ALDI will open its Mukwonago grocery story at 111 E. Wolf Run on Thursday, Dec. 10, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Following the ceremony, the first 100 shoppers will receive a golden ticket, each containing ALDI gift certificates of various amounts. Customers […]

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute will present the Walking the dog Theater production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6. The East Troy performance is part of a tour that includes communities in New York, Wisconsin and Connecticut in December and several cities in China […]

By Tracy Ouellette Editor When the health insurance rates for the Village of East Troy employees came in 22 percent more than what is budgeted for 2016, the village was presented with the problem of how to pay for it. Since the village had only budgeted for a 10 percent […]

Village Board adopts new pay schedule for employees By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board approved a new pay schedule for village employees at the Nov. 16 meeting. The village hired Carlson Dettmann earlier this year to do a pay study to help the board determine if the […]

  Limited tickets are available for children of all ages who would like to ride in special passenger trolley cars that will follow the East Troy Electric Railroad’s Santa Train on Saturday, Dec. 5, when it makes its annual journey into town. Presented by the East Troy Electric Railroad in […]

Doubek students collecting food until Dec. 14 By Tracy Ouellette Editor The 5-year-old kindergartners at Doubek Elementary School in East Troy have organized a Stuff the Bus food drive to benefit the East Troy Food Pantry. The drive is a result of a problem-based learning project the kids began in […]

St. Peter’s robotics team meets with DOT The St. Peter’s Brickbuster LEGO Robotics team recently met with the Department of Transportation staff in Waukesha to discuss how to make the intersection at Highway 20 and Division Street safer. The team met with Traffic – Safety and Regulations Division Supervisor John […]

East Troy Middle School Builders Club and East Troy High School Key Club members rake leaves at Booth Lake Memorial Park during the fifth annual Make a Difference Day on Nov. 14.

School Board requests offers of purchase for old schools By Tracy Ouellette Editor Much of the discussion at Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy School Board once again focused on the fate of Chester Byrnes School and there were a lot of community members in attendance to voice their […]

By Tracy Ouellette Editor While the Spring 2016 General Election might seem a long way off, candidates interested in running for office can start circulating nomination papers on Dec. 1. The spring election will be April 5, 2016. Should a primary election be needed, it will be on Feb. 16, […]