Board members stand ground on budget issues By Tracy Ouellette Editor Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy Village Board saw trustees squaring off against each other during discussion about the 2016 budget. Trustee Ann Zess has been vocal about her questions as to why the Department of Public Works […]

LD’s BBQ, 1880 Highway ES, East Troy, will host the third annual Avie-Fest, a celebration of community and life in memory of Avielle Richman, on Saturday, Sept. 26 from noon to 7 p.m. LD’s owner Leon Davis created the annual fundraiser to honor the 26 victims from the Sandy Hook […]

School District locks in interest rate for most of referendum debt The East Troy Community School District recently locked $20 million of its upcoming referendum debt for a better than expected 3.53 percent interest rate. The general obligation refunding bonds, which were dated and settled as of Sept. 2, were […]

Village Players to present ‘The Butler Did It!’ By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Mukwonago Village Players will present “The Butler Did It!” by Todd Wallinger at Sept. 25-27 and Oct. 2-3 at Ivan’s Back Stage, 2087 Division St., East Troy. The play is sponsored by the Friends of the East […]

East Troy Electric Railroad to host Milwaukee Day on Sept. 26 The East Troy Railroad Museum will feature historic Milwaukee railroad equipment and family friendly activities during its annual Milwaukee Day on Sept. 26. Anyone in period dress representing their favorite era of railroading (from 1900 to 1950) will be […]

Lily Beuving, of Chicago, performs in the junior division fiddle contest at the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Bluegrass Festival on Sept. 12. Beuving, the only contestant in the division, won first place. (Eric Kramer photo)

One dead, two injured in crash on Highway 20 By Tracy Ouellette Editor A 43-year-old Waterford man was killed Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle was struck head on by an SUV at the intersection of Highway 20 and Division Street in East Troy. Andrew Pearson died at the scene according […]

Kiwanis Club duck race set for Saturday The Kiwanis Club of Greater East Troy will have its 17th annual duck race at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, on the stream next to the W2797 Highway ES, one mile west of East Troy. Proceeds from the race are used to […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With continued population growth envisioned in the future, Village of East Troy officials are gearing up for the likely prospect of a new appointed body – a police and fire commission. Under state statutes, municipalities with 5,500 or more persons need to have a commission in […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of maximizing speed and efficiency during emergency response calls, Village of East Troy officials could soon put out a request for property owners to review the visibility of their street addresses. While technological advances, including GPS, have improved the ability to locate specific […]