By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The board also voted July 12 to increase the costs of liquidated damages when teachers leave the district over the summer months. Starting with the 2017-18 teacher contracts, teachers leaving their positions after June 15 will be paying more in damages to the district. If […]
East Troy
News from the East Troy area
Showing off the SmartLabs
School Board to allow promotional banners By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy School Board voted July 13 to allow Creative Learning Systems banners to hang in the new SmartLabs at Prairie View Elementary School and the middle school. District Administrator Chris Hibner brought the banner, which comes with […]
District attorney clears deputy in fatal shooting
Deadly force was justified as car drove toward officer, he contends A Walworth County Sheriff’s deputy was justified in using deadly force when he shot and killed a Milwaukee man during a staged drug buy on Feb. 24 in East Troy, the county’s district attorney has decided. The ruling issued […]
School Board tables additional welding stations decision
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education tabled the decision Monday on whether to add the six additional welding stations to the high school shop area until February. At the last School Board meeting, the board approved spending the money to upgrade the […]
Pair charged in Spring Prairie burglary
A preliminary hearing is scheduled today for a Darien man charged with breaking into a Town of Spring Prairie home last month. Jeremie L. Bidlack, 26, was charged June 29 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or dwelling as a party to a crime, obstructing […]
Picnic on the square
Village Board hears of problems at mobile home park
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When the mobile home park permit for Skyview Terrace came up for renewal before the the East Troy Village Board on June 20 Department of Public Works Interim Director Jason Equitz told the board it might be a good time to make sure the park […]
Hometown Sausage to celebrate Spanish culture
Hometown Sausage Kitchen, W1184 Highway L, East Troy, will be celebrating Spain and Market Independence this month. The public is invited to visit the East Troy facility from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturdays during July for information, samples and recipes to preserve the peak-of-seasonal products. Hometown will offer a […]
Man allegedly assaulted woman after drinking
By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 5 for an Elkhorn man charged with sexually assaulting an East Troy woman after a night of drinking. Adam Robert Bridgford, 24, was charged May 23 in Walworth County Circuit Court with third-degree sexual assault. According to the […]
Man charged in cocaine sale, chase in East Troy
By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 11 for a Milwaukee man charged with helping sell cocaine in East Troy and then fleeing from police. Jose G. Lara, 31, was charged May 11 in Walworth County Circuit Court with conspiracy to manufacture cocaine and attempting […]
