Petition circulated to hold electors-set annual meeting By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Town Board is looking at constructing a new 17,000 square-foot, $4 million to $4.5 million town hall, but Town Chairman Joe Klarkowski wants the public to know the project is still in the planning stages […]

Drive-up community meal set for Saturday The East Troy Community Center has organized another drive-up community meal beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at Gus’s Drive-In, 3131 Main St., East Troy. The family meal, which is sponsored by the Community Center along with area churches, businesses and organizations, will […]

Outdoor museum named a 2020 Choice Destination Discover Wisconsin will be shining the spotlight on Old World Wisconsin in an upcoming episode. The episode premieres Saturday, May 23. at 6:30 p.m. on WKOW TV 27 and Sunday, May 24 at 10 a.m. on WITI TV 6. The episode is available […]

A Milwaukee man was sentenced to four years in prison on drug charges associated with the death of a man shot by a sheriff’s deputy in East Troy in 2016. Jose G. Lara, 34, was sentenced May 30 to four years in prison and five years extended supervision for manufacturing […]

A Waterford woman was sentenced to six years in prison for her role in robbing a bank in East Troy in June 2018. Azure S. Murray, 30, was sentenced to six years in prison and six years extended supervision July 8 after a jury found her guilty of robbery of […]

Company has purchased former Amato Ford Dealership Lynch Family of Dealerships recently announced their newest dealership at 1015 Main St., Mukwonago. Lynch Ford of Mukwonago officially opened May 4. The Lynch Family of Dealerships purchased the former Amato Ford Dealership to expand their brand variety. “We are excited to bring […]

By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The fire that blazed through an apartment building in the Honey Creek Apartment complex Thursday morning displaced more than 60 people, Village of East Troy Police Chief Jeremy Swendrowski said. “We don’t have an exact count because Honey Creek doesn’t keep a record of how  […]

A large fire broke out at the Honey Creek Apartments complex in East Troy this morning around 8:30 a.m. Multiple area fire departments responded to the scene to control the blaze. This is a developing story, check back for updates as more information becomes available.

Referendum failure leads to tough choices By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When the results of the April 7 election came in and the East Troy Community Schools operational referendum was voted down, the School Board and district were faced with difficult questions and few answers. The School Board met in […]

They shift on the fly to help deal with pandemic By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, an area business owner realized his company could help out with a desperately needed commodity that was in perilously short supply – hand sanitizer. Andy Gehl, owner […]