Trojans open season with win over McFarland By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If anybody thought the East Troy and McFarland football teams were going to ease into the 2017 campaign Friday night, they were dead wrong. A total of 89 combined points and nearly 1,000 total yards between the two drove […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Netters rack up wins on the road
Trojans host McFarland on Monday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first two weeks of the 2017 campaign certainly have been busy for the East Troy girls tennis team. And successful. East Troy continued its sprint through the early part of its schedule over the weekend with a 4-1 record at […]
Making memories
Burn Camp gives burn-injured kids a week of fun, support By Lisa Smith Correspondent Everybody at Burn Camp has a different story, but one thing unites this special group of summer campers – they are survivors. These courageous kids and adults want to continue living their lives as best as […]
Police chiefs warn, ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Town and Village of East Troy police departments are participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign Aug. 18 to Sept. 30. Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over is a national enforcement campaign aimed at reducing alcohol-related crashes, which killed 143 people […]
JEAN L. MALMSTROM
Jean L. Malmstrom, 92, of East Troy, found peace Aug. 15, 2017. She was born May 6, 1925, in Milwaukee, to Elton and Gertrude Schultz. She attended Washington High School. Jean married her loving husband, Gilbert, and they resided in Wauwatosa until their retirement when they moved to East Troy. […]
Drivers asked to focus on the road, not the skies during the eclipse
First total solar eclipse since 1979 expected to darken skies midday on Monday The nation’s first total solar eclipse since 1979 will likely have many people looking skyward on Monday, but traffic safety officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation want drivers to stay focused on the road, click-on their […]
Rolling into town
Second annual VIPER Ride to make halfway stop in East Troy By Meghan Griffin Correspondent The VIPER Ride will stop in East Troy at the Village Hall, 2015 Energy Drive, on Sunday, Aug. 20. The ride allows blind and visually impaired veterans to experience over 100 miles of road via […]
Village working with Bielinski to fix Lake Bluff roads
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Village of East Troy Department of Public Works Director Jason Equitz said he met with representatives of Bielinski Homes the afternoon of Aug. 7 to get the roads in the Lake Bluff subdivision fixed. At Village Board meeting later that night, Village Trustee Matt Johnson […]
Calling out the DOT
Village trustee unhappy about plans for Highway 20 By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Village of East Troy Trustee Matt Johnson expressed his frustration with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and its plans for Highway 20 in East Troy. “We should have a DOT representative come here to answer questions,” he […]
Man charged with having sex with girl, 15
An East Troy man pleaded not guilty July 28 to sexual assault for having sex with an underage girl three years his junior. Thomas J. Hunt, 18, was charged July 24 in Walworth County Circuit Court with sexual assault of a child younger than 16 years old as a repeater. […]