Trojans fall short in second-half rally against Jefferson By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The scoreboard Friday night showed a dominating second half for the East Troy High School football team. Unfortunately for the Trojans, their big third and fourth quarters weren’t enough to overcome the first two. Host Jefferson led […]
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Beware of fraudulent activity in the area
The East Troy Police Department is warning area residents of two recent incidents that appear to be fraudulent in nature. On Aug. 20, a 76-year-old man reported to police that he had received a phone call from the Federal Reserve Bank in Miami, Fla. The person on the phone stated […]
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’
Whitewater Police Department to crack down on drunken motorists during the campaign The Whitewater Police Department will be out in force along with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin for the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunken drivers from now until Sept. 2. Drunken […]
Splash!
Whitewater Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher braves the Dunk Tank Aug. 6 at the National Night Out event at Cravath Lakefront Park in Whitewater. The annual event is sponsored by the Whitewater Police Department. (Tom Ganser photo)
Walworth County 4-Hers attend camp
One hundred and nine Walworth County youth, grades 3-13, participated in this year’s residential 4-H Camp at Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center in the Wisconsin Dells July 7-10. The three-day, three-night adventure followed the theme, “Around the World,” and was conducted in partnership between 4-H Youth Director Cole Radtke, Lake […]
Sweet corn boosts economy by nearly $130 million
All that sweet corn ripening in fields across Wisconsin produces an annual state economic impact of nearly $130 million when it’s processed, according to a new report from UW-Whitewater. “Value-added vegetables have an enormous economic impact in this state,’’ said Russ Kashian, a professor of economics and director of the […]
WISTAX examines state’s ‘Transportation Funding Dilemma’
New state-budget plans to borrow almost $1 billion–or about one in six dollars spent–to pay for state transportation programs over the next two years is one of several warning signs the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX) cites in a just-released report, “Wisconsin’s Transportation Funding Dilemma.” Now celebrating its 81st year, WISTAX […]
PETER BLOTCH JR.
Peter Bloch Jr., 82, of Darien, died July 8, 2013, at Willowfield Nursing Home, Delavan. He was born Feb. 21, 1931, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Peter Sr. and Stella (Sandecki) Bloch. He married Shirley Rockwell in 1961 in Allen’s Grove. He was an installer for AT&T for 31 […]
Village eyes capital projects for 2014
Mill Street rehab tops the list of possible capital expenses By Tyler Lamb Staff Writer The East Troy Village Board took a preliminary look Monday night at how East Troy’s 2014 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) requests are shaping up. East Troy plans to spend close to $1.34 million on capital […]
