School Board hears from possible buyer for school By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy School Board met in closed session with a possible buyer for the Chester Byrnes school building at Monday night’s meeting. The board met with the interested party in closed session for more than an hour […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
City looks to create medical leave bank
Program would allow employees to donate unused paid-time-off to be used by other employees in emergency situations By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Human Resources Committee opted Monday night to hold out a little longer before making a final decision on the creation of a communal medical leave […]
What’s in a name?
For the village administrator – a whole lot of respect By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board voted Dec. 7 to give Eileen Suhm the title of village administrator. Suhm, who was the clerk-treasurer, has no new duties or pay with the title. Village Board President Randy Timms […]
Sports roundup
Girls take down Clinton Boys garner third victory, wrestling squad off to a rough start By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot girls basketball team climbed back above the .500 mark in the Rock Valley Conference Tuesday night. But it wasn’t easy. Big Foot fell behind 36-32 to visiting Clinton […]
A Sentry Christmas
Mikey McCarthy shares his Christmas wishes with Santa Dec. 12 at Daniel’s Sentry in Walworth’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Open House. Bill Melson with Daniel’s Sentry in Walworth said the annual event is a way to give back to the community that’s supported them over the years. (Kellen Olshefski photo)
East Troy police looking for attempted robbery suspect
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Village of East Troy Police Department is investigating an attempted armed robbery of Salon Reneu on the East Troy village square at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to a Facebook post from the Police Department, the suspect entered the salon, which is only identified […]
BONNIE B. SMITH
Bonnie Bertha Smith, 89, of Lake Geneva, and formerly of Genoa City, died Dec. 15, 2015, at Artisian Assisted Living. She was born on Feb. 12, 1926, in Lafayette Township, to the late Glen and Hattie Rohda Christison. She has been a lifelong resident of Walworth County. On July 23, […]
ALAN W. BAILEY
Alan “Big Al” Wade Bailey, 68, died Dec. 12, 2015, at his home surrounded by family. He was born July 18, 1947, in Duluth, Minn. He served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was in the U.S. Air Force as a military police officer stationed in Pleiku. He was […]
EDWARD F. POLLARD
Edward “Ed” F. Pollard, 79, died Dec. 10, 2015. He was born May 23, 1936, to Robert and Fay Pollard in Madison, Ill. He attended East Troy High School and has been a lifelong member of the community. He served his country honorably as a member of the U.S. Air […]
A pride of unhappy Lions
Village Board president apologizes for comments By Tracy Ouellette Editor A large number of East Troy Lions Club members attended the Dec. 7 meeting of the East Troy Village Board to voice their concerns with the future of the East Troy Lions Public Library building and to correct recent statements […]
