By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When Rick Stacey purchased a farm on Bowers Road last year, it meant he had to resign from the Walworth County Board District 1 supervisor position he had served in for seven terms. It also meant he had moved into District 2, which has been […]
East Troy
News from the East Troy area
Three seats up for election on School Board
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The April 5 Spring General Election will get the East Troy Community School District Board of Education election cycle back on track after one of the seats was left off the ballot in the 2015 spring election. The top two vote getters will fill the […]
Village Board candidates weigh in on the issues
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff There are four candidates vying for the three open seats on the April 5 ballot. Incumbents Ann Zess and Fortune “Forty” Renucci are up for re-election and newcomers Matt Johnson and Sean McFeeley have tossed their political hats into the ring. Trustee Linda Kaplan chose […]
Board says no archery range at Village Hall
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff After another lengthy debate, the East Troy Village Board voted 5-2 to move forward with the grant application to build an archery range in the village, but only under the condition that it would not be located on Village Hall property. The board members listened […]
East Troy to be first in state to have SmartLabs
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District will be the first in the state to offer SmartLabs in its schools. The Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to purchase the labs for Prairie View Elementary and East Troy Middle schools. School District Administrator Chris Hibner […]
Hot off the line
Erik Buell Racing bikes back in production By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When Erik Buell Racing locked its doors in April 2015 and went into receivership, laying off 130 workers, many people thought it was the end of the line for the motorcycle production company. It was the second […]
Register to vote early
Avoid long lines at the polls on Election Day By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Area clerks are advising voters to register early for the April 5 Spring General Election. While registering to vote on Election Day is allowed, local municipal clerks say registering in advance will speed up the voting […]
Lake board considers boat slip lottery
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Village of East Troy Trustee Dusty Stanford addressed the Village Board as a resident at Monday night’s meeting to express his dislike of the increased fees and possible new boat slip lottery the Booth Lake Memorial Park Board is considering. Stanford said the desire to […]
Sex offender sighted in Mukwonago back in custody
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Village of Mukwonago Police Chief Kevin Schmidt confirmed Thursday morning that Kenneth McDonald was taken into police custody Wednesday afternoon in Waukesha, after walking by an elementary school, which was a violation of his parole. “Hopefully the communities can rest easier now,” Schmidt said. McDonald […]
Meet ‘Varney the Vampire’
High school drama program spoofs popular genre in spring production By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy High School drama students are having a lot of fun getting read for the spring production – “Varney the Vampire.” “There is such an attraction to this supernatural kind of thing right […]