Voters in the East Troy Community School District’s voted down the $1.6 million, five-year, non-recurring operational referendum on the April 7 ballot. According to unofficial results, ETCSD referendum totals for last week’s spring election were: No   2,532 Yes   1,881 In other local elections, School Board member Steve Lambrechts and Village […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District has an operational referendum on the April 7 ballot. If approved by a majority of voters, the $1.6 million five-year, nonrecurring referendum would address the district’s most urgent needs and provide greater financial stability for the district over the […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Although Bill Norem’s challenger for the Walworth County Board District 2 seat on the April 7 ballot is a familiar name to many, the Joe Schaefer (II) running is actually the son of longtime Walworth County supervisor Joe Schaefer, who passed away a couple of […]

Schools provide meal service while closed By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff With Gov. Tony Evers ordering all public and private schools to close last week, many children, locally and statewide, are at risk of not getting enough to eat. The East Troy Community School District is helping with that. The […]

The coronavirus pandemic has left many people struggling to make ends meet because of unemployment and other factors. East Troy families that need a “helping hand” paying for rent, power bills, food, water, or gas, can call Helping Hands of St. Peter’s at 262-642-7225, ext 2. Callers can leave a […]

Buildings will be open Monday to retrieve necessary items The East Troy Community School District is closing the school starting Monday. District Administrator Chris Hibner sent a letter to families in the district Sunday evening informing them of the change after an emergency School Board meeting Sunday night. “We do […]

Village receives grant for square improvements By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff With Walworth County planning on resurfacing Highway ES in 2021, the Village of East Troy is looking to capitalize on the road construction project and fold in upgrades to the Village Square. In December, the board heard from Walworth […]

Theater group’s spring play opens Saturday By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff       A husband and wife team from Delavan is teaming up with the Off the Square Players to present “The Gin Game” at Ivan’s Backstage in East Troy. Joan and Steve Hay are portraying Fonsia Dorsey and […]

Don’t miss the Bunny Trains on the East Troy Railroad The East Troy Electric Railroad’s Bunny Train returns next month, riding the rails April 4, 5 and 11. Trains depart from the East Troy depot at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Enjoy face painting and […]

Boy Scout Troop 92 and Cub Scout Troop 92 of East Troy are jointly participating in Scouting for Food. All donations will go directly to the local East Troy Food Pantry. In past years, scouts would provide plastic grocery bags to local residents and collect the grocery-filled bags the following […]