Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
News from the East Troy area
The East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 37th annual Memorial Weekend Corn and Brat Roast May 25-27 on the East Troy Village Square. The event, featuring roasted sweet corn, brats, hot dogs, burgers, soda and beer, as well as live entertainment, will run 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. […]
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff For local barbecue hounds, it’s the hint of smoked meat wafting as they pass the corner of Main Street and County Road ES. A new signature red trailer is a beacon for casual fans and foodies of the famous flavors. Whatever the attraction, area residents […]
The East Troy High School boys and girls track and field teams made school history on Saturday by both winning Rock Valley Conference Championships. Members of the winning teams included (front, from left) Emily Leising, Katie Hodges, Dakota Bira, Alicia Oleson, Alee Schahczinski, Carly Atchison, Brooke Bartlett, (second row) Jordan […]
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Two buildings on East Troy’s historic village square that were heavily damaged by an early morning fire April 26 will soon be torn down. The buildings have listed addresses of 2885 Main St., 2887 Main St., 2883 Main St. and 2113 Church St. Firefighters from […]
Lauren New and Kai Bottum were crowned the 2013 Junior Prom Queen and King at East Troy High School’s “New York, New York” themed prom on Saturday. Following the crowning, students traveled via bus to Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha for the dance. See additional photos in this week’s issue […]
An initial appearance is scheduled to resume May 2 for a third friend charged with helping an East Troy man burglarize a vacant house in the Town of Troy last summer. John C. Ward, 24, of Kenosha, an inmate at Jackson Correctional Institution in Black River Falls, was […]
Loesch says goodbye after 16 years as village president By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Former village president Bill Loesch saw Monday night’s village board meeting from a new perspective – the audience. The longtime public servant was keeping good on a promise he made to keep his eye on local […]
Police are investigating a fire that damaged two buildings on East Troy’s historic village square early this morning. The large blaze was reported at 1:51 a.m. on Friday on the corner of Main and Church streets, according to Village of East Troy Police Chief Alan Boyes. Firefighters from four different […]
Preliminary hearings are scheduled for May 14 and 24 for two Elkhorn men charged with burglarizing a Town of Troy home with friends last summer. Tyler L. Michael, 18, and Douglas A. Martin, 22, were charged March 25 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or […]
The Village of East Troy Police Department, TEAM ETC and the Drug Enforcement Administration are holding a medication collection from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. Local residents can bring their medications for disposal to the Village of East Troy Police Department, 2015 Energy Drive. The […]
