An East Troy man pleaded not guilty July 28 to sexual assault for having sex with an underage girl three years his junior. Thomas J. Hunt, 18, was charged July 24 in Walworth County Circuit Court with sexual assault of a child younger than 16 years old as a repeater. […]
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Little Prairie Lions get ready to move in
New primary school grand opening set for Aug. 15 By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When the kids head back to school on Sept. 5, the littlest ones in the district will be starting their school year in a brand new building. After about 16 months of construction, Little Prairie Primary […]
Get ready for a party
East Troy Manor to host block party in honor of 40th anniversary By Meghan Griffin Correspondent Local, nonprofit senior housing community and rehab therapy provider East Troy Manor will host a community block party on Sunday, Aug. 20. All residents of East Troy and surrounding communities are invited to the […]
Blast to the Past
East Troy Area Historical Society to host annual 5K run-walk By Meghan Griffin Correspondent The East Troy Area Historical Society, in conjunction with the East Troy High School cross country team, will host the Blast to the Past 5K run-walk on Saturday, Aug. 19. Proceeds from the event will be […]
Glendale man remains in custody while trials of co-conspirators play out
By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A Glendale man – one of four charged in connection with a Town of Troy shooting and robbery in 2014 – is scheduled for another status conference Aug. 18. Michael R. Kraft, 36, known as “White Boy Mike,” appeared in Walworth County Circuit Court […]
Shooter in Russian Roulette killing pleads guilty
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff An Illinois man who fired a fatal shot in a game of Russian Roulette in East Troy in January pleaded guilty last week and is scheduled to be sentenced in September. Robert M. Sterling, 31, of McHenry, Ill., changed the not-guilty plea he entered in […]
Farm-to-table dinner takes on a new twist
Michael Fields annual farm dinner to feature seafood from the Gulf By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute’s farm-to-table dinners have been a big success for the farm over the past three years and this year they’re doing something new with the Farm and Sea Conservation Dinner. […]
School Board approves additional teacher at elementary school
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff With the state budget and school funding still up in the air, the East Troy School Board voted on July 17 to hire an additional fourth-grade teacher for Prairie View Elementary School for the 2017-18 school year. The position had been part of the budget […]
Village Board approves purchase, training for naloxone use by police
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board approved Police Chief Alan Boyes’ request to equip the village’s squad cars with Narcan at the July 17 meeting. The chief, who said he had previously been against having the drug, which is used to reverse the effects of opioid […]
East Troy recovers from flooding
Highway 120 remains closed at the dam By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff “We know now what the dam can take and the dam can take a lot,” Village of East Troy Public Works Director Jason Equitz told the Village Board members at Monday night’s meeting. Equitz updated the board on […]