Spectators watch as the small ducks make their way down the Honey Creek in the Kiwanis Club’s 18th annual duck race Saturday, Sept. 17. The winners of the small duck race were Julie Coen of East Troy, first; Kristy Jordan of East Troy, second; and Joel Parson of Waukesha, third. […]

      A 38-year-old East Troy man is dead after his motorcycle struck a tree Saturday night. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, Walter M. Kraayvanger Jr. crashed his red 1999 Kawasaki motorcycle into a tree Pleasant Lake Road just south of Oakwood drive, in the […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff In what has become a regular occurance, the Friends of the East Troy Lions Public Library are putting on a play to help fund library programs. “It’s a combination of coffee and chocolate, how can you go wrong,” play director Mary Hubbard Nugent said. The […]

High school students offer computer support to community By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Geek Squad at East Troy High School will be available to answer tech questions and provide device support in monthly Ask a Geek session starting Saturday, Oct. 1. The sessions are from 9 to 11 a.m., […]

A look at beekeeping, bees and honey in Wisconsin By Meghan Griffin Correspondent Honeybees can be found all around southeastern Wisconsin, both in the wild and under the care of beekeepers. These bees are important pollinators for crops, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, and flower gardens. Chris Roth is a local […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff At the Aug. 29 School Board meeting, East Troy School District Business Manger Kathy Zwirgzdas recommended a small increase to the tax levy to be presented to the public during the Sept. 26 annual meeting. “I’m recommending a .3 percent tax levy increase,” Zwirgzdas said. […]

School Board approves name for new school By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff It took a while, but the East Troy Community School District Board of Education approved a name for the new school at the Aug. 29 meeting – Little Prairie Primary School. The name was conceived by the students […]

East Troy Bluegrass Festival celebrates 23 years with big names The East Troy Bluegrass Festival, set for Saturday and Sunday, is celebrating its 23rd year with a weekend lineup that includes two of the industry’s biggest names. Flatt Lonesome, which recently garnered five major award nominations from the International Bluegrass […]

By Tracy Ouellette Editor Officials in the Village of East Troy Clerk’s Office are encouraging residents to register to vote in advance of the Nov. 8 General Election. Voters should register to vote if they have changed their address, changed their name or moved since the last time they voted. […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board discussed the possibility of creating a grant program for village businesses looking to improve facades or services on Aug. 15. The board budgeted about $6,800 for “developer’s fees” for this year, but the use of that money has been debated […]