School District referendum goes to the voters By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community School District is bringing it facility needs referendum to the public in Tuesday’s Spring General Election. This is the fourth time the district has brought its facility needs to the community. It’s been 18 years […]
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Just ‘Around the Corner’
John McGivern returns to East Troy April 13 for premiere Milwaukee Public Television will host a screening of the episode of “Around the Corner with John McGivern” featuring East Troy. The East Troy episode premieres at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16. A preview of the episode can be see […]
East Troy Expo focuses on all things local
Local vendors, giveaways and live entertainment will be under one roof when East Troy Expo returns for its seventh year. The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 at East Troy Middle School, 3143 Graydon Ave. Organized by the East Troy Area Chamber […]
Woman dies in Mukwonago blaze
Neighbors’ frantic rescue attempts turned back by smoke By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Waukesha County Medical Examiner’s office had identified the woman who died in Monday’s early morning fire above the Fork in the Road restaurant in Mukwonago. Julie McKenzie, 39, was killed in the blaze that started just after […]
Highway J set to close April 13 for Lake Beulah Dam project
Highway J in the Town of East Troy will be closed for several months beginning April 13 while the Lake Beulah Dam spillway is replaced. The contractor for the project, Terra Engineering and Construction, expects the highway to be closed until the project is complete in mid-August. A press release […]
Local woman dies in fatal crash
A crash in the Town of Palmyra last Wednesday night claimed the life of a 23-year-old woman from Eagle when the car she was driving struck a tree Brittany M. Ewaskowitz, of Eagle and formerly of East Troy, was fatally injured as a result of the crash, which occurred on […]
‘Tis almost fairy time
High School drama students to present ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy High School drama club will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” March 27-29 at the school, 3128 Graydon Ave. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 27-28, and 2 p.m. on […]
Felon allegedly found with multiple guns
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 25 for an East Troy felon allegedly found with multiple guns and drug paraphernalia. Christopher D. Maciosek, 29, was charged March 9 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession of a firearm by a felon, felony bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia. […]
Fourth man charged in Troy shooting, robbery
Two suspects plead not guilty to beating couple, shooting woman in leg By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A fourth man – Jacob Curler, 33, of East Troy – was charged March 9 in connection with an October robbery in the Town of Troy in which a man was beaten and […]
Absentee voting scheduled for area nursing homes
Special voting deputies appointed by the Village of East Troy will be administering absentee voting for the residents of Brolen Park and East Troy Manor for the 2015 Spring General Election. Deputies will be at Brolen Park at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, and at East Troy Manor at […]