. 15, 2018. She was born April 21, 1975, to Les and Diane (Hansen) Lincoln in Minnesota. Heather is a graduate of Forest Lake High School and earned her bachelor’s degree at Carthage College. She married her husband, Ben, on Aug. 14, […]
BETTY JANE SAFFRAN
Betty Jane Saffran, 89, of East Troy passed away surrounded by her family on Jan. 14, 2018. She was born in Hayes, to the late William and Clara Strehlow. She was married to Norman J. Saffran for 66 years and they were longtime East Troy residents. Betty worked as a […]
DORIS MARIE REINKE
Doris Marie Reinke, 96 of Elkhorn, passed away peacefully Jan. 12, 2018, at Tender Reflections in Elkhorn. She was born Jan. 12, 1922, in Racine, the only child of the late Otto W. and Louise A. (Goehring) Reinke. Doris graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1943, and master’s degree […]
CHAELEY J. RUEGGE
Chaeley J. Ruegge, 17, of Johnstown, Nebraska, died Jan. 11, 2018, from injuries suffered in a car crash. She was born June 25, 2017, to Dave and Jenne Ruegge, Johnstown. Survivors include her parents; brother, Clint, of Brownlee, Nebraska; sister, Nichole Fischer and her son, Leighton, and special friend, Tyler […]
NORBERT KURZ
Norbert “Bert” Kurz, 70, of East Troy, went home to meet the Lord in Heaven on Jan. 8, 2018, surrounded by his family. Bert was a member of the East Troy Lions Club since 1992 and was a past president. He served on many projects with the Lions Club such […]
ROBERT R. WELCH
Robert “Bob” R. Welch, 91, passed away peacefully at his Troy Center home on Jan. 10, 2018, with his family by his side. He was born in Troy Center on July 9, 1926, to Harold and Frieda (Kneiert) Welch. Bob was a graduate of East Troy High School. He received […]
Girl battle for each point against Brodhead
Coach: Trojans not allowed to play as physical as Cardinals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls basketball team found itself in the midst of a physical battle last Friday night at Brodhead. And, while the Trojans hung in there the best they could – it was […]
In this week’s Independent…
• Detailed coverage from the Jan. 8 Municipal Services and Utilities Committee meeting in which committee members – following a lengthy discussion – voted to recommend a governmental body be formed to work with a consultant and oversee planned improvements for Babe Mann Park. • See who’s on the ballot […]
This week in the East Troy News…
East Troy’s eTREC robotics team qualified for the state championship at the Jan. 7 FIRST Tech Challenge regional qualifier. Read about how the students prepared for the competition season in this week’s East Troy News. Also in this week’s edition, Lynch & Associates is moving its engineering firm to downtown […]
