The Walworth County Board of Supervisors is seeking applications to fill a vacant seat on the County Board. Interested individuals must reside in District 2 in Walworth County. District 2, which was served by Joe Schaefer for more than 40 years before he passed away in January, includes the following: […]

By Ryan Spoehr SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District almost did not choose to file paperwork with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association for the co-op boys soccer program, according to Palmyra-Eagle officials. However, almost literally at the 11th hour on Tuesday, East Troy decided to file paperwork to […]

School Board votes to invest in transportation By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community Schools Board of Education voted to invest in the district’s transportation department and keep the district’s busing in house at the Jan. 23 meeting. District administration had asked the board to consider investing in […]

Officials at the agricultural non-profit Michael Fields Agricultural Institute are urging farmers interested in receiving compensation for existing and additional conservation efforts to apply to United States Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program by Feb. 3 for consideration in 2017. “With over 70 acres enrolled nationwide, CSP is the largest […]

By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer At a pre-trial hearing last week, one of four suspected co-conspirators in a 2014 robbery and shooting in East Troy waived his right to a speedy trial, and the trial, which was set to begin Monday, was delayed until May. Jeremy L. Thomas, 28, of […]

Ice fishermen head onto Booth Lake at dusk Jan. 16. With unseasonably warm temperatures and recent precipitation, the ice on area lakes is thinning rapidly. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported several Free Fishing Weekend events were canceled Jan. 21 and 22 because of deteriorating ice conditions and a […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy Village Board included several long, and sometimes heated, discussions on various agenda items. “It was a long, long, long meeting,” Village Board President Randy Timms said Tuesday morning. “It was after 10 (p.m.) when I got home.” Trustee […]

With a Feb. 3 deadline for farmers to apply to United State Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program approaching if they want their application considered in 2017, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute announced that the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will join the institute on Jan. 26 to present a webinar […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy recently added four video tours of East Troy to its webpage, easttroywi.gov. The videos, produced by CGI Communications Inc., at no cost to the village are: Welcome, Quality of Life, Attractions and Community Organizations. “The fourth video, Community Organizations, is […]

Community says goodbye to long-time County Board member By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Long-time Walworth County Board member and local business owner Joe Schaefer died Jan. 11, at the age of 73. “The community will be missing a gentle giant,” his son J.J. Schaefer said Tuesday. Joe was a lifetime […]