Visit the East Troy village square for farmers market and more East Troy’s First Fridays event series debuts today at 4:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to meet at the south side of the East Troy Village Square to decorate and launch a kite to celebrate. Events will continue on the […]
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School Board elects officers
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community School District Board of Education welcomed a new member at its April 25 meeting and elected officers for the next year. New member Sue Frohling was sworn in along with returning members Dawn Buchholtz and Ted Zess. The board’s officers are remaining […]
Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival set for May 5
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Randy and Jo Timms have organized a Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival on the East Troy village square for May 5. The public is invited to visit the square from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and watch are students create pieces of art with nothing more than […]
Start your engines!
East Troy High School senior wins Operation Click car Tom Ganser Correspondent East Troy High School senior Katrina Santos was the lucky winner of 2012 Ford Focus donated by Kunes Country Auto Group for the fifth annual Operation Click Banquet and Car Give Away on April 22 at Lake […]
District breaks ground for new school
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District broke ground on it new elementary school Friday afternoon. The new school, which will house students in kindergarten through second grade is being built next the Prairie View Elementary on the corner of Highway ES and Townline Road. The […]
Man charged after altercation with girlfriend
An East Troy man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on three felony and four misdemeanor charges resulting from a domestic altercation with his live-in girlfriend. Zachary T. Coggon, 21, was charged April 1 in Walworth County Circuit Court with second-degree recklessly endangering safety, false imprisonment, battery to public officers, […]
Community bids farewell to one of its own
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Family, friends and East Troy community members gathered at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church Monday to say goodbye to local World War II veteran Ernest Recknagel. “Ernie,” as he was called, died April 12 at the age of 94. The husband, father and grandfather was a […]
Appraiser updates Village Board on re-evaluation process
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board heard from Associated Appraisal’s Director of Project Management Dean Peters about the village’s re-evaluation process. Peters told the board Associated will be sending letters to homeowners on Friday letting them know about how the process will proceed with the upcoming […]
Local athletes seek help raising money for charity
All-Star Tournament players asked to help support the MACC Fund By Tracy Ouellette Editor East Troy High School seniors Katrina Santos and Jake Nixon were recently selected to play in the 2016 All-Star Tournament June 17 and 18 at the JustaGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. Santos, who will play for […]
Village-wide appraisals to begin next month
Associated Appraisal to perform interior, exterior inspections By Tracy Ouellette Editor Homeowners in the Village of East Troy will be receiving a letter at the end of April from Associated Appraisal letting them know when the village-wide appraisals will begin. The village contracted with Associated Appraisal for re-evaluation of all […]