DOT planning repairs to Highway 20 in village By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Wisconsin Department of Transportation Program Engineer Tom Longton told the East Troy Village Board the DOT is making the repair work on the section of Highway 20 in the village a priority at Monday night’s meeting. Longton […]

Halloween Bash set for Oct. 26 East Troy High School, 3128 Graydon Ave., will host the 12th annual Halloween Bash from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26. Children 10 and younger, along with their parents, are invited to trick or treat through the school. The event will feature […]

Brenna L. Roesler, 20, of Elkhorn, was charged in Walworth County Court Oct. 2 with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, Roesler was pulled over Sept. 25 at Interstate 43 and Highway 20 in East Troy after a witness saw her “swerving all […]

By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff The second of four men charged with robbing a Town of East Troy apartment in 2014 and shooting a woman inside was sentenced to prison. A jury found Jeremy L. Thomas, 29, guilty May 25 of armed robbery, first-degree reckless injury, false imprisonment and substantial […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff With an unanimous vote Monday night, the members of the East Troy Village Board let Bielinski Homes know they wasn’t happy with the delay in getting the roads fixed in the Lake Bluff subdivision. The board voted to suspend issuing building and occupancy permits to […]

Off the Square Players present ‘Alibis’ Friday’s weather report calls for rain and “Alibis” director Mary Hubbard Nugent said a “dark and storm night” would be the perfect setting for the opening night of the Off The Square Players’ murder mystery spoof. “The play if full of all the standard […]

East Troy bookstore draws customers from far and wide By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff For avid readers – those who have been surrounded by books since their first word – there’s something special about a bookstore. It’s more than just a place to pick up the latest novel or biography […]

East Troy High School is celebrating its 2017 homecoming this week with a series of events culminating with the annual dance on Saturday. This year’s theme is “Dancing Through the Decades.” With the parade around the Village Square at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6. Spirit Week will, once again, […]

Slight tax levy increase projected By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District had its annual meeting Monday night in the Little Prairie Primary School cafeteria, and the district’s residents didn’t seem to care. With the exception of Eric Kramer, who received the district’s Volunteer of the […]

The East Troy Community School District is inviting the community to join in and wear a blue shirt on Monday, Oct. 2, as part of the World Day of Bullying Prevention. Shae McNamara, a dual-sport professional athlete, will speak on bullying awareness, prevention and personal empowerment during a program at […]