This weekend’s Railfest to feature family fun, showcase trains The East Troy Railroad Museum will display all of its operating railroad cars and equipment during Railfan Weekend/Railfest coming up on June 23 and 24. A different train will depart every hour from East Troy and tickets are good for rides […]
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Police still searching for bank robbery suspect
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy Police Department is still looking for the man who allegedly robbed the Associated Bank at 3292 Main St. yesterday afternoon. According to a press release from the department, the bank was held up at 2:11 p.m. […]
The race is on!
Tour of America’s Dairyland returns to East Troy June 22 The largest competitive cycling event in the United States, the Tour of America’s Dairyland, will make its seventh stop in East Troy on Friday, June 22. The East Troy Cycling Classic begins at 10:35 a.m. with nearly nine hours of […]
Police use Narcan to revive overdose victims
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A Town of East Troy police Officer was on patrol at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, when he saw two bodies lying near a vehicle in the Department of Natural Resources parking lot at the intersection of Highway J and Stringers Bridge Road. […]
Police will be on the lookout for drunken and impaired boaters
Township part of the nationwide crackdown on boating under the influence The Town of East Troy Police Department Water Patrol will be conducting heightened enforcement targeting boating under the influence as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign. Law enforcement will be focused on educating boaters about safe boating […]
Their hearts grow bigger every day
Family of adopted boy this year’s benefit recipient By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Brandon and Hiedi Kadlec opened their hearts when they decided to become adoptive parents and they opened them even further when they agreed to take in a baby with a rare heart condition. “There were certain […]
Firefighters’ Street Dance in Elkhorn Saturday
By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The Elkhorn Area Fire Department will hold its 48th annual Elkhorn Firefighters’ Street Dance from 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday outside of the fire station at 13 S. Broad St. The event will kick off with food and drinks at 5 p.m. Food offerings will […]
Make a day of it
Elkhorn Community Day a family-friendly way to kick off summer By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Though located a bit off the beaten path, Babe Mann Park could be described as the ideal location for the Elkhorn Community Day event slated for Saturday. Now in its third year, the event was […]
Color Run fun
After having to cancel twice because of the weather, the Color Run at Duck Pond, a Fontana Parent-Teacher Organization event, was held June 1. Kids are shown taking off on the run at the start. Teachers sprayed them with powdered colors along the way. See more photos from the event […]
This week in the East Troy News…
The East Troy Community Schools will welcome back former director of curriculum and instruction, Amy Foszpanczyk, who will replace retiring Director of Curriculum and Instruction Daphne Kohnke. Also in this week’s edition, the race is on when the East Troy Cycling Classic returns to the Village Square Friday, June 22. […]
