The Town of East Troy will have its spring Electronic Recycling Event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, behind the East Troy Town Hall at N9330 Stewart School Road. The event encourages town residents to bring their unwanted televisions, computers and other electronic devices for proper […]

High school students build duck houses to increase the wood duck habitat By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff There is a group of students at East Troy High School who are working to provide housing in the area – for wood ducks. “In my wildlife management class, there are a group […]

East Troy Railroad celebrates Easter season with special train The East Troy Railroad’s Bunny Train returns for another run April 8, 9 and 15. Face painting and coloring will be available at the East Troy depot prior to departure. Then, enjoy Easter-themed activities aboard a 10-mile round trip to the […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board has been looking at upgrading infrastructure and listened to another presentation from Ben Wood of Strand Associates Inc. on the probable costs and time lines for work on the water mains and the sanitary and sewer lines. Wood first presented […]

Incumbents lost trustee seats Village of East Troy Trustee Scott Seager has unseated Village Board President Randy Timms in today’s Spring Election. According to unofficial results, Seager won the president’s seat with 444 votes to Timms’ 181. In the village trustee race, both incumbents – Fred Douglass (244 votes) and […]

East Troy Village Board president seat on the ballot By Tracy Ouellette Editor In what has become a hotly contested race, East Troy Village Board President Randy Timms is being challenged by Trustee Scott Seager for his seat on the board. With the candidates on either side of what has […]

By Tracy Ouellette Editor The residents in the Village of East Troy will have the opportunity to vote on more than half the board’s makeup in the April 4 Spring Election when the three open trustee seats and the Village Board president’s seat are up for election. Up for re-election […]

A Connecticut Yankee is misplaced in time and space By Tracy Ouellette Editor       The cast and crew of next weekend’s production of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” are busy rehearsing and building sets for East Troy High School’s spring play. The play is based off Mark Twain’s […]

Burglars tend to target homes where it appears no one is home, as well as vacant homes that are for sale or under foreclosure. It is important that citizens take preventive measures by being proactive to avoid becoming a victim of a burglary. Giving the impression that someone is home […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An initial appearance was adjourned until March 24 for a Town of East Troy man charged with having child pornography and marijuana. Bret A. Strong, 53, was charged March 17 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession of child pornography and delivering marijuana. According to […]