A Milwaukee man is scheduled to go on trial March 11 for homicide in the death of a man shot by a sheriff’s deputy in East Troy in 2016. A pretrial conference is scheduled for March 6 for Jose G. Lara, 33, who pleaded not guilty March 23 in Walworth […]

Check out the annual Year in Review in this week’s newspaper and take a look back at the area’s big stories from 2018. In sports, the East Troy High School wrestling team competed at the Northern Exposure Tournament in Merrill and the girls basketball team resumes its schedule with a […]

Possible increase in 2020 By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board decided to leave the sewer rates as they stand for 2019 after Ehlers presented the sewer utility rate study at the Dec. 17 board meeting. The village commissioned the study in fall and included an analysis […]

The Off the Square Players will present “The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular” by Bo Wilson for their holiday play Dec. 27 to 30 at Ivan’s Backstage, 2093 Division St., East Troy. A fast-paced comedy features feisty church-ladies, a Christmas spectacular, and a stolen nativity baby Jesus. Evening performances will be […]

Residents show limited support for operational referendum By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff After repeated belt tightening, to the tune of $6.3 million over the last 10 years, the East Troy School District began investigating the possibility of an operational referendum for the April ballot to avoid cutting programs and teachers […]

Girl revealed alleged abuse after school presentation A jury found a Saukville man not guilty Nov. 9 of sexually assaulting his daughter in the Town of Lafayette about 15 years ago. The man, 48, formerly of West Bend, is not being named to protect the identity of his daughter, who […]

The East Troy Village Board decides which sidewalk projects to do in 2019 as part of the plan to make the village more accessible for foot traffic. Betty Parman’s historical column remembers well-known local artist, Belle Sawyer. In sports, the East Troy High School varsity wrestling team host the Howard/Manley […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A 5-year-old boy walked out of Little Prairie Primary School unattended the morning of Nov. 26 and was found near East Troy Middle School about 17 minutes later. According to Village of East Troy Police Chief Jeremy Swendrowski, security footage showed the 4K student leaving […]

Candidates can begin circulating nomination papers Dec. 1 Even though the November mid-term election was just a few weeks ago, local politicians need to start gearing up for the April 2, 2019, spring election. Candidates for local board seats may begin circulating nomination papers on Dec. 1. Nomination papers are […]

Giving locations announced for Holiday Help program By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Each year, the East Troy Family and Community Resource Center and multiple partners, team up in the Holiday Help of East Troy program to provide local families in need a joyous holiday. Families are referred to the program […]