By Dan Truttschel Correspondent East Troy used a 36-19 second half Feb. 12 to pull away for a 59-46 RVC win at Evansville. The victory improved the Trojans to 9-12 overall and 5-10 in conference play. East Troy closes out its regular season Thursday against defending Division 3 state champion […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Complaint: Drug supplies within 2-year-old’s reach at East Troy apartment
An East Troy couple is scheduled to appear in court next week after drug paraphernalia including a needle and razor blade were found in their apartment within reach of a 2-year-old child, according to a court document. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday for , 23, and an initial […]
Convicted sex offender now living in Sugar Creek
A 29-year-old man convicted sex offender recently moved to a residence in the Town of Sugar Creek. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, Ronald R. Boss has moved to Wisconsin from Illinois and resides in Sugar Creek Township near the intersection of Highway H and […]
Chiefs maintain conference lead
Girls garner fifth seed in Regional Division 3 tournament, tied with Brodhead with one game left By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A landmark victory the previous week over rival Brodhead put the Big Foot girls basketball team in a prime position to bring home at least a share of the Rock […]
Boys beat Brodhead in overtime decision
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team picked up a big road win Feb. 11 with a 67-61 overtime decision at rival Brodhead. Big Foot, which fell 90-71 Tuesday to Clinton, now is 8-11 overall and 6-8 in the Rock Valley Conference. More details from Tuesday’s contest […]
One wrestler advances to sectional
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is one lone survivor still remaining from the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling squad. And he’ll have his chance to move onto the big show later this week. Travis Berryman, wrestling at 120 pounds, finished second at last week’s Division 2 regional meet to advance to […]
Man dies after snowmobile hits open water
By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A 53-year-old Illinois man died Sunday after the snowmobile he was operating on Geneva Lake hit open water. Mark G. Reninger, 53, of Wheeling, Ill., was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday after the incident at about 9 p.m. in the Town of Linn. State […]
Fish fry Fridays are back
George and Jamie Albee enjoy their Friday fish fry while visiting with family at St. Benedict’s fish fry fundraiser on Feb. 12. Funds raised from the fish frys are donated to various area charities, including St. Vincent Du Paul and Open Arms Free Clinic, which will benefit from an upcoming […]
JOANNE K. BURKI
Joanne K. Burki, 75, of East Troy, died Feb. 16, 2016. She was born in 1940 in Burlington to Zennor and Eleanor Barker and attended East Troy Community Schools. She married her former husband Lawrence Gordon Burki and lived on a dairy farm on Highway D. During her years she […]
Archery range shouldn’t pose problem to daycare center
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The question as to whether the proposed archery range behind East Troy Village Hall will endanger the license of Bright Beginnings Day Care is still a bit up in the air, but a little clearer. The daycare center’s owner Cheryl Berg and director Nina Stefaniak told […]
