By Tracy Ouellette Editor Although the East Troy Village Board approved Nov. 17 remaining United Healthcare Plan for the month of December to put the village back on a calendar-year renewal cycle, the process had begun to switch the village to a different health-insurance carrier, because of increasing costs. The […]
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Candidacy papers for local elections due Jan. 6
School Board has one seat up for election in spring Nomination papers for the Spring 2015 General Election on April 7 could begin circulating on Monday. Candidates for the spring election have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to file notice of candidacy. Notice of Non-Candidacy for anyone not […]
Barnak pleads not guilty
Waterford man remains in jail while prosecution moves forward By Tracy Ouellette Editor James Barnak, the 75-year-old Waterford man charged in Walworth and Racine counties for the repeated sexual assault, false imprisonment and strangulation and suffocation of a 14-year-old East Troy girl, pleaded not guilty in Walworth County Circuit Court […]
Santa Claus is coming by rail Saturday
Annual Santa Train runs Dec. 6 from Mukwonago to East Troy Santa, Mrs. Claus and their entourage will make their annual journey to East Troy via the beautifully lit four-car Santa Train on Saturday, Dec. 6. Presented by the East Troy Electric Railroad in conjunction with the East Troy Area […]
Building a better East Troy
Community Development Alliance is ready to help By Tracy Ouellette Editor Although there have been two other attempts at forming an economic development entity in East Troy, until the East Troy Community Development Alliance was formed, things never seemed to get off the ground. Things are decidedly different this time […]
Brickbusters take second at regional tournament
Team advances to sectional FLL tournament on Dec. 13 The St. Peter’s School Brickbusters took second place at regionals in Sheboygan at Shoreland Technical College. The Brickbusters also earned the Judges Award title for their high marks in the three areas that are judged – Project, Teamwork and Robotics. The […]
New in town Creekside Motors opens doors at Main Street location
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Brothers Peter Reshel and Chris Reshel recently opened a car dealership at 2919 Main St. in East Troy, Creekside Motors. “We were born and raised in Mukwonago and my wife’s family was born and raised in East Troy, so we’ve always been around,” Peter said. Peter […]
Board looks at improving parks and rec offerings, library
By Tracy Ouellette Editor After a reviewing a village-wide survey about what the community wants from the Parks and Recreation Department in East Troy, the board was presented with four items to consider developing over the next several years. Parks and Rec Director Vickie Muszynski told the board that she […]
East Troy sixth grader performs at Fall Horn Festival
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Will Calcaterra, an East Troy Middle School sixth grader, was among 97 French horn players from throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois who spent Nov. 1 in a day that was both educational and just plain fun during the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s 16th annual Fall Horn […]
Man charged with sexual assault of child in two counties
By Tracy Ouellette Editor and Patricia Bogumil staff writer James Barnak, 74, Waterford, has been charged with repeated sexual assault, false imprisonment and strangulation and suffocation of a 14-year-old East Troy girl. The felony charges came down in both Walworth and Racine counties last week after a joint-jurisdictional investigation between […]
