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 […]
Sports & Other News
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 […]
Whitewater schools placed on lockdown
By Ryan Spoehr SLN STAFF Several buildings in the Whitewater Unified School District were placed on lockdown this morning because of police activity in the area of three of the district’s schools. According to a statement on the Whitewater High School Facebook page, the Whitewater Police Department requested that the […]
Offers on Chester Byrnes pending
School Board extends time line on three offers By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy School Board has met in closed session several times in recent months to discuss offers to purchase the Chester Byrnes building. The board is allowed to have closed session meetings when negotiating to buy […]
City to purchase home, lot adjacent to Starin Park
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A residential property adjacent to Starin Park will be turned over to the city later this month for potential future development. After meeting behind closed doors and discussing the matter, the Common Council on Dec. 5 agreed to the transaction, which carries an $80,000 price tag […]
School District, Village Board seats up for spring election
School District, Village Board seats up for spring election By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Residents interested in entering the field of local politics have an opportunity to do so with the upcoming April 3 spring election. The East Troy Community School District has two seats up for election in 2018, […]
Whitewater native named Toppers VP of operations
By Ryan Spoehr SLN staff As a youngster, he walked right by the original Whitewater Toppers Pizza to and from school in Whitewater. Now, he is a main player in running the business. Whitewater native Adam Oldenburg grew up in the city, graduated high school in community and graduated from […]
