By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The postseason honors have been rolling in for the East Troy High School boys basketball team. And that includes longtime coach Darryl Rayfield. Rayfield, who led the Trojans to their third Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 State Tournament in his seven years with the program, […]
Month: April 2018
Young East Troy soccer team shows promise
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It appears that youth will be served this spring when it comes to the East Troy High School girls soccer team. Ten freshmen earned varsity roster spots, but the Trojans also return nine letterwinners from a year ago, and that combination, along with other talented newcomers, […]
This week in the East Troy News…
The spring election has come and gone and this week’s edition of the East Troy News/Times has the results from the local and state elections. In other news, the East Troy Lions Club is asking the Village of East Troy for help with planned improvements at Rossmiller Park. The club […]
Hikers find body of man missing since October
Two teenage hikers found the body of a 70-year-old man on private property in a marsh area off County Highway H in the Town of Geneva at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday. The body was identified as James Louis Demeuse, who was reported missing and endangered in the Town […]
Off the Square Players have a senior moment
Theater group to present ‘Social Security’ By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Off the Square Players are busy ramping up production of their spring comedy “Social Security,” which opens Friday, April 13, at Ivan’s Backstage on the East Troy Village Square. The play, written by Andrew Bergman, is being presented […]
ARLENE MAY HESSLER
Arlene May (Finster) Hessler, 97, of Delavan, passed away April 2, 2018, at her home in Delavan. She was born in Delavan, Feb. 8, 1921, to Henry R. and Margaret “Gretchen” (Duesterbeck) Finster. She graduated from Delavan High School in 1939 and worked in various secretarial and management […]
Work to begin on Highway 12
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF A portion of U.S. Highway 12 north of Whitewater is scheduled to be closed to through traffic starting next week to accommodate construction on the roadway. Construction will start Thursday, April 12, just north of the Walworth County line in southeastern Jefferson County. The project […]
University professor advocates news literacy education in lecture
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF The phrase “fake news” is thrown around often in present time, particularly by a sitting U.S. president, and social media has become the target of foreign powers circulating information based on few, if any, facts. A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater communications professor took the floor recently […]
Students spend a week spreading kindness
Activities revolve around spring, anti-bullying theme By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Students and staff at Walworth Grade School had a flurry of activities during Kindness and Anti-Bullying Week, March 12 through 16. The theme was: Celebrate Spring by Stopping Bullying. The week began with a kick off assembly that included a […]
School District, UW-W work together for exchange of cultures
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF Students at Washington Elementary and international students attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater recently took time out of their days to meet, chat and tell stories of each other’s cultures. On March 15, Washington Elementary students participated in a field trip to meet with UW-Whitewater international […]
