After being charged last week in the double homicide of Gina and Emerson Weingart, Thomas Routt Jr. was in court Feb. 20. Routt voluntarily waved the right to a preliminary hearing through his attorney Russell Jones, and will have an arraignment hearing March 8 at 1:15 p.m. in room 3045 […]
East Troy
News from the East Troy area
Village Hall renovations to begin soon
By Stephanie Jones Correspondent The new year will bring a new look for the entrance of East Troy’s Village Hall, as well as a long-awaited new HVAC system. The Village Board on Dec. 4 approved a bid from Lake Geneva’s Glen Fern Construction for the project. Village Administrator Eileen Suhm […]
‘National coffee retailer’ coming to East Troy
By Stephanie Jones Correspondent A new “national coffee retailer” is coming to East Troy. It’s set to be constructed on the northwest corner of Highway 20 and Highway ES, across from the Kwik Trip. The house that is there now will be razed to make room. While it’s heavily rumored […]
Top headlines of 2023 in Walworth County
By Jennifer Eisenbart editor The year 2023 provided numerous challenges for the area, as well as both good news and sad deaths. Here are a selection of the top news stories of 2023 in Walworth County: New Sheriff After the retirement of Kurt Picknell in December of 2022, Dave […]
Retail shop approved for old church
By Stephanie Jones Correspondent A new retail shop has been given the green light to move into the former First Congregational Church on Union Street, about a block from the East Troy Village Square. The East Troy Village Board on Monday approved an ordinance to allow for retail in the […]
Dissolution of town’s Communication Committee supported by some, questioned by others
By Callie Koehne Correspondent The struggle over the Town of East Troy’s Communication Committee and the fight for transparency dates back to 2020 when the world, and the town had the unprecedented challenge of learning how to cope in a post COVID-19 world. Then the Town Board was made up […]
School District works to keep health insurance costs down
By Callie Koehne CORRESPONDENT Balance was the focus of Monday night’s East Troy School Board meeting. After the board was given all of the updated information in regards to the health insurance benefit options for the 2023-24 school year proposed at the last informational meeting they voted unanimously in […]
East Troy’s outgoing Village Board president recognized
By Callie Koehne CORRESPONDENT The first order of business on the agenda for the Village of East Troy’s Board at their Monday night meeting was recognition of one of their most dedicated servants. After the pledge of allegiance and the roll call Matt Johnson read an official proclamation written […]
Heading to the polls? Here’s what you should know
By Tracy Ouellette EDITOR IN CHIEF Tuesday is election day and the East Troy Community School District has an operational referendum on the ballot. The district is seeking a $3 million a year, three-year non-recurring increase in funding. According to the School District, an early estimate for the […]
Village looks at water utility rate increase
By Tracy Ouellette EDITOR IN CHIEF The East Troy Village Board discussed a water utility rate increase at Monday night’s meeting. The board directed staff to work with Ehlers and the Public Service Commission on a 22% increase in the utility. The need for the rate increase was […]
