Area Halloween activities designed to thrill and chill By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff After hosting the charity Walk of Terror for two years in the yard of their East Troy home and raising more than $10,000 for the Tree House Child and Family Center of Walworth County, Jeff and Vicky […]

A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct. 3 for an East Troy woman charged with drunken driving and kicking a police officer in the groin. Maria Billings, 35, was charged Sept. 24 in Racine County Circuit Court with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, fourth offense; resisting an officer; battery […]

The Village of East Troy is looking at revising its zoning ordinance in response to changes in conditional use permits under Act 67. Also in this week’s edition, longtime member of the Booth Lake Memorial Park Board, Larry Mitten, is honored for his service. In sports, the East Troy High […]

Active shooter training part of program St. James United Methodist Church, 2945 Main St., East Troy, will have a free Health, Wellness and Safety Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13. Safety representatives include the Village of East Troy Police Department Police Chief Jeremy Swendrowski and […]

Money to be used in East Troy Brewery construction By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the state to help finance the renovation of the old State Bank building into a microbrewery. Ann and Ted Zess are turning the old […]

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 8 for a man charged with growing marijuana on his Town of East Troy property. Robert J. Sanders, 49, was charged Sept. 19 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, manufacturing or delivering marijuana, possession of a controlled […]

The East Troy Village Board approved more Halloween activities on the Village Square. The annual Pumpkin Walk will move to the square this year and will combine with trick or treat on Oct. 31. Gov. Scott Walker discusses the campaign issues, education in the state and the economy. Also in […]

Theater group, library friends team up for comedy production By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Off the Square Players and the Friends of the East Troy Lions Public Library are once again teaming up to present an adult comedy at Ivan’s Backstage in East Troy. “Fox on the Fairway,” by […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Pupil Service Department is inviting the public to the fourth annual kick-off event for bullying prevention and awareness month on Monday, Oct. 1. This year’s theme is “One kind word can change someone’s entire day.” The event, at Little […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District had its annual meeting Monday night and the residents in attendance approved a projected .47 percent tax levy increase for 2018-19. District Business Manager Kathy Zwirgzdas cautioned, as she does every year, that number could change when the numbers […]