Carolyn Ruth Knuth went to join her beloved husband, John, on May 11, 2019 at the age of 87. Carolyn was born in Milwaukee in 1932 to John and Vandella (nee Verkins) Novak. She grew up in Bay View, the fifth of six children. She worked at Allen Bradley for […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Resident asks for public hearings on Lake Bluff subdivision expansion
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Butch Rabay, one of the homeowners in Bielinski Home’s Lake Bluff subdivision in East Troy, asked the Village Board Monday night to have public hearings before Bielinski is allowed to develop the subdivision further. Rabay said he has seen some action on the next phase […]
Trojans fall to Spartans in RVC dual wrap up
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys tennis team gave visiting McFarland quite a push in its Rock Valley Conference dual meet Monday afternoon. But in the end, the Spartans just had too much firepower. East Troy picked up two victories in doubles, but McFarland ran the […]
Looking to the stars
High school NASA Hunch teams spend week at Space Center By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy High School sent two teams to the NASA Hunch final design review at the Johnson Space Center in Houston April 13 to 16. The teams have been working on their projects since the […]
Trojan sports roundup
Track competes at Beloit Invite, softball wins 5 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys and girls track teams each had four first-place finishes at Friday’s Beloit Daily News Invitational at Beloit Turner. East Troy’s girls tallied 105 points to finish second overall behind champion Brodhead-Juda’s 142.5. […]
Run the Ice Age Trail 50 Saturday
Endurance races will have huge economic impact on the Kettle Moraine region Nearly 1,2000 endurance runners will report to the starting line at the Nordic Trail in LaGrange on Saturday, May 11, some as early as 6 a.m., to run 50 miles, 50 kilometers or a half-marathon. Originating from 32 […]
DR. ROBERT R. SPITZER
Dr. Robert R. Spitzer, nearly 97, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at his home. Dr. Spitzer was born in Waukesha County on May 4, 1922, to John and Ruth (nee St. George) Spitzer. He spent his early life on his parent’s farm in Waukesha County and started his education […]
Police investigating early morning drive-by shooting in East Troy
The Village of East Troy Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that took place in the Brookstone subdivision. “No one was injured,” Police Chief Jeremy Swendrowski said. According to a press release from Swendrowski, police were called to the subdivision just after 1:20 a.m. this morning for a report […]
Bridge maintenance over Highway 12 to include over-night closures next week
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is notifying motorists of upcoming overnight closures along westbound Highway 12 near Lake Geneva in Walworth County. Next week, maintenance crews will finalize repainting a bridge girder on the structure carrying Sheridan Springs Road over Highway 12 westbound. Both lanes of Highway 12 westbound will […]
LAWRENCE M. MITTEN
Lawrence “Larry” Michael Mitten, 89, of East Troy, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, April 26, 2019, at AngelsGrace Hospice, Oconomowoc. He was born May 13, 1929, to Walter and Clara (Kerstein) Mitten at Burlington Hospital. He attended East Troy schools and graduated in 1947. Larry served in the Army […]
