County distributing fans at area libraries, municipal building Walworth County Division of Public Health has partnered with community organizations to help distribute box fans throughout the county. With increasing temperatures and humidity comes an increase in risk for heat related injuries. Fans are intended for individuals who do not have […]
East Troy
News from the East Troy area
Village Board, ETCDA talk about expectations
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board spent much of the June 27 meeting talking with members of the East Troy Community Development Alliance and community members about creating a better working relationship between the village and the group. There has been some tension between some board […]
Stay off the mud
Police warn residents to keep off the lake bed By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Village of East Troy Police Chief Alan Boyes is asking people to stay off the mud bed on East Troy Lake by Mill Pond Park after a local teen got stuck in the mud Monday night. […]
Celebrating America’s strength
Lions annual Fourth of July festival underway By Tracy Ouellette Editor “American Strong” is the theme for this year’s Fourth of July festival in East Troy. The East Troy Lions Club’s annual Independence Day celebration kicked off Thursday afternoon and runs until Sunday night. The four-day festival will feature the […]
Police Department running out of room
Chief asks board for additional evidence storage space By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Village of East Troy Police Chief Alan Boyes asked the Village Board Monday night to approve converting the Emergency Operations Center at Village Hall into additional storage for evidence the department has to store. Boyes told the […]
New DPW director takes the reigns
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy’s Department of Public Works Director Mike Miller finished out his last day of work Tuesday and will now be serving the village as a consultant as Deputy Director Jason Equitz moves into the interim director position. The change happened quickly, […]
Railroad Museum to have ribbon cutting
The public is invited to the East Troy Railroad Museum’s ribbon cutting for its new maintenance facility in Mukwonago at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Saturday is also Rail Fan Day at the museum. The maintenance facility is across from the Elegant Farmer at the junction of highways ES and J […]
New school still nameless
School Board forms committee to help name new school By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education didn’t make a decision on a name for the new elementary school at the June 13 meeting, instead voting to form a committee to look at the […]
Traveling with the rodeo
Local youth qualifies to compete at world’s largest junior high rodeo East Troy Middle School eighth-grader Austin Pogreba has earned a position on the Wisconsin Junior High National Rodeo Team. Pogreba will be with fellow teammates in Lebanon, Tenn., June 19 to 25 to compete at the National […]
Back home again
Singer and songwriter to offer free performance at Roma’s in East Troy By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff A local singer and songwriter and a fellow musician are hosting a free concert tonight at Roma’s Ristorante and Lounge in East Troy. The performance by Robert Trader of East Troy and fellow […]
