By Tracy Ouellette Editor Although icy conditions were a problem in some areas on Thursday, the weather and road conditions don’t appear to be a factor in the semi vs. car crash on Highway 20 in the Town of Troy yesterday morning. “The report says the semi driver was driving […]
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GEORGE M. WOLFE
George M. Wolfe, 76 of Portage and formally of Waterloo, died Dec. 12, 2014. He was born on Jan. 2, 1938, in East Troy, to the late Edward and Alma (Gerloff) Wolfe. He married Darlene Willms on Oct. 15, 1960. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked […]
Dreams Studio to present “A Perfect Christmas”
Performance to be studio’s first since it began last summer By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s newest dance company, Dreams Studio, is gearing up to present its very first production in Elkhorn, “A Perfect Christmas,” to be held Dec. 19 and 20 at the Walworth County Performing Arts Center in downtown […]
Village Board approves new health insurance coverage
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Although the East Troy Village Board approved Nov. 17 remaining United Healthcare Plan for the month of December to put the village back on a calendar-year renewal cycle, the process had begun to switch the village to a different health-insurance carrier, because of increasing costs. The […]
TOM W. SAWYER
Tom W. Sawyer, 78, of East Troy died Dec. 8, 2014. He was born Feb. 6, 1936 in Milwaukee, to Wilfred and Blanche (Werner) Sawyer. He attended school in East Troy and received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and in business from UW-Milwaukee. He married […]
DEANNA M. BUCHHOLTZ
Deanna Mae (Nicoson) Buchholtz, of East Troy died Dec. 6, 2014 peacefully at home. She was born in 1941 to Lloyd (Nick) and Lauretta Nicoson in Burlington. She spent her youth in Burlington and East Troy. In 1958, she married Donald Buchholtz of Union Grove. They resided in Lake Villa, […]
City to retain Baxter & Woodman for water plant project
Councilmembers feel new contacts and options could be beneficial for city By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of retaining Baxter & Woodman as engineers for the City’s northeast water treatment plant project at its meeting Monday night. Previously, the City had sent out […]
Candidacy papers for local elections due Jan. 6
School Board has one seat up for election in spring Nomination papers for the Spring 2015 General Election on April 7 could begin circulating on Monday. Candidates for the spring election have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to file notice of candidacy. Notice of Non-Candidacy for anyone not […]
Barnak pleads not guilty
Waterford man remains in jail while prosecution moves forward By Tracy Ouellette Editor James Barnak, the 75-year-old Waterford man charged in Walworth and Racine counties for the repeated sexual assault, false imprisonment and strangulation and suffocation of a 14-year-old East Troy girl, pleaded not guilty in Walworth County Circuit Court […]
Wrestlers return strong
Season opens this weekend at Trojan Invite By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The end of last season couldn’t have gone much better for the East Troy High School wrestling team. Now the Trojans have to see what they can do for an encore. Fresh off a 2013-14 campaign that saw East […]
