Officer struck while preparing to deploy tire deflation device SLN staff A Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputy faces a “long and arduous” road to recovery after being struck by a fleeing vehicle he was attempting to stop early Sunday morning. Wayne Blanchard, a 20-plus-year veteran of the department, suffered injuries that […]

DNR wardens join local boat patrols for Operation Dry Water Fourth of July weekend is one of the busiest times of year for Wisconsin waterways, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding boaters to keep safety top of mind as they cast off. Those enjoying Wisconsin’s waters during […]

Knox makes statement outside Town Hall Town of East Troy Chairman Joe Klarkowski refused to recognize former township police officer Craig Knox at tonight’s monthly Town Board meeting. Klarkowski cited advice from the town’s attorney that Knox’s statement, which Attorney Jim Mills reviewed during the meeting, was not appropriate for […]

Fundraiser helps support Troy Center FD Camp Timber-lee, N8705 Scout Road in East Troy, will host the annual Troy Center Fire Department Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 2. The Fire Department will have its equipment on display, kids games, hands-on fire extinguisher demonstrations and kitchen-fire […]

  Here are the election results, according to the unofficial counts. East Troy Community School District Referendum Question 1 Yes 1,767 No 2,086 Question 2 Yes 1,875 No 1,983 East Troy School Board Anna Kostopoulos Janusz 1,808 Dale Ames 1,270 Amber LeMarr 1,258 Jessica Fuchs 1,176 Town of East Troy […]

Supervisor candidates vie for four seats on spring ballot By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Town of East Troy board could see a sizable shake up in the spring election April 6 with the expansion of the board to five members and Chairman Joe Klarkowski being challenged by John J. […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff In the Town of Troy, three candidates are on the ballot for the two open supervisor seats – incumbent Supervisor Kathleen Tober, Chaz Self and Jerry Arntson. Town Chairman John Kendall is running unopposed. The newspaper asked the candidates several questions about the township and […]

Candidates weigh in on local issues By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Longtime Town of East Troy Board Chairman Joe Klarkowski will face former Village of East Troy trustee John J. Jacoby at the polls Tuesday. The Town Board will also increase from three members to five members in the election. […]

By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff While Village Board President Scott Seager is unopposed in the spring election, three village trustee seat are on the ballot. Four candidates are facing off for the two, two-year term trustee seats – incumbents Mary Hubbard Nugent and John Alexander and newcomers Joe Wisniewski and […]

Operational, maintenance referendums on spring ballot By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community School District is going to referendum again on the April 6 ballot, asking the community to approve two referendum questions. The first is for an escalating operational referendum for a five-year term for $8 million. The […]