Cycling Classic will return June 22 By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Cycling Classic will return to the Village Square June 22 for its eighth year as part of the Tour of America’s Dairyland. The East Troy Village Board approved the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s request […]
Sports & Other News
City applies for grant to manage invasive species
For Cravath, Trippe lakes By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The first of multiple steps involved in ridding Cravath and Trippe lakes of unwanted invasive species is moving forward, following a recent decision. The Common Council on Dec. 5 gave Eric Boettcher, parks and recreation director, the green light to proceed with […]
Having a devil of a time
Girls struggle to put points on the board against Evansville By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s cliché, but when shots consistently fall, it makes the game of basketball a whole lot easier. And conversely, when they don’t, life becomes much tougher. The young East Troy High School girls basketball team is […]
In this week’s Independent…
Read details on the Common Council approving the purchase of a bucket truck in 2018 for $118,000 by swapping it with a vehicle expenditure slated for 2019, and roof repairs to the tune of roughly $24,000 at the city’s maintenance building. Both items were approved during the Dec. 18 meeting […]
Village hires new deputy police chief
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board approved the hiring of a new deputy police chief at Monday night’s meeting. Deputy Chief Jeremy Swendrowski, who will take over as police chief on Jan. 5 when Chief Alan Boyes retires, offered the position to Mark A. Rather, an […]
Whippet wrestlers earn championships at Mount Horeb
By Troy Sparks Correspondent Whitewater had five wrestlers in the semifinals of the 17-team Mount Horeb Invitationa, with three coming away with championships. Seniors Tyler Gamble and Jimmy DuVal remained undefeated on the season by winning the championships in their weight classes in the Dec. 16 invite. This is the […]
Boys crush Clinton in lopsided game
Trojans outscore Cougars nearly 2 to 1 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It was only a matter of time before the East Troy High School boys basketball team broke out offensively. Unfortunately for host Clinton, that moment came last Thursday night. The Trojans exploded for a 68-point first half and rolled […]
In this week’s East Troy News…
The East Troy Cycling Classic, part of the Tour of American’s Dairyland, will return to the East Troy Village Square in June. Proposed infrastructure work on the square should be complete a month before the race. This is among the lead stories in this week’s editions of the East Troy […]
Loepp looks at Trump’s 1st year, forecasts 2nd year
Lecture continuation of ‘Scholarly Scoop’ By Tom Ganser CORRESPONDENT Eric Loepp continued his Scholarly Scoop series with “Trump’s America One Year In: Accomplishments, Failuers and What We can Expect in 2018.” “In politics, one person’s success is another person’s failure whether we are talking about cutting Medicaid or increasing taxes […]
Whippets prepare for conference showdown vs. Big Foot
By Troy Sparks CORRESPONDENT Entering this week, second place in the Rock Valley Conference belonged to the Whitewater girls basketball team with a 6-1 record. Big Foot is breathing down the neck of the Whippets at 5-2 and a game behind. It would be a great end-of-the-year present for either […]
