By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 26 for an Elkhorn man, now incarcerated in Plymouth, charged with beating up his girlfriend and pushing her daughter. Charles M. Newman, 47, was charged Dec. 3 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of felony intimidation […]
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News from the East Troy area
School Board member resigns
By Tracy Ouellette Editor While the big news out of Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy School Board was the unanimous vote of board members in attendance to draft new facility needs referendum questions for the April 7 ballot, Tuesday morning saw one School Board members tendering his resignation. […]
Referendum moves forward for April election
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy School Board voted Monday night to have two referendum questions drafted for the April 7 ballot. This is the fourth time the district is bringing the facility needs referendum to the community, the last one failing in November. After listening to the residents […]
Primary needed in Troy Township election
Extended deadline draws more candidates By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Town of Troy supervisor race will require a Feb. 17 primary election after last week’s extended deadline had three more candidates filing papers for the board seat held by incumbents Kathleen Tober and Town Chairman John Kendall. Michael C. Jones […]
Patronum Bots advance to state championship
Patronum Bots advance to state championship By Tracy Ouellette Editor The all-girl robotics team from East Troy – the Patronum Bots – earned an invite to the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship Feb. 6-7 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Patronum Bots are: Caitlin Hunter, Brianna Fridley, Rachel Hunter, Emerson […]
School Board election will require primary
Deadline extended to Friday in Troy Township supervisor race By Tracy Ouellette Editor There will be at least one local election that will require a primary on Feb. 17 for the 2015 Spring General Election. East Troy Community School District Board of Education member Martha Bresler is running for re-election […]
Home Run Club to host fundraiser Jan. 14
The East Troy Home Run Club is hosting a fundraiser at the Pizza Ranch, 28 W. Hidden Trail, Elkhorn, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The purpose of this club is to develop the fundamentals of baseball and to provide a competitive program for local […]
School Board works at establishing ‘team norms’
Next working referendum meeting is Wednesday By Tracy Ouellette Editor One of the discussions during the East Troy Community School District’s Board of Education special meeting on Dec. 16 focused on establishing “team norms” for School Board member behavior. Board President Ted Zess brought the idea to the board at […]
It’s going to cost more to build at Prairie View site
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Members of the East Troy Community School District Board of Education said they’ve heard what some community members want in a facility needs referendum, but are unsure of how to make it happen within the budget they have. With the special working referendum meetings being well […]
Happy birthday Alpine Valley!
Alpine Valley Resort celebrated its 50th birthday this weekend with fireworks, reduced price lift tickets and other activities. The ski resort boasts more than 90 skiable acres and 20 runs, the longest at 3,000. Set in the Sugar Creek Valley in Elkhorn, the resort offers hills for beginners through experts […]
