Saturday’s event to feature family friendly fun plus a showcase of trains The East Troy Railroad Museum is expanding its traditional Railfan Day on Saturday to include a variety of family-friendly activities. “Railfest will be an interesting, fun and informative day out for families,” Railroad Museum President Ryan Jonas said. […]

Memorial horse show set for June 24 and 25 By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff For the past eight years, the West 20 Ranch and Saddle Co. in East Troy has hosted a horse show fundraiser in honor of the owner’s mother, Jean Cyra.       Each year, the two-day event raises […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education voted to change the real estate listing for the Chester Byrnes building and property at the June 12 meeting. District Business Manager Kathy Zwirgzdas told the board the Realtor had contacted her to say “he had […]

Town of East Troy part of nationwide Operation Dry Water As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, local law enforcement will be focusing on keeping boater’s safe by cracking down on boating under the influence. The Town of East Troy will be conducting heightened awareness and enforcement of boating under […]

Cycling Classic returns to East Troy By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The largest competitive cycling event in the United States, the Tour of America’s Dairyland, will make its sixth stop in East Troy on Friday, June 16. East Troy is the second stop on the 11-day tour, which kicks off […]

Overlay treatment will improve road surface The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin a safety improvement project Monday, June 19, on Interstate 43 over Highway 20, in East Troy. Crews will be installing a polymer overlay on the bridge. The benefits of this friction surface treatment are: Reduce […]

Local man spends a week on aircraft carrier By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Daniel Donegan, of East Troy, recently had the opportunity to spend a week aboard the USS Makin Island, a U.S. Navy LHD-8 aircraft carrier. Donegan’s son is U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Oscar Donegan, who was stationed on […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Two East Troy men are charged with two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts stemming from a May 5 incident that started as a traffic stop. Their mother is charged with harboring them after they fled police. Zachary T. Coggon, 22, was charged May 26 […]

Sentencing set for Sept. 6 for one of four men charged in case By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A Walworth County jury found a Milwaukee man guilty last week on all four felony counts against him in connection with a Town of Troy shooting and robbery in 2014. Jeremy L. […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board adjourned to a Committee of the Whole meeting at the May 22 board meeting to listen to a financial presentation from Ehlers Inc. representative Jon Cameron. It was the third of four planned workshops with Ehlers dealing with long-term financial […]