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 […]

Local, regional and state leaders attend ribbon cutting, open house By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy’s Wisconsin Oven Corp., and its parent company Thermal Product Solutions, opened its new plant Nov. 3 and honored longtime employee Bruce Champion by naming the building after him. The open house and ribbon-cutting […]

Rachel Kuehn makes friends with a corn snake brought to the STEAM Expo by Bill Stewart, from the Madison Area Herpetology Society as sister Erin looks. The Expo was at East Troy High School Nov. 4 and highlighted science, technology, engineering, art, agriculture and math as a fun learning resource. […]

Tickets for Santa Parade Train on sale Tickets are available for the East Troy Railroad’s annual Santa Parade Train on Saturday, Dec. 2. The train departs from Mukwonago’s Midnight Magic celebration and makes its journey to downtown East Troy for holiday fun on the historic Village Square. Special heated passenger […]

East Troy High School’s fall musical promises lots of laughs By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy High School fall musical, “The Addams Family Musical,” will hit the stage Nov. 10, 11 and 12 and the drama students are having a blast preparing for its run. “This is my favorite […]

Public information meeting on Highway G/120 project set for Nov. 9 Walworth County, with its engineering consultant Ayres Associates, is evaluating alternatives for the replacement of the Highway G/120 (Church Street) bridge over Honey Creek in the Village of East Troy. The replacement of the bridge will be done with […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff With all the numbers finally in, the East Troy Community School District Board of Education approved a 1.5 percent tax levy increase for this year. District Business Manager Kathy Zwirgzdas had proposed a 1.94 tax levy increase at the Sept. 25 annual meeting, which was […]

Lions, Lioness and Ivan’s team up in Halloween fundraiser By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Lioness and Lions clubs are having a Monster Mash from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, at Ivan’s Backstage, 2087 Main St., East Troy. The free family event will feature cookie […]

East Troy High School student Chase Coleman (from left) reads with Prairie View Elementary School third-graders Bryce Bayley and Emerson Swinehart in the new outdoor classroom between the elementary school and Little Prairie Primary School. The high school football players are teaming up with third graders from Quinn Fitch and […]

Area family brings back popular Halloween attraction The McKone family invites the public to the second annual “Walk of Terror” haunted house at 3019 Main St., East Troy. The Halloween event is geared toward adults and will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27 […]