Read about the bank robbery in East Troy last week, police are still investigating and the suspect(s) are still at large. Also in this week’s edition, meet the East Troy High School Class of 2018 Outstanding Senior and the other nominees for the annual award given by the newspaper. In […]

See the historical South Shore Railroad cars and more The East Troy Railroad Museum and the National Park Service are hosting a joint interpretative program featuring historical South Shore Railroad Car 33 on Saturday, July 7, during the museum’s annual Chicago Day event. Car 33 is one of 19 historic […]

The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the 14-year-old boy who drowned Sunday in Peters Lake in the Town of Troy. According to a press release from the Sherrif’s Office, Adebisi O. Agoro, of Milwaukee, had been swimming Sunday afternoon with other children in the lake when […]

Community group works to build intergenerational community center By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Earlier this year, the group Operation Greater East Troy changed its name to United Greater East Troy to more accurately reflect the community group’s mission to build an intergenerational community center for people in the tri-Troy area […]

This weekend’s Railfest to feature family fun, showcase trains The East Troy Railroad Museum will display all of its operating railroad cars and equipment during Railfan Weekend/Railfest coming up on June 23 and 24. A different train will depart every hour from East Troy and tickets are good for rides […]

        By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy Police Department is still looking for the man who allegedly robbed the Associated Bank at 3292 Main St. yesterday afternoon. According to a press release from the department, the bank was held up at 2:11 p.m. […]

Tour of America’s Dairyland returns to East Troy June 22 The largest competitive cycling event in the United States, the Tour of America’s Dairyland, will make its seventh stop in East Troy on Friday, June 22. The East Troy Cycling Classic begins at 10:35 a.m. with nearly nine hours of […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A Town of East Troy police Officer was on patrol at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, when he saw two bodies lying near a vehicle in the Department of Natural Resources parking lot at the intersection of Highway J and Stringers Bridge Road. […]

Township part of the nationwide crackdown on boating under the influence The Town of East Troy Police Department Water Patrol will be conducting heightened enforcement targeting boating under the influence as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign. Law enforcement will be focused on educating boaters about safe boating […]