The East Troy School Board approved the 2018-19 district budget and set the tax levy at 0 percent. The School District is moving forward with a community survey to gauge support for a possible operational/facilities referendum in spring. In sports, the Trojan football team made history last week, advancing to […]
Sports & Other News
Holiday Help of East Troy accepting applications
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Christmas will be quickly approaching. Holiday Help of Greater East Troy kicked off their fifth year of operations on Oct. 1. Perspective families in need of this program will be referred by the school district, food pantry, Helping Hands of St. Peter’s and […]
Chiefs kickers end season in regional semifinal
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent A tough 2018 season for the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team came to an end last week in the Division 3 regional. And now the Chiefs hope to use the overall experience moving forward. Big Foot, seeded 14th, dropped a 5-0 decision to third-seeded […]
Badgers’ season ends in Mukwonago
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team won four of its last five regular season games to keep its 13-year playoff streak alive after beginning the season 0-4. The playoff season lasted one game as the Badgers fell to Mukwonago 35-15 in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic […]
Elks swimmers crunch opponent
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks won eight of 11 events and beat Delavan-Darien 119-49 Oct. 16 in a Southern Lakes Conference girls high school swimming dual meet at Elkhorn. Elkhorn swims Saturday in the SLC Varsity Meet at Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan. Coach Jamie Richardson said the […]
Beer and Spirits
Festival Saturday Nei-Turner Media Group will have its ninth annual Beer and Spirits Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at The Ridge Hotel. This year will feature Halloween tricks and treats, unlimited tastings from 35 Midwest craft breweries and distilleries, music by DJ Felix Entertainment, a photo booth […]
Badger students join Great Apple Crunch
Badger High School joined schools, early care sites, hospitals, universities, state agencies and non-profit organizations across the Great Lakes Region to celebrate National Farm to School Month by crunching into local apples for the fifth annual Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch at lunch time. More than 1.4 million students, children, […]
Event to support suicide prevention foundation
Out of the Darkness Community Walk Oct. 27 in Elkhorn The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance and a walk that unites a community – a time to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental illness have affected our lives and our loved ones. […]
Trick or treat hours set
Area communities will host trick or treat at these dates and times: Walworth County The Village of East Troy, the Town of East Troy and the Town of Troy will have trick or treat from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31. The City of Lake Geneva will have […]
‘Almost Anything Goes’
Whitewater High School’s homecoming theme Dancing Thru the Decades featured a variety of events including dodgeball, a scavenger hunt, table tennis, checkers, tug of war (with participants wearing socks, no shoes) and mat hockey. On Red and White Day, a host of Circle Bash activities took place with members […]
