Controversial issue comes to a head in Spring Prairie By Jason Arndt SLN Staff The Town of Spring Planning and Zoning Commission is poised to weigh in on a proposed and highly controversial gravel pit at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held at the Town Hall, N6097 Highway […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Trojan sports roundup
Girls basketball in transition with new coaches There is plenty of learning going in these days within the East Troy High School girls basketball program. And that goes for the players and the coaches. With new co-head coaches Ryan Vodnik and Kristin Michalski taking over after the resignation of Maurya […]
Go Team Landon!
Fundraiser planned to help 4 year old with leukemia By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff While most don’t dwell on it, the reality is: life can change radically in an instant. An accident, a job loss … an unexpected diagnosis can forever alter the course of someone’s existence. For the […]
East Troy man charged with having sex with girl
An initial appearance is scheduled today for an East Troy man charged with forcibly having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Jonas Pieters, 22, was charged Dec. 20 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of sexual assault of a child younger than 16 years old, first-degree sexual assault of […]
LARRY W. PETERSEN
Larry W. Petersen, 77, of East Troy, was called home by his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his family, on Jan. 1, 2020. Larry owned and operated Electrotek in Oak Creek. He was an avid racer, which included motorcycles, drag cars, drag boats, and anything else that had an engine […]
Trojan sports roundup
Boys fall to Hamilton, wrestlers take eighth at invite By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For a non-conference contest even before the calendar changes, the East Troy High School boys basketball team’s game at Sussex Hamilton on Friday certainly had more of a different feel. A sold-out crowd, one of the nation’s […]
With generous hearts
Elementary students learn giving is better than receiving By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Schools are more than just places to learn facts; they are communities. One of the ways the East Troy Community School District teaches children about working and interacting in a community is with Positive Behavioral Interventions and […]
Crafty kid time
Dino Athanasopoulos (left) and Christina Kaminski, of St. Peter’s School, work together to make a Christmas ornament at the craft table for kids during the Dec. 15 Pancake Breakfast with Santa at the school.
GEORGE R. KROPF
George R. Kropf, 83, of Lyons, passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 at Lakeland Hospital. He was born in Illinois on Nov. 21, 1936, to the late George and Mildred (Becvar) Kropf. His early life was spent in Illinois where he attended area schools and eventually served in the U.S. […]
ROBERT D. BURTON
Robert D. Burton, 84, passed away Dec. 16, 2019, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. He was born on Sept. 29, 1935, to the late Jake and Eltia Burton. He proudly served his country for 13 years in the U.S. Army, including serving during the Korean War. While in the Army, one […]
