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 […]

Governor Scott Walker will visit East Troy High School on March 20. He is scheduled to be in the building from about 8:55 to 10 a.m. According to a press release from the School District, the governor’s visit will include a tour of the high school’s innovation spaces and an […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff On Thursday, Live Nation announced it will not be opening Alpine Valley Music Theatre for the 2017 season. “It’s an unusual year in that a lot of artists we’ve traditionally hosted are playing in other buildings or not playing at all this season,” said Jon […]

Village Board members debate insurance issue, again By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Several East Troy Village Board members took turns making verbal jabs at each other during the March 6 board meeting when they were discussing the insurance for the May 5 and 6 Sidewalk Chalk-Art Festival. With accusations of […]

Walworth County County Board Chairperson Nancy Russell announced her choice of Bill Norem to serve in the vacant District 2 supervisory seat. Norem served on the County Board from 1996 to 2004 and served as the County Board chairman from 2002 to 2004. Russell said Norem’s experience serving on the […]

Village of East Troy Police Chief Alan Boyes (center) gives a warning ticket to international student Sune Noehr Andersen (left) for a faulty taillight on the used car he just purchased during East Troy High School’s Reality Store on March 2. Reality Store is a required financial literacy course, which […]

Applications engineer allowed to work with internet-disabled devices By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff An applications engineer charged with having child pornography will be allowed to work on computers as long as his employer disables internet access on the devices. Kyle J. Zink, 48, of East Troy, was charged March 2 […]

Prairie View students organize food drive By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Three fourth graders at Prairie View Elementary School in East Troy have organized a food drive at the school the week of Feb. 20 to 24 to help fight hunger in the area. Jordan Volkman, Emily Ruszkiewicz and Kiersten […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District will not be insuring the Sidewalk Chalk-Art Festival on May 5 and 6. The district will only be insuring the students and teachers who will be on the Village Square on May 5 to create the sidewalk art. Officials […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Danielle A. Grooms, 20, of Watertown, is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing in Waukesha County Circuit on March 16 on two felony charges from the Aug. 5, 2016, car vs. motorcycle crash that killed Roma’s Ristorante and Lounge, East Troy, owner Mark Galluzzo […]