By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Through five innings last week, the East Troy baseball team appeared poised to move onto a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 regional final. But then visiting Waukesha Catholic Memorial ruined those plans. East Troy held a 2-0 lead until the top of the sixth, when […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Homes needed for foreign exchange students
Nacel Open Door is looking for families to host foreign exchange students in the area. Students from France and Spain are coming for a three-week stay this summer for two sessions – July 10 to 31 and July 31 to Aug. 21. They will also need accommodations. Host families in […]
All that jazz
The East Troy Middle School Jazz Band, under the direction of John Rash, performs at the Last Blast XIV concert May 27. The concert featured the Middle School and High School jazz bands who performed for an audience of more than 250, seated at tables and served food and beverages […]
SANDRA KITTLE-KOZAK
Sandra “Sandy” Kittle-Kozak, 80, died Feb. 10, 2015, at Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc. She was born May 1, 1935, in Alva, Okla., to Earl and Claudia (Atherton) Sanders. She married Leonard A. Kittle in September of 1950 in Caney, Kan. He died in a military plane crash in Alaska […]
HELEN M. GEHL
Helen M. Gehl, 94, of Brown Deer, died May 25, 2015 at her home. She was born on Jan. 26, 1921 in Itasca Ill, to the late Fred and Louisa Wille Engel. She married the late Lawrence Gehl Sr. on June 28, 1941, in Roselle, Ill. They were residents of […]
Local man is dead following abduction, police pursuit
He told victim she had broken his heart A “heartbroken” 24-year-old Burlington man killed himself while fleeing from police Monday after allegedly abducting a woman from a Walmart in Mukwonago, according to authorities in Eau Claire. The suspect, Mitchell F. Owens, 24, was found dead Tuesday in a wooded area […]
Pool opening delayed
City votes in favor of reducing season pass by 25 percent By Kellen Olshefski Editor The opening of Elkhorn’s new Sunset Park pool is now expected to be delayed a few weeks due to some changes in the construction timeline. Mayor Brian Olson said at Monday’s City of Elkhorn Common […]
Expanded operations
U.S. Packaging to build new plant in East Troy By Tracy Ouellette Editor East Troy Village Board President Randy Timms announced at Monday night’s board meeting that U.S. Packaging will expand its operations in East Troy this year, building a new plant in the Industrial Park. Timms said the move […]
Girls track sends seven to state meet
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For seven members of the East Troy High School girls track team, the 2015 season will end on the state’s biggest stage. And at this point of the year, that’s exactly what every athlete strives to achieve. East Troy will compete in four events this weekend […]
Runners shine at sectional
Boys track advances to state By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s safe to say East Troy High School boys track coach Josh Herrell has seen a lot in his 14-year career. But even Herrell was left speechless by what he saw at last week’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 East […]
