Brewfest debuts this year The unofficial kickoff to summer begins Memorial Day weekend and there are plenty of ways to celebrate locally. Corn and Brat Roast The East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s 40th annual Corn and Brat Roast will return May 27 to 30, at East Troy Village Square […]
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Watch for trains
Railroad officials ask drivers to be alert By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Officials with the East Troy Electric Railroad are asking the public to be prepared to stop for the trains in East Troy and Mukwonago and to keep a watch out for the trollies when traveling in those communities. […]
Making a tough decision
Village Board struggles with choosing water tower painter By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When charged with stewardship of taxpayer dollars, municipalities are required to take the lowest “responsible” bid for the work they are contracting before. Sometimes, determining what is and isn’t a responsible bid can be difficult as the […]
Village Board approves chamber as tourism entity
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board approved May 16 the naming of the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce as the village’s tourism entity starting in 2017. The move comes after a new state laws were put in place that say the majority of room tax […]
Nephew charged with stealing uncle’s safe
A status conference is scheduled for June 3 for a Waukesha man charged with stealing his uncle’s safe that contained more than $10,000 cash. Bishop K. Howard, 21, pleaded not guilty April 26 to burglary of a building or dwelling and theft of movable property valued at more than […]
Volunteers needed for Corn and Brat Roast
Memorial Day weekend events include rummage sale, Brewfest By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s four-day 40th annual Corn and Brat Roast is just around the corner – Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 to 30. The roast features roasted sweet corn, brats, hot dogs, burgers, soda […]
What’s in a name?
School Board wants community input on new school name By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community School District Board of Education is asking the public for its input on naming the new school. While the board members all said they like Little Prairie Primary School, which was one of […]
Too hot to cool
East Troy man charged with having stolen refrigerators A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 26 for an East Troy man allegedly found with stolen refrigerators valued at nearly $30,000. Richard T. Neudorff, 51, was charged April 27 in Walworth County Circuit Court with three counts of receiving stolen property. […]
Stop by for a visit
East Troy, Elkhorn to participate in statewide Downtown Open House By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The downtown districts in East Troy and Elkhorn are teaming up with more than a dozen other communities in the state May 14 to showcase their districts in the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Downtown Open […]
East Troy Police warn of suspicious man who followed student
Village of East Troy Police Department is warning residents of a suspicious man who followed a high schooler this morning on her way to school. The Police Department posted the warning on its Facebook page say it had “received a complaint of a high school girl being followed, 7:12 […]
