The East Troy Lions Club will host the Fall Classic truck and tractor pull from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday at Mitchell Park. The pull was originally scheduled for the Lions’ annual Fourth of July celebration, but was cancelled. The pull will feature the Luck of the Draw bags […]
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The East Troy Village Board moved forward with plans to remove the East Troy Dam over Honey Creek at Monday night’s meeting. The board members will review options for the restored creek at an upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting. Also in this week’s edition, the Village of East Troy […]
It’s just not fair
Cooper Massman looks a bit put out that his dad, assistant football coach Ben Massman, isn’t sharing his spaghetti at the Sept. 13 pasta night put on by the East Troy High School football players at the East Troy Fire Station for the local firefighters, police and EMT personnel.
Record-setting birthday bash
UW-Whitewater students tried to set a Guinness world record for longest glow stick Sept. 7 at Perkins Stadium as part of the university’s sesquicentennial celebration. It measured 152.5 meters, but the school won’t get verification if it’s a record for some time. The “breaking” of the glow stick took […]
Boat show to float to the Abbey this month
The Geneva Lakes Antique and Classic Boat Show featuring vintage watercrafts from around the country will take place in Fontana on Sept. 29 and 30 with pre-events beginning Sept. 28. The event takes place annually in the harbor of the Abbey Marina on the western end of Lake Geneva. Most […]
D-DHS to ramp up homecoming
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delavan-Darien High School student council President Lizzie Sirkman updated the School Board at the Sept. 10 meeting about efforts being made at the high school to ramp up homecoming this year. Homecoming will be the week of Oct. 1 to 5. Sirkman said more student […]
Analysis: Two Whitewater TIF districts could sunset in 2021
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Two of Whitewater’s six tax-incremental financing districts could sunset by 2021, according to a financial analysis. The status of each of the city’s TIF districts was discussed Aug. 29 at a Joint Review Board meeting, which is held annually to satisfy a state statute. Several local […]
Farm Bureau to host annual meeting Sept. 19
The Walworth County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting on at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Delbrook Golf Course, Delavan. All Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend the meeting to help create policy resolutions and vote in elections for county board directors. The county’s voting delegates also […]
A busy place
At Big Foot Recreation District’s annual Touch-A-Truck event, Sept. 8 at Big Foot High School, Neal Raskin, BFHS band teacher, mans the AAA sponsored, Don’t Be a Dummy-Buckle Up station, which showed attendees what can happen if seatbelts aren’t used. The event featured about 25 vehicles including tractors and […]
PTO treasurer pleads not guilty to stealing group’s funds
The treasurer of the Central Denison Elementary School parent-teacher organization pleaded not guilty to charges that stem from allegedly bilking more than $8,500 from the group over two years. Danielle L. Masoni, 37, of Lake Geneva, pleaded not guilty July 10 to unauthorized use of an entity’s identifying information or […]
