Saturday’s Mountain Top Beerfest at Alpine Valley to benefit Holiday Help program By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy Family Community and Resource Center Program Director Marolyn Komperud says the Holiday Help of East Troy program is on track and it’s time for the community to step up. “The application […]

The annual Santa Parade Train arrives Saturday By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Railroad’s Santa Parade Train makes its yearly run on Saturday, Dec. 2. The train departs from Mukwonago’s Midnight Magic celebration and makes its way to downtown East Troy for the Santa on the Square festivities […]

Leona Doubek is remembered for her kindness and compassion By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy community is mourning the death of former resident and longtime local educator Leona Doubek, who died Nov. 19 at the age of 99. Doubek was a teacher at East Troy Elementary School for […]

Eagle Scout project brings new playground to Booth Lake By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Between a wet spring and the historic summer flooding, East Troy Boy Scout Rogelio Hayes began to wonder if his Eagle Scout project of building a new playground at Booth Lake Memorial Park was ever going […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board discussed the issue of curbside leaf pick up at the Nov. 6 meeting. The issue came before the board after resident Tom Senft spoke on the lack of it during several citizen participation sessions at recent board meetings. Senft, a […]

Multiple factors affecting 2018 tax bills By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy Village Administrator Eileen Suhm presented the 2018 budget at the Nov. 6 Village Board meeting saying the expected increase in the tax rate was the result of a combination of “unusual” circumstances helped to create a situation […]

By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff An East Troy man will proceed to trial Nov. 27 for his role in the January shooting death of his friend only if a theft case is settled before then. Judge Kristin Drettwan said Monday that case – against a 31-year-old Oconomowoc man – is […]

East Troy High School student Katheryn Veselka (left) is less than thrilled with the card dealt to her at Vickie Muszynski’s Fate station during the Nov. 9 Reality Store financial literacy workshop at the high school. Reality Store is a required event for the high school students and is held […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board Nov. 6 asked the village engineer to come back with a “shopping list” of options they can choose from in its consideration of whether or not to remove the East Troy Dam over Honey Creek. Trustee Matt Johnson said he […]

The new Starbucks in Mukwonago opened its doors for business at 5 a.m. on Nov. 9. The company does not advertise openings, but word traveled fast and as the day lengthened, so did the lines. The owners/employees said they are thrilled with the number of customers and warm welcome to […]