Robert H. Bierbower, 82, of East Troy, died Jan. 9, 2016, in Venice, Fla. He was born Jan 15, 1933, in Milwaukee, to the late Leslie and Angeline Bierbower. He was owner of the Rocking B Ranch, Muskego, through the late 1970s and a founding member of the Moose Lodge […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
City to contract with UW-Whitewater
University to handle mapping services By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted unanimously Jan. 18 in favor of working with the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater this year in mapping the city’s storm water facilities. City Administrator Sam Tapson said at the Jan. 11 City of […]
East Troy students test above state average
DPI releases ACT, Badger test scores By Tracy Ouellette Editor For the first time, every high school junior in the state was required to take the ACT test in the 2014-15 school year. According to a press release from the state Department of Public Instruction, last spring, 65,065 public high […]
No drones about it
School Board creates policy on drones, approves bussing contract By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District is making no bones about it and taking on drone usage at Elkhorn extra-curricular events. Focusing on public safety and the facilitation of event planning and administration, the new policy on unmanned […]
Water rates to go up
PSC recommends a two-year hike in rate By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board members accepted the Public Service Commission’s recommendation to increase water utility rates by 13 percent for the next two years by a reluctant 5-2 vote at Monday night’s meeting. In a memo to the […]
Pair charged in Town of Troy burglaries
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer Preliminary hearings are scheduled for Jan. 22 and Feb. 8 for a Darien woman and an East Troy man who allegedly stole tools from a Town of Troy building and sold them in Chicago to buy heroin. Channing E. Sanders, 27, was charged Nov. 19 […]
Wrestlers dominate at home dual
Trojans put away St. Joe’s with 54-24 victory By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With the meat of the schedule quickly approaching, now is the time for the East Troy High School wrestling team to take things up a notch. That certainly seemed to be the case last week in a non-conference […]
Santos hits 1,000 points
Fourth time in Trojan history By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s no secret that East Troy High School senior girls basketball player Katrina Santos is the focus for every team the Trojans face. But they still haven’t consistently been able to slow her down – and after last week, she has […]
Boys take down Palmyra-Eagle, 74-38
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It didn’t take long for the East Troy High School boys basketball team to assert itself last week. And when that happened, visiting Palmyra-Eagle was left in the dust. East Troy used a 26-2 scoring run to build a 42-12 halftime lead and never was threatened […]
Grapplers take second at Norski Invite
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School’s wresting team performed well Jan. 16 but did not defend their title at the Norski Invite at DeForest High School. Elkhorn finished second with 167.5 points. River Valley won the meet (186). Elkhorn entered the Norski as the two-time defending champion. […]
