Track wins triangular, softball beats Clinton By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys and girls track teams ventured into Rock Valley Conference action last week with a triple dual at Edgerton. And the results were more than positive. The girls dominated McFarland and Edgerton with a 92-point […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Man charged in alleged baseball-bat assault
A 48-year-old Mukwonago man is charged with assault after he allegedly struck a 41-year-old man in the head with a baseball bat. Marcus Sevilla was charged April 10 in Walworth County Circuit Court with aggravated batter and first-degree reckless injury, both with the use of a dangerous weapon. Sevilla was […]
Newcomers dominate tennis team
Young squad opens season with back-to-back wins By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It may take East Troy boys tennis coaches Dave Lindow and Paul Kielas a little bit this spring to get to know most of the 2019 squad. There’s been just a bit of turnover. East Troy returns six players […]
Brickbusters compete at state
Team takes fourth, receives invite to international tournament The St Peter’s Brickbusters FIRST LEGO League team 8631 traveled to Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wisconsin, for the annual state tournament Feb. 23. The team advanced to the state tournament after winning outright grand champion at the sectionals tournament in Waukesha […]
JON K. BREWER
Jon Kenneth Brewer – father, grandfather, brother, nephew and friend, passed away peacefully April 13, 2019. He was born Dec. 15, 1950, the fourth of 12 children to the late George (Jim) Brewer and LaVerne Haslam Brewer. Jon graduated from East Troy High School in 1969. He enjoyed sports, especially […]
VIRGINIA A. KINGZETT
Virginia A. Kingzett, died April 13, 2019, at Evergreen, Oshkosh, 10 days shy of her 102nd birthday. She was born April 23, 1917, in Dawson, Iowa to Glenn F. and Sophia (Schlaefer) Scott. She attended Stevens Point State Teachers College and earned her Bachelor of Education from Duluth State Teachers […]
East Troy School Board cuts $540,000 from budget
With a projected budget deficit of $485,000 and the additional $56,000 cost of the East Troy School District’s “impact needs” the School Board was faced with cutting $540,000 from the 2019-20 budget at Monday night’s meeting. Business Manager Kathy Zwirgzdas presented the budget proposal and outlined the difficulties the district […]
East Troy sports roundup
Track competes at Clinton Invite, softball beats Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy boys track and field team finished 10th overall, while the girls were 11th, both with 14 total points, at Saturday’s Clinton Invitational. Jefferson won the boys team title with 105 points, followed by Brodhead-Juda […]
RAMONA BARUTHA
Ramona Barutha, 90, of East Troy, found peace April 10, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 10, 1928, in the East Troy area to the late Walter and Florence Brown. East Troy is where Ramona attended school. It is also where she met and married her loving […]
Wisconsin Statewide Tornado Drill Postponed to Friday
Wisconsin’s statewide tornado drill will be delayed until Friday, because of the potential threat of severe thunderstorms, hail, or tornadoes in southern Wisconsin on Thursday. After consulting with our partners at the National Weather Service and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Wisconsin Emergency Management said a decision was made to postpone the […]